Nursing Major Spanish Minor

[phyllis13]

Hi everyone, I am starting my nursing major at ULM in the fall and I was wondering how much extra time will it take to complete my minor? will it be extra time? or will I be able to study it within the four years ill be in college? I am fluent in both English and Spanish. I have taken all Spanish courses at high school and middle school, but my boyfriend is Hispanic and ive been to Honduras so I know Spanish really good. I have gotten to the point where I can speak Spanish the same as English. Any help would be appreciated! thank you!

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

If you feel you are fluent in Spanish look into what it takes to be credentialed as a medical Spanish interpreter. A minor isn't just conversational Spanish but also culture & history and may or may not be an asset as a nurse. A Spanish minor is not an indication of conversational fluency or proficiency.

[phyllis13]

thanks but if I do minor in it, will it add years? or will I be able to get all of it done in four years?

[eaandrews]

At my school it would be added years unless you take a lot of hours each semester because nursing majors usually don't have minors

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Generally it will add 1-2 semesters for a specialized major like nursing since specialized majors are pre-planned curriculum that builds upon itself (can't take A&P2 until pass A&P1 can't take Nursing 402 until pass all 100, 200 & 300 level classes) unlike a more generalist major such as sociology or humanities.