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2026-2027 General Catalog

German Studies - Minor

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Germanic and Slavic StudiesUndergraduateMinor

All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis.  This includes both courses offered in German and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • GER 1
  • GER 2
  • GER 3
  • GER 4
  • GER 5
  • GER 6

Or equivalent.

Recommended: German 8C (to be taken concurrently with German 3)

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • GER 101A
  • GER 101B
  • GER 101C
AND
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:

Selected from courses in German culture, linguistics or literature.
(Courses outside the department must be approved by the department before enrolling to ensure that content is relevant.)

Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department.

Students must consult the General Catalog for prerequisites to required courses.

The following conditions must also be met for official recognition of the minor:

  • The sponsoring department reports completion of the minor prior to the posting of the degree.

  • At least 18 upper-division quarter units are completed for the minor.  (Waivers cannot reduce the requirement below this number.)

  • The UC grade-point average in ALL applied upper-division courses is 2.0 or higher.

  • No more than 5 upper-division units overlap between this minor and the upper-division portion of the major(s) or other minor(s).  If overlap is greater with the major(s), completion of the minor will not be formally recognized; if overlap with other minor(s) is greater, only the first minor reported will be recognized.


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