Undergraduate Major and Minor Requirements
 
Prerequisite for all listings below: completion of fourth-semester (GERM 216/217)


B.A. in German within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • A total of 30 credit hours in German courses numbered 300 and above, including:
  • 2 composition courses selected from GERM 340, 344, and 348;
  • 2 introductory literature courses selected from GERM 400, 408, and 416;
  • 5 courses numbered 500 and above, including 2 literature courses, and
  • 1 elective course numbered 300 and above.
  • Note: 12 hours must be taken in residence, including 6 hours in courses numbered above 500.


B.A. with Departmental Honors in German within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

In addition to the requirements for the B.A. above:

  • 1 regular graduate level course (700-level) should be included in the 30 hours for the major;
  • an honors research project (GERM 753) with a professor of the student's choice;
  • an honors colloquium to discuss completed project with a committee of three professors;
  • maintain overall g.p.a of 3.25 and 3.5 in German.


Minor in German (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences/ Engineering/ Journalism)

A total of 18 credit hours in German beyond GERM 216, including:

  • 2 composition courses selected from GERM 340, 344, and 348;
  • 2 introductory literature courses selected from GERM 400, 408, and 416;
  • 2 electives from other courses numbered 300 and above.


B.S. in Business with an external concentration in German

A total of 18 credit hours beyond GERM 216, including:

  • 2 composition courses selected from GERM 340, 344, and 348;
  • GERM 352 Deutsch für den Beruf and GERM 462 The German Business Environment
  • GERM 444 German Conversation for Everyday Use;
  • 1 elective from other courses numbered 300 and above.


B.S. in Education with a German major

A total of 24 credit hours in German beyond GERM 216, including:

  • 2 composition courses selected from GERM 340, 344, and 348;
  • 2 introductory literature courses selected from GERM 400, 408, and 416;
  • GERM 444 German Conversation for Everyday Use;
  • 1 course in German culture (GERM 588/ 590/ 620);
  • GERM 630 Advanced German Grammar;
  • GERM 712 Structure of Modern Standard German.


B.S. in Education with a German minor

A total of 15 credit hours in German beyond GERM 216, including:

  • 2 composition courses selected from GERM 340, 344, and 348;
  • GERM 444 German Conversation for Everyday Use;
  • 1 course in German culture (GERM 588/ 590/ 620);
  • GERM 712 Structure of Modern Standard German.
 
     
 

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