比较文学荣誉课程为具有学术才能和积极性的本科生提供了在学院顾问的指导下从事学术研究的机会。要获得该计划的资格，学生必须保持平均绩点3.5（总体和专业），并且至少完成了UCSB的四分之二的初级学分。荣誉学生将获得扩展的图书馆特权，增加的班级注册优先权以及参加研究生研讨会的机会。
To earn departmental senior honors, the student will work with a professor of his/her choice for two quarters to complete a senior honors thesis (an extended research project, the minimum length is 30 pages), while enrolled in Comparative Literature 199 (Independent Studies) or Comparative Literature 196H (Senior Honors Independent Research). No more than 4 units of 199 or 196H credit may be applied to the major requirements. Students who complete departmental honors will receive the notation of Distinction in the Major on both official transcripts and their diploma. Students interested in departmental honors should consult with their undergraduate advisor. <br><br>Comparative literature, an interdepartmental undergraduate and graduate program, combines the study of national literatures with courses that address the relationships between literature and other disciplines and fields such as cultural studies, gender studies, linguistics, philosophy, religious studies, translation studies, media and technology studies, psychology, cognitive sciences as well as the fine and performing arts. The Comparative Literature Program offers two undergraduate major tracks leading to the B.A. degree, Comparative Literature with Foreign Language Emphasis and Comparative Literature with Interdisciplinary Emphasis, a Minor in Translation Studies, and M.A./Ph.D. and Ph.D. programs at the graduate level. A degree in comparative literature provides preparation for possible careers as teachers and scholars in literary and cultural studies as well as for careers that require expertise in foreign languages and familiarity with multi-cultural perspectives, such as international journalism, business, law, and diplomacy.