Spanish · Fall 2026

SDSU SPAN 201 — Intermediate Spanish I

First course in Spanish at intermediate level. Grammatical structures presented in beginning Spanish. Culture-centered oral and written language emphasized. Course uses language acquisition skills to help students understand cultural differences and develop a global perspective. Not open to students with credit in SPAN 202, SPAN 281, SPAN 282, SPAN 301, or a higher-numbered Spanish course. See enrollment restrictions under AP credit in Spanish. May be taken concurrently with SPAN 211. It is recommended that heritage speakers of Spanish take SPAN 281 in place of Spanish 201 and SPAN 211. Taught in Spanish. Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for taking lower division courses in Spanish except with advance approval from the department. No credit will be given for lower division Spanish language courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Spanish course. No credit will be given for SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 201, SPAN 202, SPAN 301 taken out of sequence.