Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 requirements HISP-HON
The Spanish and Portuguese Honors Programs offer outstanding students the option to engage in independent research, reading, and writing in Spanish or Portuguese during their junior and/or senior years of undergraduate study. The Honors Programs provide highly motivated students an opportunity to hone their critical, analytical, and organizational skills while further consolidating their Spanish or Portuguese competency. Students will receive tutorial instruction and conduct independent research on an aspect of Luso/Hispanic literatures, cultures, or linguistics, to culminate in an honors thesis.
Requirements
- Seminar. One (1) course from the student's area of interest:
- HISP-P 498 Portuguese Honors Seminar
- HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar
HISP-P 498 Portuguese Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of director of Portuguese Studies
- Description
- Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Approval of departmental honors advisor
- Description
- Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- The course may be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Research. One (1) course from the student's area of interest:
- HISP-P 499 Honors Research in Portuguese
- HISP-S 499 Honors Research in Spanish
HISP-P 499 Honors Research in Portuguese
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of director of Portuguese Studies
- Description
- None
HISP-S 499 Honors Research in Spanish
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 498; and consent of department
- Description
- Guided research culminating in an honors thesis under the direction of a faculty member and reviewed by a faculty committee.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Honors Thesis. Successfully complete and defend an honors thesis based on independent research.
- Major GPA. A Spanish or Portuguese major grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.500 is required.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.300 is required.
Exceptions to and substitutions for honors requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
To be eligible, a student must have an overall grade point average of 3.300 and at least a 3.500 GPA their major core courses, either Spanish or Portuguese, and also have completed all coursework at the 300–399 level of their major.
The Director of Undergraduate Studies solicits nominations from the faculty for the Honors Program and then screens and interviews the nominees in order to admit those who are most likely to succeed. Qualified students are, however, also strongly encouraged to apply directly to the program by contacting the Director of Undergraduate Studies or the Administrative Undergraduate Secretary.