<p>I am a senior graduating from the honors program in a couple of weeks (I didn’t have the language requirement when I entered). I imagine that it is possible to join the honors program, take honors courses, and just never complete your language requirement (meaning you will not graduate with honors). There are, however, other opportunities to graduate with distinction. For example, I did a senior honors thesis, which was an option for any high-performing students in the English department. They didn’t have to be in the honors program. And upon completion, you graduate with additional distinctions.</p>