For those students who maintain a 3.5 GPA after 21 hours in either of these major tracks, the Department offers an Honors option. Students who choose to participate in the Spanish Honors Program must complete an additional 6 hours by having a 6-hour or longer study abroad experience or a professional internship experience of 6 hours (SPAN 4410 ) or both a 3-hour study abroad and a 3-hour internship or service learning experience. Honors students must also take SPAN 4700 , where they will write an Honors thesis that must be defended before the departmental Honors Committee. In addition, students in the Honors option must also study another language at least through 2202 (the end of the Intermediate level).