Spanish

Bachelor’s
9%
Of Households Speak Spanish at Home in Greenville County.
United States Census Bereau’s 2024 American Community Survey
14
Average Class Size
Collaborate with your peers. Network with your professors. Connect to countless resources and career opportunities. All thanks to NGU’s smaller class sizes.
4
Language-based Minors
Take your degree even farther with a Minor in American Sign Language(ASL), French, Linguistics,and Spanish.

Bridge Cultures and Find New Opportunities

Open a world of new possibilities by gaining proficiency in a new language. Study conversation, composition, grammar, and cultural ties and influences on the language that make it what it is today. At NGU, you’ll have the opportunity to visit Spanish-speaking regions, allowing you the chance to immerse yourself in the language and strengthen your fluency through culture and conversation. The Greenville area also hosts many Spanish-speaking churches and community events. Serve others locally while practicing your language skills and developing fluency through immersion and daily practice right here.

Opportunities include working as an educator, translator, interpreter, missionary, or service worker, all of which are rooted in an understanding of the Spanish language and culture, and bridging cross-cultural connections with the Hispanic and Latino cultures, both in the United States and abroad.

Why Choose?

  • Degree Flexibility: With a Spanish degree, you can pursue diverse and meaningful careers that help bridge cultural gaps and support learning, allowing you to make a lasting impact on your life and the lives of others.

  • Trips Abroad: The opportunity immerse yourself in a language and culture that helped shape the language is invaluable. 

  • Four Language-based Minors Offered: Are you interested in taking your degree further? NGU offers Minors in American Sign Language (ASL), French, Linguistics, and Spanish.

Program Overview

  • Why NGU?

    At North Greenville University, you will grow academically and spiritually to become the transformational leader God has uniquely called you to be. All courses are taught from a Christ-centered perspective, integrating faith and learning. Wherever you are, NGU is here to help you reach your academic and professional goals.

  • Purpose

    Build strong language and communication skills through the study of Spanish. Develop yourself as a communicator and refine your understanding of global perspectives and cross-cultural engagement.

Sample Courses

Spanish Year 1

Year 1 Sample Courses

  • English Composition and Rhetoric
  • Fine Arts Appreciation
  • Spanish
  • English Composition and Literature
  • Western Civilizations
Spanish Year 2

Year 2 Sample Courses

  • Intro to Multicultural Literature
  • Spanish
  • Intermediate Grammar and Composition
  • Intermediate Conversation
  • Linguistics
Spanish Year 3

Year 3 Sample Courses

  • Advanced Spanish Conversation
  • Intro to Spanish Literature
  • Spanish Linguistics
  • Masterpieces of Spanish Literature
  • Spanish Phonetics
Spanish Year 4

Year 4 Sample Courses

  • Spanish Senior Seminar
  • Spanish Short Story
  • Spanish Culture and Civilization
  • Spanish Internship
  • Cultural Study of a Spanish Speaking Country

Get to Know Our Faculty!

Michelle Heard, MA
Instructor, Spanish
Jeremy Parks, MS, MDiv
Instructor, American Sign Language
Keris Suttles, MA
Instructor, Spanish
Liliane Toss, PhD
Professor, Language
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