College of Charleston - Hispanic Studies

Boost your Spanish skills with our Conversation Classes!

⭐️ Key features:
- led by trained peer teachers
- small groups capped at 10
- only 50 minutes, once a week
- 1 credit hour
- no textbook, no worksheets

Each conversation class corresponds with your regular Spanish course and offers guided practice on relevant topics. You spend the class speaking, learning, and interacting.

Questions? Contact Antonio Pérez-Núñez at [email protected] or the HISP Department at [email protected]

https://today.charleston.edu/2026/07/29/ambassador-of-fun-eli-dent/

Ambassador of Fun In Atlanta for the FIFA World Cup semi-finals, Eli Dent ’17 had Argentina fans clamoring to give the Kickit Kourt a try. Life couldn’t be better.

The World Cup final is bringing Spanish to the global stage!

Get ready for Spain vs Argentina with some Spanish vocabulary ⚽️

Quick Guide to Spanish Placement ✨

Did you take Spanish in High School?
0-1 Year of High School Spanish = placement in SPAN 101
2-3 years of High School Spanish = placement in SPAN 190
4 years of High School Spanish = placement in SPAN 202

Beginning Track:
SPAN 101- Beginning Spanish I
SPAN 102 - Beginning Spanish II
SPAN 201 - Beginning Spanish III
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish

Fast Track:
SPAN 190 - Beginning Spanish I
SPAN 200 - Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish

Are you a heritage speaker?
If you grew up speaking Spanish or Portuguese at home, ask us about our placement test and the Spanish as a Heritage Language Distinction program!

🔸 Questions? Contact us at [email protected]

Alumni Spotlight ✨

Natalie Morehouse, a recent CofC alum with a B.A. in Spanish and minors in Biology and Communication, shared these kinds words about her experience as a Spanish graduate:

“Your encouragement and support have been among my highlights with my experience in the Spanish department.

I greatly enjoyed my time as a Spanish student, every professor I had has had a lasting impact on me. I cannot imagine my chapter in college without having Spanish as my major.

This program challenged me, broadened my perspective, and has shaped me into the person l am going into the real world.”

🔸 We love hearing from Alumni! Reach out at [email protected] to tell us what you’ve been up to.

Check out the latest issue of HispaNews, the magazine of the Hispanic Studies Department!

🔸 Click the link in our bio to read more!
https://linktr.ee/hispanicstudies

Each year we publish HispaNews to highlight the events of the academic year and the many accomplishments of our faculty and students.

📸 Cover photo taken by Joshua Smith

✨ Midsummer check-in

The Hispanic Studies Department is here to answer questions from incoming freshman & returning students!

🔸 Reach out to learn more about:
- Major/minor in Spanish
- Spanish or Portuguese placement
- Study abroad
- Spanish as a Heritage Language Distinction program
- FYE class offerings
- and more!

Shout out to our fabulous student intern Lilly Poulton for leading orientations!

Check out our Spanish as a Heritage Language Distinction (SHLD) program!

Did you grow up speaking Spanish at home in the US? Do you want to advance your Spanish language skills for personal and professional goals?
Then, this program is for you, and you will graduate with distinction cords!

🔸 Click the link in our bio to learn more about SHLD!

✨ Study abroad update from Belize! 🇧🇿

Our students had the opportunity to climb a Mayan Pyramid, join a Garifuna drumming circle, learn how to make traditional chocolate, snorkel with eagle rays, and more!

While abroad, students earn 6 credit hours with LACS 200 and INTL 290.

We offer a summer Belize program each year! Reach out to us at hisp@cofc@edu to learn more

✨ Study abroad update from Spain! 🇪🇸

Our students are having a fabulous time in Málaga!

This program allows students to earn credit for two Spanish courses while living with host families and enjoying the vibrant culture of southern Spain.

Photo 1: Catedral de Málaga featuring students Merrick Johnson, Kelsey Carper, Zoe Becraft, Jocelynn Nguyen, Madeline Mostrom and Gabby Hanson.

Photo 2: Madeline and Gabby