Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline	MHEC Final Action	Final Decision Date
	Anne Arundel Community College Proposal	Lower Division Certificate (L.D.C.)	Spanish	10/6/2023	Approved	10/19/2023
Spanish Program Description
The Spanish certificate, builds on 21st century competencies that students need to navigate a multicultural workplace such as, communication, collaboration, and social and cross-cultural skills. Upon successful completion of the Spanish certificate, students will be able to engage in meaningful conversation, understand and interpret spoken language and written text, and present information, concepts, and ideas in the target language. <br>In addition, they will be trained as collaborators to use their native and acquired language to learn from and work cooperatively across cultures with global team <br>members, sharing responsibility and making necessary compromises while working toward a common goal. Finally, they will become adept language learners who understand diverse cultural perspectives and use appropriate sociolinguistic skills in order to function in diverse cultural and linguistic contexts. To that end, the Spanish certificate supports AACC’s mission in every facet because it, “….responds to the needs <br>of our diverse community by offering high quality, affordable, accessible, and innovative lifelong learning opportunities.”