German, B.S.ED.

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This program is on inactive status and no new students are being enrolled.

It is strongly recommended that students who choose to major in a foreign language meet part of this requirement by taking a course in a different language.

Major Requirements

The major requires 33 hours as follows:

I. Intermediate Hours: 6

GER 231 - Intermediate German I Credits: (3)
and
GER 232 - Intermediate German II Credits: (3)
or
GER 240 - Accelerated Second-Year German Credits: (6)

II. Language /Culture Hours: 9

GER 301 - German for Everyday Use I Credits: (3)
GER 302 - German for Everyday Use II Credits: (3)
GER 401 - Contrastive Features of German and English Credits: (3)

III. Civilization and Culture Hours: 6

GER 322 - German Civilization II Credits: (3)

GER 321 - German Civilization I Credits: (3)

IV. Literature Hours: 6

Two courses selected from:

GER 332 - Survey of German Literature Credits: (3)

GER 310 - Introduction to German Prose and Poetry Credits: (3)
GER 331 - Survey of German Literature II Credits: (3)
GER 431 - Studies in German Literature Credits: (3, R6)

V. Electives Hours: 6

Choose six hours from the literature courses listed above or:

GER 304 - Introduction to Business German Culture Credits: (3)
GER 393 - Special Topics in German Credits: (1-3, R6)
GER 451 - Advanced German Grammar Credits: (3)
GER 452 - Advanced German Conversation Credits: (3)

Additional Requirements

The professional education sequence (28 hours) for special subject teaching and general electives (22 hours) and EDEL 312 are required to complete the program. At least hours of the courses taken at Western Carolina University must be at the junior-senior level to meet one of the general university degree requirements. Students must maintain a minimum 2.75 GPA in the major, and no grade below a C (2.0) for any required course in the major will be accepted.