Is it possible to major or "minor" in Spanish or French?

[burbuja0512]

I was very interested in Spanish and looked into this at COSC. They do have an area of concentration in a foreign language, but you have to take the classes elsewhere. So this is NOT a degree you could obtain easily by testing.

Regarding foreign language, learning through software and online work to pass a Spanish or French CLEP is possible through hard work and study, but to know enough of a foreign language to have a minor in it? I'm just not sure that I would attempt that unless you were willing to put in some serious butt-in-seat time.

Language is so much fun and as someone who lived 6 years in Mexico and is currently in a bilingual MBA program, I can say that learning Spanish is my single most important and life-enhancing academic achievement. I hope to eventually learn other languages and would happily sit in classrooms if that's what I would have to do to learn.

So, I guess what I'm saying is LEARN the language, but don't expect to test quickly if you want to have a minor in a foreign language. However, what good would a minor really do you anyway? If you have to speak a language for a job, they'll just test you. Minor or no minor, if you can't speak it, you don't get the job. If you speak another language, you can include it on your resume regardless of whether or not you actually studied it. My resume has said bilingual English/Spanish for years and I have no formal post-high school Spanish classes. (well until I started graduate school in Spanish a few weeks ago lol)

I'm not trying to dissuade you from the minor. If you were planning on spending a lot of time in a B&M school anyway, you might as well do something that you're interested in. However, if you stop testing to go sit in the classroom, you really won't see a return on your investment if you're looking to enhance your career prospects.