After SPANISH 121-3
Gateway: SPANISH 121-3
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
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Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate SPANISH coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate SPANISH work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 55 SPANISH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 11 more SPANISH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on SPANISH, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Prerequisitechoose 1
or score of 4 on AP Spanish Language and Culture or AP Spanish Literature and Culture. AP score of 5 fullfills prerequisite and additionally places students ahead in major courses.; or placement by the online Spanish Language Placement Exam ( www.spanish-portuguese.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/language-placement/spanish/online-placement-test.html )
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Major in Spanish Requirements (15 units)2 required · verify with the official sheet
2 courses (unless placed out):; 3 literature courses at the 200-level chosen from:; 7 300-level courses in the department chosen from:; 3 elective courses at the 200 or 300 level; Electives at the 200 or 300 level related to the Latin American, Iberian, or US Latino/a historical, literary, and/or cultural traditions taken in the department (no more than 1 with readings and discussion in English).
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: SPANISH 121-3
The deepest prerequisite chains in SPANISH. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
10 courses deep, ending at SPANISH 323-0
2 courses deep, ending at SPANISH 115-2
2 courses deep, ending at SPANISH 200-0
All SPANISH courses in the Northwestern catalog
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