Degree Transfer Agreement
Transfer Agreement for the Associate in Arts Degree (AA) in Liberal Arts and Sciences with a Concentration in Spanish Language
Transfer Major: Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Spanish
Transfer College: York College, CUNY
Undergraduate Admissions
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
Academic Core Building, Room 1B07
Jamaica, NY 11451
(718) 262-2165
Effective Date: Fall 2023
Total transfer credits granted towards the Bachelor's degree: 60
Total additional credits needed at this senior college for the Bachelor's degree: 60
Admissions Requirements
- Application Required: Yes
- Degree Requirement: Completed Associate of Arts degree (AA) in Liberal Arts and Sciences with a concentration in Spanish Language
- Minimum CUM GPA: 2.0
- Audition/Portfolio: Not applicable
Notes:
- Students must be accepted as a transfer student at York College.
- Upon transfer, students must declare a major in Spanish at York College.
Additional Notes: All students must successfully complete two (2) writing-intensive classes (designated "WI") at Queensborough Community College to fulfill degree requirements.
General Education Requirements
| Queensborough Community College | York College, CUNY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Number & Title | Credits | Course Number & Title | Credits | Credits Awarded |
| ENGL-101: English Composition I | 3 | ENG 125: English Composition I | 3 | 3 |
| ENGL-102: English Composition II | 3 | ENGL 126: English Composition II | 3 | 3 |
| Required Core 1B: Select one course | 3-4* | Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Required Core 1C: Select one course | 3-4* | Life & Physical Sciences | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Flexible Core 2A: Select one course | 3 | World Cultures & Global Issues | 3 | 3 |
| Flexible Core 2B: Select one course | 3 | U.S. Experience & Its Diversity | 3 | 3 |
| Flexible Core 2C: Select one course | 3 | Creative Expression | 3 | 3 |
| Flexible Core 2D: Select one course | 3 | Individual and Society | 3 | 3 |
| Flexible Core 2E: Select one course | 3-4* | Scientific World | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Additional Flexible Core Course: Select one course | 3-4* | Additional Flexible Core Course | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Subtotal | 30-34 | Subtotal | 30-34 | |
Requirements for the Major
| Queensborough Community College | York College, CUNY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Number & Title | Credits | Course Number & Title | Credits | Credits Awarded |
| Two Foreign Language Courses** | 6-8 | See Spanish course equivalencies below | 6-8 | 6-8 |
| One History course from HIST-110, HIST-111, or HIST-112*** | 3 | HIST equivalent course OR HIST blanket credit | 3 | 3 |
| SP-211: Speech Communication**** | 3 | SPCH 101: Fund. of Speech Communication | 3 | 3 |
| One course from ENGL-200 series | 3 | ENG equivalent course OR ENG blanket credit | 3 | 3 |
| Laboratory Science: BI-132, BI-171, CH-102, CH-111, CH-121, ET-842 or PH-112***** | 0-1* | Laboratory Science or Elective Credit | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Subtotal | 14-18 | Subtotal | 14-18 | |
| Queensborough Community College | York College, CUNY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Number & Title | Credits | Course Number & Title | Credits | Credits Awarded |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | |||
Additional Requirements for the Major
| Queensborough Community College | York College, CUNY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Number & Title | Credits | Course Number & Title | Credits | Credits Awarded |
| HE-101: Introduction to Health Education OR HE-102: Health Behavior & Society | 1-2 | HE elective credit OR HE 201: Foundations of Health and Wellness | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Two courses in Phys. Ed. or Dance from PE-400 or PE-500 series or DAN-100 series | 2 | PE equivalent course or elective credit | 2 | 2 |
| Subtotal | 3-4 | Subtotal | 3-4 | |
Electives
| Queensborough Community College | York College, CUNY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Number & Title | Credits | Course Number & Title | Credits | Credits Awarded |
| For the Spanish Language Concentration, choose 8-9 credits from the list below; the three courses recommended are identified. | Spanish Course Equivalencies: | |||
| LS-111: Elementary Spanish I | 4 | SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish I AND SPAN elective credit | 3+1 | 4 |
| LS-112: Elementary Spanish II | 4 | SPAN 102: Elementary Spanish II AND SPAN elective credit | 3+1 | 4 |
| LS-213: Intermediate Spanish I | 3 | SPAN 105: Intermediate Spanish I | 3 | 3 |
| LS-214: Intermediate Spanish II | 3 | SPAN 106: Intermediate Spanish Composition | 3 | 3 |
| LS-221: Workshop in Reading and Writing for Spanish Heritage Speakers I | 3 | SPAN 103: Essential Spanish for the Bilingual Student I | 3 | 3 |
| LS-222: Workshop in Reading and Writing for Spanish Heritage Speakers II | 3 | SPAN 105: Intermediate Spanish | 3 | 3 |
| LS-223: Workshop in Reading and Writing for Spanish Heritage Speakers III | 3 | SPAN 104: Rapid Review of Basic Spanish | 3 | 3 |
| Recommended: LS-311: Spanish Literature of the Nineteenth Century | 3 | SPAN 323: Spanish Romanticism and Realism of the 19th Century | 3 | 3 |
| Recommended: LS-312: Spanish Literature of the Twentieth Century | 3 | SPAN 222: Spanish Literature 1700-Present | 3 | 3 |
| Recommended: LS-315: Reading in Contemporary Spanish-American Literature | 3 | SPAN 202: Hispanic-American Literature after Modernismo | 3 | 3 |
| LS-401: Spain Today | 3 | SPAN 999: Spanish Liberal Arts Elective | 3 | 3 |
| LS-402: Latin American and Caribbean Cultures Today | 3 | SPAN 999: Spanish Liberal Arts Elective | 3 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 8-9 | Subtotal | 8-9 | |
Total Credits Completed and Awarded
| Queensborough Community College | York College, CUNY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 60-62 | Total | 60 |
Additional Notes:
Active Articulation Agreement Notes:
*The credit range accounts for those students who opt to take STEM Variants in 1B, 1C, 2E, and the additional course in the flexible core.
**Two sequential courses are required, with the level and sequence of courses to be determined by Foreign Languages & Literature department placement. Spanish language courses are highly recommended.
***If already taken in common core, one course from HIST-100 series is recommended; if two History courses have been taken in common core, one Social Science course from Anthropology, CRIM-101 or CRIM-205, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, or Psychology is recommended. Equivalent or elective credit will be granted as appropriate.
****If already taken in common core, one Social Science course from Anthropology, CRIM-101 or CRIM 205, Economics, Sociology, Political Science or Psychology is recommended. Equivalent or elective credit will be granted as appropriate.
*****Students who have taken a STEM Variant course in Common Core 1C have fulfilled this requirement.
Additional Notes:
- 100-level Spanish courses taken at QCC or York do not count toward the B.A. in Spanish and must be taken in addition to the degree requirements listed above.
- These credits may be applied toward a minor or second major at York College.
- Students transferring to York College must complete at least 40 credits in residence at York, with at least half of the credits in the major program taken at York College.
- A minimum of 56 credits must be completed at York College to graduate with honors.
- For the Bachelor of Arts degree, 90 credits of Liberal Arts are required. An overall GPA of 2.0 at York is required to graduate.
