SPANISH
The Spanish major is designed to meet the needs of both the student who wishes to transfer to a four-year institution and the student who wishes to achieve basic conversational ability in Spanish. Completion of the Spanish major provides students with the opportunity to move into the curriculum at a four year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree and then to possible careers requiring multiple language proficiency.
Social Sciences, Communications, World Languages Division
Dr. Alex Miranda, Dean
For more information contact:
Lindsay McNutt
Division Coordinator
lmcnutt@gwc.cccd.edu
714-895-8384
The Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T) in Spanish will transfer to the following California State Universities:
CSU Bakersfield
CSU Channel Islands
CSU Chino
CSU Dominguez Hills
CSU East Bay
CSU Fresno
CSU Fullerton
CSU Humbolt
CSU Long Beach
CSU Los Angeles
CSU Monterey Bay
CSU Northridge
CSU Pomona
CSU Sacramento
CSU San Bernadino
CSU San Diego
CSU San Francisco
CSU San Jose
CSU San Marcos
CSU Sonoma
CSU Stanislaus
The list of CSU campuses for this major was provided by the California State University’s A Degree with a Guarantee website: http://adegreewithaguarantee.com/
Most of the courses in this program also transfer to the University of California (UC) System and Private Universities. Please see your GWC Counselor early in your studies to choose the transfer option that is right for you.
GOVERNMENT: Diplomat; translator, interpreter (US or UN); court interpreter; CIA; FBI linguist, special agent; Peace Corps; VISTA; Agency for International Development; State Department; Government research specialist; Immigration and Naturalization Service; Bureau of Narcotics; Armed forces; Department of Treasury; Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; Office of Economic Opportunity; agricultural specialist; all levels of government in areas with large immigrant population.
SOCIAL SERVICE: Law enforcement; welfare; health services; income tax consultant; missionary, minister; nursing; medical research writer; vocational counselor; case worker.
EDUCATION: Teacher; translator; editor; textbook author.
LIBRARY: Librarian in U.S., overseas; translator; classifier of foreign documents.
SCIENTIFIC FIELDS: Technical writer, translator; researcher; technical liaison for U.S. firms abroad; archaeology; museum work; medicine.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM: Travel agent; tour guide; hotel, restaurant employee; flight attendant; airport personnel.
BUSINESS: International law, banking; U.S. representative for foreign company; patent attorney; representative for U.S. firm abroad; foreign branch of U.S. firm; advertising, sales, fashion buyer; marketing; executive or manager; technical expert; personnel manager; Public Relations;
secretarial and clerical opportunities; import‐export firms; brokerage firms; banks; medical organizations; service, cultural organizations.
COMMUNICATIONS: Journalism: foreign correspondent, photographer, writer, editor; TV or radio writer, reporter, technician, executive; CNN, network reporter, video crew; Voice of America writer, editor; translator; advertiser for ethnic, foreign markets; film, entertainment; interpreter; international telephone operator.
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Verónica B. Pizano
Professor, Spanish
B.A., BCLAD, California State University at Sacramento; M.A., California State University at Long Beach.
Cristina Tiernes Cruz
Instructor, Spanish
Diploma of Advanced Studies, University of Cadiz; B.S., Comillas Pontifical University of Madrid; Ph.D, University of Huelva