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National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society

Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica

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Eligibility

Members are currently enrolled students who are inducted during the fall/spring semester in which they are registered and meet other qualifications as described below. According to the national by-laws for Sigma Delta Pi induction, the candidate must:

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  • have completed 3 years of study of college-level Spanish (18 semester credit hours), including at least 3 semester hours of a course in Hispanic literature or Hispanic culture and civilization at the junior level. A student may be admitted to active membership while still enrolled in the second junior-level course if all other requirements have been met and if the instructor of the course certifies that the student's work is of "B" or "A" quality.

  • have a minimal grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale in all Spanish courses taken.

  • rank in the upper 35% of his/her class--sophomore, junior (3.466)*, or senior (3.548)* (Registrar's Office has this information x3161).
    *ranks in parenthesis based on Sept. 2010 data.
  • be a declared major or minor in Hispanic Studies
The initiation invitations have been sent out for Fall 2009 consideration.  If you do not receive an invitation by October 20th, 2009 and meet the requirements listed above, click here.