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Foreign Languages: German Section

A MAJOR IN MODERN LANGUAGES:
CONCENTRATION IN GERMAN

Requirements

• Prerequisite: GRMN 2002 or equivalent.
• Twenty-seven hours from upper-divison German courses (3000 and 4000 level).
• At least nine hours must be at the 4000 level.
• At least twelve hours must be taken at Georgia Southern.
• FORL/LING/ANTH 3533: Introduction to Language (3 credit hours)
  [This course may be substituted with another upper-level German course]
• A minor in another subject.
• An Exit Exam. Follow this link for further details.
• NOTE: A grade of "C" or better must be made in every German course to be counted for the major concentration.

Double majors, combining Modern Languages/German with another subject, are possible and quite popular. For minors required with a major, combinations with International Studies, Comparative Literature, or another language are excellent choices (the last certainly enhances your marketability for a teaching position). You can find more information about the skills and knowledge you will acquire as a Modern Languages/German major on this page. Here are the complete requirements (including Core) for the B.A..

Samples

Here are two illustrations combining the above information on requirements, the suggested study path, and the course rotation chart.

Assumptions:

• some prior German (through GRMN 2002 = equivalent of four semesters);
• beginning with German in first semester (= fall) at Georgia Southern;
• fulfill all requirements properly.

As you can see in Chart One, you can be finished exactly within four years if you take at least one German class every semester, with one semester enrolling in two German classes and one semester enrolling in FORL/LING/ANTH 3533 as well (which is also required; see "Year 3" below). However, since many advanced majors often take two upper level classes concurrently (especially during what below are labelled "Year 2" and "Year 3"), it is easily possible to be done within three years (or possibly even fewer; see Chart Two). In other words, you can complete a German major even if you begin only in your second year (or even a little later), provided you proceed as outlined above. (Or you can complete your major earlier, of course).

Chart One
SEMESTER	FALL	SPRING
Year 1	GRMN 3000	GRMN 3000
German Credit	6 (6 towards major--total 6--24 more needed)
Year 2	GRMN 3000	GRMN 3000
German Credit	6 (6 towards major--total 12--18 more needed)
Year 3	GRMN 3000 FORL 3533	GRMN 3000 GRMN 4000
German Credit	12 (12 towards major--total 24--6 more needed)
Year 4	GRMN 4000	GRMN 4000
German Credit	6 (6 towards major--total 30--major completed)

Chart Two
SEMESTER	FALL	SPRING
Year 1	- - -	- - -
German Credit	- - -
Year 2	- - -	GRMN 3000 and GRMN 3000
German Credit	6 (6 towards major--total 6--24 more needed)
Year 3	GRMN 3000 and FORL 3533	GRMN 3000 and GRMN 3000
German Credit	12 (12 towards major--total 18--12 more needed)
Year 4	GRMN 3000 and GRMN 4000	GRMN 4000 and GRMN 4000
German Credit	12 (12 towards major--total 30--major completed)

Notes:

• The actual course numbers are determined by when you enter the rotation, by which courses will be offered, and by your course selection.
• The figures are based on the assumption that all classes are three credit hours.

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