Students earning a major in Spanish or Portuguese with a minimum GPA of 3.50 in the major and an overall minimum GPA of 3.33 have the opportunity to graduate with honors in the major. Students must request honors designation for one course they take for the major (3 semester hours), in consultation with the department honors advisor.
Honors in Spanish
To graduate with honors in Spanish, students must register for SPAN:4998–Honors Research and Thesis in Spanish. To complete the course successfully, students must submit an honors thesis they have written in Spanish and must present it orally to a faculty committee in a meeting conducted in Spanish.
Honors in Portuguese
To graduate with honors in Portuguese, students must register for PORT:4999–Honors Research and Thesis in Portuguese plus 3 semester hours in a course chosen in consultation with the department honors advisor. Both courses (6 semester hours) count toward the total 33 semester hours required for the major in Portuguese. Students also must write an honors thesis and present it orally to a committee of three faculty members.
Contact us
Interested students should contact their honors advisor by the beginning of the first semester of their senior year at the latest. For more information, contact:
Becky Gonzalez, PhD
University of Iowa Honors Program
In addition to honors in the major, students may pursue honors study and activities through membership in the University of Iowa Honors Program. University honors students must maintain a 3.33 grade-point average, complete 12 semester hours of coursework designated as honors courses, and complete 12 semester hours of an experiential learning project. Visit Honors at Iowa to learn about the university's honors program.
NOTE: Membership in the UI Honors Program is not required to earn honors in the major.