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Undergraduate Catalog 2020 - 2021 > Honor Societies > Alpha Mu Gamma

Alpha Mu Gamma

The Beta Theta Chapter of Alpha Mu Gamma, the National Foreign Language Honor Society of the United States, has as its primary purpose the honoring of students for outstanding achievement in foreign language study in college. To join, students must have received two grades of “A” and one of “B” or higher in college courses in one foreign language. The society, founded in 1931 has as one of its major activities the sponsorship of National Foreign Language Week proclaimed by the Presidents of the United States since 1957. In order to be eligible, students must meet the following criteria before applying: 1) completed one full academic year, 2) taken at least 12 college credits in the same foreign language (9 or more at Molloy College), 3) received two grades of "A" in one foreign language, 4) have an overall of 3.0 or above, 5) have a partial GPA of at least 3.3 in all foreign language courses taken.