Undergraduate FAQ

Dr. Alicia Arribas advises Spanish majors from their 2nd year, Ms. Kate Daley-Bailey advises French, Italian, Portuguese and Romance Languages and some Spanish majors from their 2nd year, and Dr. David Latimer advises Spanish study abroad students. In order to make an appointment for advising, please schedule an appointment with your advisor in SAGE. 

Discuss your decision with your undergraduate advisor. Students may now declare a major or minor through Athena. No departmental forms are necessary. To declare a major or minor in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Italian, please log in to Athena and follow the directions listed in here. 

To declare a minor in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Italian, please log in to Athena and follow the directions listed in this link. 

A Romance Languages major enables you to have a major concentration in Italian or Portuguese. It also gives you the flexibility to study more than one language. However, a double major in most cases only requires four more courses and is needed if you plan to teach in high school or apply for graduate school in that language.

Drop-Add is conducted entirely online. Consult Athena for availability of classes.

Review the information on our study abroad programs sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages on this website and meet with one of the undergraduate advisors in the department to discuss your interests. Plan to attend the Study Abroad Fair that is held in October.

Talk to an advisor in the Office of Global Engagement. That office has information about programs and will advise you about transferring credit. You will need to obtain a Credit Approval Form from that office or online.

For the procedures in the College, go to the Franklin College Academic Services web site. In the Department, you must see your undergraduate advisor who will give you the forms for outcome assessment. These forms must be completed before your advisor will complete the graduation checklist required by the College.