Nov 30, 2024

2010-2011 General Catalog

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German, BA

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French, German, and Spanish Major Programs

The goal of the French, German, and Spanish BA degree programs is to prepare students to be able to take advanced studies in these languages, literatures, and cultures; to be quality teachers of these languages, literatures, and cultures in the public schools; and to provide those who may enter other professions a solid grounding in these languages, literatures, and cultures, in order that they may function as members of the international community. The curricula supporting these goals includes courses in language, literature, civilization, culture, and linguistics. See the course requirements which follow.

Course Requirements

Language Major Requirements

German Major and Minor Requirements

Minimum Departmental Requirements
Total Credits:

	German Major	33
	German Major, Teaching Emphasis	31 GERM & 31 SCED
	German Minor	12
	German Minor, Teaching Emphasis	15 GERM & 31 SCED
	German Major, Teaching Emphasis without licensure	35
	German Minor, Teaching Emphasis without licensure	19

Grade Point Average to Declare a Major or Minor	2.5 Career GPA
Grade Point Average to Graduate with Major or Minor	2.5 GPA within Major/Minor Classes

Note:

Courses for German Majors and Minors require a minimum of C- or better.

Courses for German Majors and Minors may not be taken on a Pass/ Fail Basis.

German Major (33 credits) (2.5 GPA)

A. Required Courses (9 credits)

B. Elective Courses (24 credits)

Students must complete at least 24 credits of upper-division coursework from the following list.

Note:

Credits obtained in lower-division German courses cannot be applied toward the German major programs.

German Major—Teaching Emphasis with Secondary School Licensure (31 GERM credits & 31 SCED credits) (2.5 GPA)

Note:

The following requirements only specify courses offered by the Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication. To be licensed to teach in the Utah public secondary school system, students with a teaching emphasis must also complete additional courses (approximately 31 credits) required by the Secondary Education Program. For more information, please contact the Secondary Education Program, Education Building 330, or review the supplementary section, entitled Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) Level Outline . Information is also provided on the Web at: http://teal.usu.edu/htm/seced/adstep

I. German and Linguistics Courses (31 credits)

A. Required Courses (18 credits)

B. Elective Courses (13 credits)

II. Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) Courses (31 credits; 35 credits including courses for teaching minor)

For further information, review the Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) Level Outline .

Note:

¹This course may be repeated for credit.

²Only 2 credits of GERM 4920 may count toward the German major.

³LING 4100 should be taken at the beginning of the student’s coursework.

⁴GERM 4200 should be taken near the end of the student’s coursework. However, GERM 4200 is not offered every year. Therefore, students should check to see when the course will be offered.

^DEAvailable as a regular on-campus class or online through Regional Campuses and Distance Education (RCDE).

German Teaching Emphasis and/or Minor— Teaching Emphasis without Secondary School Licensure (major 35 credits) (minor 19 credits) (2.5 GPA)

It is possible to have a teaching emphasis within a major or minor in German without receiving Secondary School teaching licensure. However, unless the student is an elementary education major, he or she would not be able to teach in Utah public schools (nor at many private ones). Graduating without licensure may allow employment at some community colleges and universities.

In order to complete the German Major—Teaching Emphasis without Secondary School Licensure, students must fulfill all of the requirements listed under Section I (German and Linguistics Courses) of the German Major—Teaching Emphasis with Secondary School Licensure (31 credits), plus either LING 3300 ¹ or LING 4300 ¹ (1 credit) and LING 4400 ¹ (3 credits), for a total of 35 credits.

Similarly, to complete a German Minor—Teaching Emphasis without Secondary School Licensure, students must fulfill all of the requirements listed under Section I (German and Linguistics Courses) of the German Minor—Teaching Emphasis with Secondary School licensure (15 credits), plus either LING 3300 ¹or LING 4300 ¹ (1 credit) and LING 4400 ¹ (3 credits) for a total of 19 credits.

Note:

¹LING 3300 or LING 4300 and LING 4400 must be taken during the same semester, and should be the last courses taken for the major or minor.