Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements HISP-HON
Requirements
To graduate with Departmental Honors, students must:
- Have consent of a faculty member to act as the student's Research Director, and assembly of an Honors Thesis Committee, including and in consultation with the Research Director.
- Successfully complete HISP-S/P 498 Readings for Honors course in the student's area of interest during the student's Junior or Senior year.
- Successfully complete HISP-S/P 499 Honors Research in Spanish/Portuguese and defend the Honors Thesis.
College of Arts and Sciences Requirements
- Students must have a College GPA of 3.300 or higher to qualify for admission to a Departmental Honors program and to receive Departmental Honors. Units may set a higher College GPA.
- Units establish additional criteria, including admissions procedures, academic performance standards, and whether there are required courses, papers, or projects.
- Students who wish to earn honors in two different units must complete a distinct body of work for each honors notation.
To be eligible, a student must have an overall grade point average of 3.300 with a 3.500 GPA or higher in their major core courses, either Spanish or Portuguese, and also have completed all coursework at the 300 level of their major. It is expected that the student will maintain the above GPAs until graduation.