The major requires a total of 40 credits with a minimum of 24 credits selected from courses numbered 3000 or higher. GERMAN 4220 and GERMAN 3530 are required. TEACHING 4060 is an additional requirement of the School of Education (credits do not count toward major). Students who major in German must have a grade point average of no lower than a 2.75 in the language courses they take, and meet the education abroad requirement by completing eight to nine credits in our Education Abroad program at the 3000-4000 level. Similar or comparable cultural experiences could also be accepted. In addition, German Education majors completing a Bachelor of Science degree are required to take either PHLSPHY 1130 or PHLSPHY 2530.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GERMAN 4220 | Phonetics | 2 |
| GERMAN 3530 | German Civilization | 3 |
| PHLSPHY 1130 | Introduction to Philosophy 1 | 3 |
| or PHLSPHY 2530 | Ethics | |
| German Courses 2 | ||
| Select 35 credits of the following with a minimum of 24 credits selected from courses numbered 3000 or higher: | 35 | |
| GERMAN 1240 | Elementary German | 4 |
| GERMAN 1340 | Elementary German | 4 |
| GERMAN 2240 | Intermediate German | 4 |
| GERMAN 2340 | Intermediate German | 4 |
| GERMAN 3000 | Foreign Languages Travel Abroad Seminar | 1-4 |
| GERMAN 3220 | German Conversation and Composition I | 2 |
| GERMAN 3320 | German Conversation and Composition II | 2 |
| GERMAN 3330 | German Literature of the 20th Century | 3 |
| GERMAN 3430 | German Literature of the 19th Century | 3 |
| GERMAN 4250 | Supervised Independent Study | 1-4 |
| Required School of Education Course | ||
| TEACHING 4060 | Teaching World Languages: Theory and Practice 1 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
| 1 | Credits do not count toward the major. |
| 2 | German 2440 does NOT count toward the major unless special arrangements have been made. |