Department Honors

Department Honors are awarded to graduating senior language majors who meet the following requirements:

• 3.4 minimum overall GPA
• 3.7 minimum GPA in MDFL major
• Designated "distinction" honor awarded to the student's Senior Research Project (MDFL 400) by the Faculty project director; this distinction is awarded for projects determined to be uniquely superior in quality, content and delivery
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and particular enthusiasm for engaging with the target language, cultures, and literatures as determined by the Faculty project director

Academic Honor Societies

We are also proud to sponsor three national foreign-language honor societies:

• Π Δ Φ, French
• Δ Φ Α, German
• Σ Δ Π, Spanish

Students who meet the requirements for membership are invited to join and are eligible to apply for national scholarships for study abroad.