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World Languages and Cultures Honors Program

Admission to the Honors Program requires a 3.50 GPA on a 4.0 point scale and permission of the Dean of the Honors College and the chairperson of the Department of World Languages and Cultures.

Students in the World Language and Cultures Honors Program must maintain an overall GPA of 3.50. Students who have been dismissed from the program because their overall GPA has fallen below 3.50 may petition for readmission. Students must raise their GPA to 3.50 and submit their petition to the Dean of the Honors College and Departmental Honors Coordinator.

Departmental Honors Requirements

Additional course work associated with the major in World Languages and Cultures.

Departmental Honors hours may be pursued聽within the context of our regular major options. Honors hours replace electives counted toward the Major in World聽Languages. Total hours required of the聽major remain the same.

Departmental Honors students must complete the following courses as well as meet the GPA requirement of 3.5.

  • 3 semester hours of WLF, WLG, or WLS 4444 Honors Independent Study.
  • 3 semester hours of WLF, WLG, or WLS 4644 Honors Thesis.
  • 3 semester hours of WLF, WLG, or WLS 4666 Honors Seminar (2 times)
WLF 4444
Honors Independent Study.  (3 credits)
WLF 4644
Honors Thesis.  (3 credits)
WLF 4666
Honors Seminar.  (3 credits)
WLG 4444
Honors Independent Study.  (3 credits)
WLG 4644
Honors Thesis.  (3 credits)
WLG 4666
Honors Seminar.  (3 credits)
WLS 4444
Honors Independent Study.  (3 credits)
WLS 4644
Honors Thesis.  (3 credits)
WLS 4666
Honors Seminar.  (3 credits)

(or a pre-approved Honors course; see "Departmental Honors for Spanish majors" below for details)

Departmental Honors for Spanish majors:

The following Honors courses may replace WLS 4666 Honors Seminar:

WLS 3090
Spanish Through Latin American Narrative and Film, Honors.  (3 credits)
WLS 3390
Hispanic Cinema, Honors.  (3 credits)
WLS 3592
Spanish-American Women's Novel, Honors.  (3 credits)
WLS 4592
Survey of Early Spanish-American Literature, Honors.  (3 credits)

Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.