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Sigma Delta Pi
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 (3.51)*, or senior (3.5)* (Registrar's Office has this information x3161).
    *ranks in parenthesis based on Sept. 2011 data.
  • be a declared major or minor in Hispanic Studies
Initiation invitations were sent out in October 2011.  If you did not receive an invitation and meet the requirements listed above, click here.