Honors will be conferred if the thesis director deems the thesis worthy of distinction. Please consult the concentration advisor in your sixth semester concerning procedures and requirements. Prizes The Department of Hispanic Studies offers four prizes, each of which carries a cash award. The William L. Fichter prize is awarded to an outstanding third year student or students in Hispanic Studies. Finally, there is the Geoffrey W. Ribbans prize for an outstanding senior honors thesis in Hispanic Studies.
Faculty nominate students for the latter two prizes.
For more information, contact the Concentration Advisor in Hispanic Studies. The Concentration Advisor will be happy to discuss with interested students details of various concentration programs in Hispanic Studies. Descriptions of the courses currently offered by the department can be seen in the Brown Online Course Announcement .