Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Honors

Italian Honors Society:

Gamma Kappa Alpha National Italian Honor Society

The Gamma Kappa Alpha is the only Italian honor society in the United States and Canada and has over fifty chapters in North America. The society was formed to acknowledge superior scholastic performance in the field of Italian language, literature and culture. It encourages a greater interest in and a deeper understanding of Italian culture, art, and history. The society recognizes outstanding undergraduate scholarship in the field of Italian by awarding annually the Gamma Kappa Alpha Award for Scholarship. Students majoring in Italian or with an Italian concentration, who distinguish themselves for their outstanding performance in Italian are eligible for induction in the honor society at the end of their undergraduate career.

Departmental Honors:

Students may enroll in Departmental Honors, which is awarded upon successful completion of a two-semester honors level research project. These two courses may be counted toward the eight course Honors requirement. Students with a 3.5 and above GPA may apply. For further information on the departmental honors program, go to: http://www.sju.edu/honors/departmentalhonors.htm

Students of an exceptional caliber may apply for the University Scholar designation.
See the Honors web page for further information on the honors program:
http://www.sju.edu/honors/