The Spanish department announced a two-year moratorium on the Spanish minor in September - much to the chagrin of many students - because the demand for Spanish classes overwhelmed the department's resources, according to department officials, particularly in light of current and impending budget cuts and other economic woes. The moratorium was also imposed to protect students majoring in Spanish who often have trouble enrolling in particular Spanish classes that fill up too quickly, making it difficult to fulfill requirements. Some students, however, have taken the initiative to rally the University administration to bring the minor back.
In high demand\nThe temporary suspension of the minor only applied to students who had not declared their minors, but allowed students with fewer than three courses remaining in their Spanish minor coursework to appeal to the director of undergraduate studies by Oct. 1 last year. Apart from those exceptions, the moratorium makes the Spanish minor unavailable.
"Because we do not have enough classes for all those who wanted to major and minor in Spanish, we decided it was necessary to discontinue the minor for some time because we do not have the resources to pay for the additional courses," said Spanish Department Chair Mar
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