Certificate in Spanish for Health Professions

Admission Requirements

For admission into the online Spanish for Health Professions (SPHP) Certificate Program, applicants must satisfy the following criteria:

  1. Admission to the Graduate School
  2. Applicants whose language is not English need to meet the following
    1. TOEFL Requirements: (1) Internet-based test (IBT): a total score of 80 with a score of at least 20 on each Section of the IBT;
    2. or minimum rating of Intermediate High on the ACTFL English OPI.
  3. It is highly recommended that students complete SPAN 1101-1102 or equivalent. 

Language Core Courses

Students complete a minimum of 9 credits from the following or other approved electives.  Please speak to an advisor about appropriate placement and verify pre-requisites in the Catalog. Many of these courses are offered online or in a hybrid format. 

SPAN 5500Spanish Advanced Grammar3
SPAN 5510Spanish for the Health Professions1-3
SPAN 5560Topics in Interpretation and Translation1-4
SPAN 5594Topics in Language and Culture for the Professions I1-6
SPAN 5595Topics in Language and Culture for Professions II1-6

Culture Electives

Students complete a minimum of 6 credits from the following or other approved electives from an approved program of studies. Please speak to an advisor about appropriate coursework. Many of these courses are offered online or in a hybrid format. 

ANTH 5530Human Evolution3
ANTH 5507Anthropology of Global Health3
ANTH 5508Topics in Medical Anthropology3
ENGL 5588Introduction to Sociolinguistics3
HIST 5579History of Disease, Medicine, and Society3
MPH 6604Social and Cultural Perspectives in Public Health3
SPAN 5505Study Abroad1-3
SPAN 5593Spanish Internship1-6
SPAN 5575Topics in Culture and Literature3
Approved graduate level elective3