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2021-2022 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Department of Foreign Languages

World Languages and Cultures Honors Program



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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 Foreign Languages Major Selection I-IV or Major in French or Spanish with Teacher Licensure.

Departmental Honors hours may be done within the context of our regular major options. Honors hours replace electives counted toward the Major in Foreign Languages. Total hours in 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)

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