World Languages and Cultures Major, BA - Honors Hispanic Studies Concentration

The honors concentration consists of 30 hours of Spanish courses numbered above 300. Students must have at least 12 hours of honors courses in Spanish at the 400-level, including honors-by-contract and/or independent studies with an honors-by-contract component. In order for an honors-by-contract course to fulfill the honors requirement, students should receive a final grade of B+ or better.

At least 3 hours of one of the following must be completed: a) a study abroad experience in a Spanish-speaking country or b) a Spanish-related service learning class (e.g., SPAN 494  taken as an independent study). These hours may not be used to fulfill the 12-hour honors requirement.

Overall GPA of at least 3.25 and a 3.5 GPA in Spanish courses are required for both admission into and completion of the honors concentration.

It is strongly recommended that majors take SPAN 312*  or SPAN 309*  at the University of Tennessee prior to studying abroad. A maximum of 15 credit hours taken abroad may be counted towards the major. These requirements do not apply to UT faculty-led summer programs. Students whose level of proficiency in Spanish is superior as defined by the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines may substitute a 400-level course for SPAN 312*  with consent of the department. SPAN 311*  and SPAN 312*  are not available to native Spanish speakers or Spanish/English bilinguals, who should instead take SPAN 309*  and an additional 300/400-level course with consent of the department. SPAN 311*  may not be taken after completion of SPAN 312* .