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Milestones: ≥2.0 GPA. By the end of year 1, you should have completed your math requirement, completed the freshman composition sequence (ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102), joined the Spanish Club, and completed 30 credit hours.

Milestones: ≥2.0 GPA. Begin planning to participate in a recommended MCL department study abroad program in the summer. By the end of year 2, you should have completed the Field of Study area, completed 60 credit hours, and started a coherent plan for your guided electives. In this track you have 27 credit hours of guided electives. They give you ample space to enrich your education with a minor in French, German, or Middle Eastern Studies, or a Spanish for Professionals Certificate. Want to work, live, and teach abroad? Consider completing the Certificate in TESOL. You can use the guided electives to fulfill most of the requirements for a second major in French World Languages and Cultures Track by 2027 as well. An MCL department study abroad program is highly recommended during any summer. The Study Abroad Practicum adds a 16th credit hour to the semester before participating in a study abroad program. Fast track your foreign language with study abroad!

Milestones: ≥2.0 GPA. From the fall of your 3rd year on, you should consider a paper or a poster based on research done in 3000 or 4000 level classes for presentation at an undergraduate research symposium. Submit your graduation application. By the end of year 3, you should have visited the Office of Career Opportunities, begun to plan for life after VSU, and completed 90 credit hours.

Milestones: ≥2.0 GPA. In the fall of your final year, you should contact and apply for graduate study or professional school, if required for your career plans. Contact professors to write letters of reference for you, and continue to consider a paper or a poster based on research done in 3000 or 4000 level classes for presentation at an undergraduate research symposium. Consider an International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) semester abroad for the spring. Early in your final semester, you should prepare a professional resume. You should have completed 120 credit hours by the end of the senior year.