MAJORS

A major in German language leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 36 credits as follows:

0. GERM 262 (or at least three credits from GERM 263 or 264, an approved substitute in German language or a cognate field)
0. GERM 311, 312, 332
0. At least six credits from GERM 303, 304 or from other approved German courses
0. GERM 347 or 349
0. Six additional credits in literature chosen from the following: GERM 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320, 321 (if topic is literary)
0. The remaining credits must be taken from a list of approved courses, available from the department, with no more than six credits in any one discipline
0. Students must pass an oral and written proficiency examination conducted by the department before or during their last term prior to graduation.

A major in German literature leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 36 credits as follows:

0. At least six credits from GERM 262, 263, 264, 395, or from other approved German or cognate courses
0. At least six credits from GERM 301, 302, 303, 304, 311, 312, or from other approved German courses
0. Three credits in each of the following three groups:
   GERM 313 or 315
   GERM 314 or 316
   GERM 347 or 349
0. Six additional credits in literature chosen from the following: GERM 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320, 321 (if topic is literary), 347, 349, 395
0. The remaining credits must be taken from a list of approved courses, available from the department, with no more than six credits in any one discipline
0. Students must pass a comprehensive literature proficiency examination conducted by the department before or during their last term prior to graduation.

MINOR

A minor in German requires at least seven courses beyond the intermediate level. A student may not complete both a minor in German and either a major in German literature or German language. In meeting the requirements of this discipline-based minor, a student may not use more than nine credits used to meet the requirements of another major or minor.

0. GERM 311 and 312
0. Five courses in German numbered at the 300 or 400 level One course in German literature in translation may be used to meet this requirement. Also one additional course in an approved cognate area may be used toward this requirement. Examples include but are not limited to ARTH 255; HIST 213, 214; MUS 231, 232, 332; PHIL 265, 311, 314, 316.

German minors are encouraged, though not required, to have a term of study in a German-speaking country.

HONORS: Qualified students may become candidates for Honors in German as early as the first term of their junior year; see department head for details.