Departmental Honors are recognized at graduation, recorded on the students' permanent records (diploma and transcript), and mentioned during the graduation ceremony.

To receive deparmental honors in French, German, or Spanish, students must:

• Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5;
• Have a 3.5 GPA in the language they major in;
• Be recommended by the Department of Foreign Languages;
• Engage in an independent study and submit a 30-page paper in the target language or a minimum 50-page translation from the target language into English.  The student must receive an A on the paper or translation to receive Departmental Honors (If the student were to not receive an A, the student does receive credits for the independent study project, but does not receive honors).

This option is also avalable to those students with dual majors, double majors or student-designed majors.

It is recommended that interested students make an appointment with a professor in the Department during their junior year to discuss their options.