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Overview
Restrictions
Independent Study
Teaching Certification
Study Abroad
Satisfactory Progress

German Major

Overview

To complete a major in German, a student must complete 30 hours at the 3000-level and above, including the following required courses: 3105, 3106, *3126, 3204, 3305, 3306, 4154, and six hours of **4000-level literature.

This Word document provides a detailed information on which courses are available which semester. It is an invaluable tool for scheduling all of your German courses in the proper sequence.

* Students may be exempted from German 3126 through demonstrating satisfactory oral proficiency by examination, in which case no credit is granted and three additional hours of advanced elective course work in German will be necessary to complete the required 30 hours. Students not placing into or out of 3126 are strongly advised to take 3125, which is designed to enable students to achieve A8e level of oral proficiency required for entry into 3126. For most students the hours represented by 3125 will be in addition to the minimum of 30 required for the major.

** GER 4xxx includes 4304 and any of the variable-content 4000-level German literature courses which may be repeated for credit. When appropriate, depending on the topic, students may petition the department for consent to use German 4334 to satisfy three hours of the six hour 4000-level German literature requirement.

Except with consent in special cases, the 30 hours must be in German courses exclusive of 2964: Field Study; 2984: Special Study; 4964: Field Study; 4974: Independent Study; 4984: Special Study; and 4994: Undergraduate Research.

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Restrictions

Courses that do not count toward the major or minor (in addition to 1000- and 2000-level language courses for majors and 1000-level language courses for minors) include: German 2724, German 2964, German 2984, German 3195-3196, German 3414, German 4964, German 4974, German 4984, and German 4994.

Questions about courses numbered 4964, 4974, 4984, and 4994 should be addressed to the department head. No more than six hours of 4964 (Field Study) may be taken.

Courses designated 3195-3196 do not satisfy the undergraduate core curriculum foreign language requirement for the university or the College of Arts and Sciences.

Courses designated Ger 3954 may carry major credit only if the student is eligible to pursue courses above the second-year level; otherwise credits will be assigned at the first and second-year level as appropriate in each individual case.

In addition to its formal courses, the department offers informal extracurricular activities, such as conversation groups, language tables, and language clubs, all of which are open to the university community.

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Independent Study

The minimum averages for independent study in the Department of Foreign Languages are 3.3 in 3000- and 4000-level courses in the language of the independent study; and at least 2.5 overall and no lower than 3.0 in all course work done after the freshman year. Students wishing to enroll in courses designated 4974 (Independent Study) must receive permission from the department head in the term prior to enrollment. No more than eight hours of independent study and/or undergraduate research combined may be counted toward a degree.

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Teaching Certification

Those majors who are preparing to teach a foreign language in the public schools should consult the College of Human Resources and Education and plan a program of study leading to the Collegiate Professional Certificate upon graduation.

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Study Abroad

The department encourages students to work and/or study abroad. Information relating to work and/or study abroad programs is available from the department office and from the office of International Programs in the Cranwell International Center.

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Satisfactory Progress

B.A. in German: Satisfactory progress toward the B.A. in German requires that for continued enrollment in the major,

Upon having attempted 72 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, credit by examination, freshman rule), students must have completed:

By the end of the junior year, students must have an in-major grade point average of 2.0 or above and must have completed: