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Major Requirements

Prerequisites

German 1, 2, 3, 4 or equivalent

Students who have prior knowledge of German but are uncertain as to the level of instruction to continue should contact Nikolaus Euba (for German 1-4) for consultation at 642-2006 or euba@berkeley.edu.

3 Upper Division Core Courses (9 units).

German 100

German 103

either German 101 or German 102 (A, B, C, or D)

3 additional German upper division courses (texts in German.)

4 additional German upper division courses (texts in English) or

2 German upper division courses (texts in English) and 2 affiliated courses (outside department related to Germany or Europe).

List of courses available

GRADUATION CHECKLIST

  • Courses in at least 2 different centuries
  • All Core Courses are filled (9 units)
  • GPA for Upper Division must be at least a C grade
  • All courses must be taken for a letter grade
  • Residency requirement fulfilled - 5 courses (15 units) must be taken here, at UC Berkeley
  • Up to 2 directly related affiliated courses outside the department allowed (Optional)

For further information contact Nadia Samadi, Undergraduate Advisor, at (510) 642-7445.

Minor Requirements

Prerequisites

German 1, 2, 3, 4 or equivalent

Students with prior knowledge of German, but uncertain as to the level of instruction to continue, should contact Nikolaus Euba (for German 1-4) for consultation at 642-2006 or euba@berkeley.edu.

Five Upper Division courses

  • 3 core courses (texts in German): German 100, 103, and 101 or 102 (A, B, C, or D)
  • 2 upper division german courses (texts in English) or 1 upper division German course (text in English) and 1 affiliated course (outside department related to Germany or Europe)
  • All courses must be taken for a letter grade
  • Minimum GPA of 2.0 in Upper Division courses used for the Minor
For further information contact Nadia Samadi, Undergraduate Advisor, at (510) 642-7445.


N.B.

German 198/199 (Group and Independent Study): Open to students who have completed at least 15 upper-division units with an average of no less than B. May not be counted toward the 30-unit total.