German Major and Minor Requirements

Major and Minor Requirements

The Major

    German majors are required to have a GPA of at least 2.00 in German at graduation. Only German courses taken at Allegheny and Cologne on a letter grade basis and only the most recent grade for repeated courses are included in the calculations. Only German 600 may be taken on a Credit/No Credit basis. Courses taken in an approved program abroad may count for the major and minor.
    The major in German requires completion of a minimum of 42 semester credit hours. Students must take German 305 or 310, either German 325 or 335, and two more courses on the German 300-level, at least one German 400-level course, German 580, and German 600 and 610. Double majors who choose the language as the second major may complete only 40 semester credit hours.
   Special Note for International Economics and Business Majors/Minors: Those students wishing to pursue a career in language with a focus on international economics or business should combine their study of a particular country and language with a background in economics. If students are majoring in German and minoring in economics, they should take German 305, 310, 325, 335, and 360 as part of their requirements. Students majoring in economics and minoring in German should take German 335 as one of their elective 300-level courses. Students may also select a double major in these two disciplines. In addition, students are encouraged to study abroad and to complete an internship either abroad or with a company engaged in international trade. For economics courses that compliment a German major or minor, see the course of study described under International Managerial Economics in the Economics Department catalogue listing.

The Minor

A minor in German requires completion of 20 semester credit hours in German, including at least 8 credit hours at the 300-level. See Also the German Studies Minor listed in the Special Minors section of the Catalogue.

Study Abroad

Students who have completed German 120 and would like to pursue their study of German are encouraged to participate in the Allegheny in Cologne Semester program. The program offers courses in German language, culture, and literature, as well as courses in other areas such as art history, political science, history and German literature in translation.
Students in their junior year who have taken two years of college German or the equivalent may participate in the Tübingen Exchange program. Students study directly at the University of Tübingen and may choose from a wide variety of academic courses.