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2008–2010 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Arts Degree in German

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in German, including the hours in the Core Curriculum requirements, is 120. Thirty-nine of the total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level. Students seeking teacher certification should consult the College of Education and Human Development Advising and Certification Center for information.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in German must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.

Core Curriculum Component Area

Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Communications

English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours)
All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II

Mathematics

Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section on the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Natural Sciences

Science (6 semester credit hours)
Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two will satisfy this core requirement.

Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts

Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Political Science (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics, plus three additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Science (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

World Society and Issues

(3 semester credit hours)
GER 2013 Intermediate German I or GER 2023 Intermediate German II will satisfy this core requirement.

Degree Requirements

  1. 24 semester credit hours in the major, all of which must be at the upper-division level:

    GER 3023 Advanced Language Skills
    GER 3413 Survey of German Literature and Culture

    18 additional semester credit hours in German or German-related topics (including CSH and FL) chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.

  2. 12 semester credit hours of support work:

    1. At least 6 semester credit hours selected from the following:

      CSH 1103 Literary Masterpieces of Western Culture I
      CSH 1113 Literary Masterpieces of Western Culture II
      CSH 2313 Introduction to Literary Studies
         
      LNG 3813 Introduction to Linguistics
        or
      LNG 3833 Sociolinguistics

    2. 6 semester credit hours or hours remaining to make the total of 12, selected from section B1 or courses in related areas in consultation with the student’s advisor in the major
  3. 42 semester credit hours of electives

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