NSCC's Professor Carlos Marin teaches Dual Languages classes.

About your courses

Courses are listed in the recommended order you should take them. 

NSCC’s Dual Language Pathway is eligible for these programs:

MA Commonwealth Commitment program 
MassTransfer program


NSCC offers two types of Dual Language courses.

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Lectures, class discussions, and assessments are offered in Spanish.

To be eligible for this type of course, you should feel comfortable reading, writing, and participating in a conversation in Spanish. For example, your faculty member will expect that you can read a newspaper article, understand a newscast, write a paragraph, and speak with others in Spanish. All course content, academic credit, and transfer opportunities are identical to the English versions of these courses. 

You do NOT need to have earned Communications Proficiency in English to register for a “Course in Spanish.”

Instruction is primarily in English, but you may select your preferred language to complete assignments in English or in Spanish under the supervision of a bilingual professor.

Some course readings may also be available in Spanish. Course content, academic credit, and transfer opportunities are identical to the English versions of the course. 

You MUST have earned Communications Proficiency in English to register for a “Spanish-Supported” course.


Required courses and learning formats

NSCC Dual Language courses are offered at NSCC’s Lynn Campus or online. 

The academic foundation provided by the Dual Language Pathway in the Liberal Arts Transfer (LAT) degree prepares students for a variety of careers and bachelor’s degree programs. The LAT curriculum focuses on fulfilling the general education requirements of a two-year degree, so students in this program have the advantage of being able to take introductory and intermediate courses in a variety of fields.  

Below are the required courses for the Dual Language Pathway.

FFL100                  First Year Experience (Course in Spanish)


SOC106                 Introduction to Sociology (Spanish supported)


LNG102                 Academic Discourse for Multilingual Students: Writing 1 or modern language elective


PSY102                   Introduction to Psychology (Course in Spanish)


SPE102                  Speech (Spanish supported)


LNG104                 Academic Discourse for Multilingual Students: Writing 2 or modern language 

                                  electives or PLA for language


MAT140                Quantitative Reasoning (MAT140 or higher. Course in English)


PSY204                 Human Growth and Development (Course in Spanish)


SPN201                  Intermediate Spanish 1 or PLA for language


PHI 116                   Ethics (Course in Spanish)


BIO101                   Biology: The Basics of Life (Spanish supported)


CMP101                  Composition 1 (Spanish-supported or any other CMP101)


HIS104                   United States History 2 (Course in Spanish)


SPN 202               Intermediate Spanish 2 or PLA for language


CMP102                 Composition 2


SCI-Elective       (Discussion with advisor based on interests)


LIT216                    Literature of the American Peoples 2: Latin American Literature or another 

                                  LIT elective


SPN 260               Advanced Conversational Spanish

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