Spanish and Portuguese Course Offerings

2026-2027 Academic Year

Subject to change. Please refer to the Schedule of Classes.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers a wide variety of courses at the general and advanced levels. Courses are divided into the following sections:

0-99 Lower Division Courses
100-199 Upper Division Courses
200 & above Graduate Courses (Graduate students only)

2026-2027 Variable Topic Descriptions

This link shows the titles and brief descriptions of our current undergraduate elective courses and graduate seminars. Detailed course descriptions can be found on the  Registrar’s office website Spanish and Portuguese

Important Enrollment Notes:

*The department allows letter grading only to fulfil the major and minor requirements

*SPAN 119 is the prerequisite course for all SPAN upper division elective courses except: SPAN 120, 155, 160, M165XP, M172XP, 191A, 191B, 195, 197, and 199.

*Topics courses SPAN 130, 135, 140, 150, 155, 160, 170, M172XP, 175, 180, and 191A/B can be taken up to 4 times max with a topic change. Please refer to the topics page above for a brief description of our current offerings.

* 2 course substitutions max (for our Majors) and 1 course substitution (for our Minors) from an outside Dept are allowed and approved on a case-by-case basis by the Undergraduate office, where the focus of study of such courses must be the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world. Please see our Petitioning Page for information on how to submit your petition

*The only way to enroll in a full class is via the waitlist. The undergraduate office does not assign PTEs. Please see the department’s PTE policy.

• • • For undergraduate enrollment, contact spundergrad@humnet.ucla.edu.
    • For graduate enrollment, contact the Graduate Student Affairs Officer

Last edited: 7/30/26