College Student Academic Services

Hallo German Majors: This message contains important information for enrolling in classes for the the fall semester 2009.

Advising appointments for German majors should be scheduled with individual faculty members during the period from March 23 – April 10

If you have an enrollment hold, it must be removed, please note the following information:

Enrollment Holds: There are four types of advising enrollment holds being placed:

§ First Advising Hold (FAH): Students who have an initial term of Fall 2008, Summer 2008 and Spring 2009 will receive this hold. Transfer students with 60 – 90 hours will get this hold if they have an initial term of Spring 2009. All College of Liberal Arts & Sciences students who are new to KU are required to meet with an advisor before enrolling in courses. The purpose of this advising appointment is to not only plan for the student’s next semester but to continue their education on degree requirements, tools specific to academic advising and policies that they need to be aware of as a College student. The College feels that the best place for students to receive this information is at the University Advising Center since this is one of their primary roles (126 Strong Hall).

§ First Advising Hold for 90+ hrs. Students (FA9): Students whose initial term at KU is Summer 2008 or Fall 2008 and who have completed 90+ credit hours will receive this hold. This hold is designed primarily to assist transfer students who are at the senior level with graduation planning, transfer work review and advising tools that the student will be required to utilize. Students are directed to meet with an advisor in CLAS Student Academic Services, 109 Strong Hall.

§ Non-declared (NDC) Advising Enrollment Hold: Any continuing students who have completed fewer than 60 credit hours and who have not officially declared a major or been accepted into another professional school at KU will have this hold placed on their enrollment. This hold is to encourage students to utilize their enrollment time to explore CLA&S majors or other KU school options. We encourage students to make a plan toward graduation once they have decided on the major or school they plan to pursue.

Students have several ways to explore and therefore remove the hold: Declare a Major in a College department or gain admittance to another KU school; meet with an advisor in the University Advising Center, 126 Strong, to discuss possible exploration options; meet with an advisor in the College department or other KU school to discuss the possibility of declaring or applying with them.

§ Non-declared 60+ hrs. Students (ND6) Advising Enrollment Hold: Any continuing students who have not officially declared a major or been accepted into another professional school at KU will have this hold placed on their enrollment. Upperclassmen should have a declared College major or be admissible to another school at KU as indicated by the CLA&S Declaration policy. Most majors in the College or upper-level school requirements take a minimum of four semesters to complete. Students can remove this hold by one of the following:
- Declare a Major in a College department or gain admittance to another KU school.
- Meet with an advisor to come up with a plan to meet the requirements for declaration or admission and submit a Non-Declared Hold Removal form.

Enrollment for a Summer Language Institute in Eutin or Holzkirchen is handled by the KU Office of Study Abroad--you may not enroll online.

Fall 2009 Courses available for German Majors:

GERM 344 Composition
GERM 352 Deutsch für den Beruf
GERM 408 Introduction to Literature I
GERM 425 German Cinema
GERM 444 Coversation

GERM 572 Survey of 19th Century Literature -- counts as an advanced literature course
GERM 588 Deutsche Kulturkunde I (Middle Ages until 1800)
GERM 626 Indiomatic Usage

Advanced students may enroll in these 700-numbered courses as well

GERM 712 Structure of Modern Standard German
GERM 751 European Faust Tradition