Honors in Spanish

Honors in Spanish

The UNO Honors Program requires a minimum ACT composite score of 30 or a minimum SAT score of 1350 for admittance. The grade point minimum for transfer and continuing students is 3.50. An honors program in Spanish is available to superior students, both Spanish majors and non-majors.

Honors in Spanish for Spanish majors:

To graduate with honors in Spanish, Spanish majors must:

1. Fulfill the usual requirements for Spanish Majors.
2. Maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 in Spanish courses and a cumulative 3.50 grade point average.
3. Complete a minimum of six credit hours in interdepartmental (Arts and Sciences) honors courses.
4. Receive credit for Spanish 3199 by writing an honors essay, as well as a summary of it to be written in Spanish, approved by three members of the Language faculty.
5. During the course of the program, but prior to the writing of the honors essay, the student must demonstrate oral proficiency in the language by means of an examination administered by the faculty.

Honors in Spanish for students not majoring in Spanish:

To graduate with honors in Spanish, students not majoring in Spanish must:

1. Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours in Spanish courses numbered 3100 or above. These courses, which must be approved by the Spanish faculty, must include at least six hours in courses numbered 3200 or above.
2. Maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 in Spanish courses and an overall 3.50 average.
3. Complete a minimum of six credit hours in interdepartmental (Arts and Sciences) honors courses.
4. Receive credit for Spanish 3199 by writing an honors essay, as well as a summary of it to be written in Spanish, approved by three members of the Language faculty.

During the course of the program, but prior to the writing of the honors essay, the student must demonstrate oral proficiency in the language by means of an examination administered by the faculty.