Overview

Learn Spanish at Saint Francis University to use in whichever career path you choose! You can learn medical terminology as a Health Science student, learn law enforcement vocabulary as a Criminal Justice major, or learn the language to teach in your future classroom as an Education student.

Enhance your Degree with a Foreign Language

The Spanish language can be studied on its own or easily incorporated into multiple complementary degree programs—it’s all up to you.

Health Science: Learning medical Spanish in our medical terminology classes will help you interact with future patients and serve diverse populations

Education: If you want to put your language skills to use in the classroom, combining Spanish with your Education degree will give you the experience to teach the language at any level

Criminal Justice: Be prepared to serve Spanish-speaking communities in any and all circumstances you might encounter in your future job in law enforcement

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Intermediate Spanish

Conversational Medical Spanish

Spanish Composition and Grammar

Advanced Medical Spanish

Latin American Cultural Studies

Spanish Capstone

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Altoona, United States

Disciplines

Iberian studies View 708 other Bachelors in Iberian studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Saint Francis University Online Application - Fee waived

The Common Application - Fee waived

Secondary/High School Transcripts evaluated for US equivalency and notarized English translations

SAT/ACT scores;

TOEFL/IELTS scores;

Copy of passport photo page.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

44600 USD / year

≈ 44600 USD / year
Out-of-State

44600 USD / year

≈ 44600 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

44600 USD / year

≈ 44600 USD / year

Living costs

Altoona

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Spanish.

Available Scholarships

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