SPAN 101 and 102 are four-unit classes and are designed for students who have had no previous formal training in Spanish and are not native speakers. These classes emphasize the four basic language skills, understanding, speaking, reading, and writing.
The second-year sequence (SPAN 205 and 206) reviews and expands upon the principles learned in SPAN 101 and 102. Second-year courses are 3 units each.
Heritage speakers of Spanish (students who speak Spanish at home but who may not have had any formal training) are encouraged to enroll in SPAN 215 (a class designed for students who are heritage speakers of Spanish but who may have little formal training.--students who pass this class are considered to have met all lower-division requirements) upon advisement. They should in general, choose courses no lower than SPAN 205.