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Undergraduate Catalog | 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Catalog | 2024-2025

German, B.A.


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A Major in German leading to a B.A. degree requires 31 credit hours of German coursework above GERM 1202 .

All program-level Admissions and Progression Requirements are in addition to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Admission Requirements .

Admission Requirements


Freshmen and Transfers

Degree Requirements


General Education Courses (31-32 credit hours)


For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program . Total hours to satisfy General Education Requirements may vary as some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information. 

Major Courses (31 credit hours)


Core Major Courses (15 credit hours)


Senior Seminar (1 credit hour)


Add-On Certificates


Students with a Major in German may choose to add three undergraduate certificates to their major.  Up to 9 credit hours may be double-counted for the major and certificate. 

Unrestricted Elective Courses


As needed to complete the credit hours required for graduation.

Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours


Progression Requirements


GPA of 2.0 is required.  Introductory language courses may not be taken on a Pass/No Credit Basis if they are being used to fulfill a college or departmental foreign language requirement.  Students with a Foreign Language major or minor may not take required courses in the department on a Pass/No Credit Basis.

Teacher Licensure


The Department of Languages, Cultures, and Translation, in collaboration with the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education, offers a program to prepare students for K-12 foreign language teacher licensure in North Carolina. Students seeking licensure to teach a foreign language (i.e., French, German, Japanese, or Spanish) must fulfill the General Education requirements, the foreign language major, and satisfy all teacher licensure requirements specified by the College of Education. Students planning to specialize in foreign language education should apply through the Coordinator for Foreign Language Education during the first semester of the Sophomore year to obtain appropriate advising. Licensure applications are the responsibility of the student and the Office of Teacher Education Advising and Licensure (TEAL) in the College of Education.

Honors Program


For details about the Honors Program in Languages and Culture Studies, visit the program page .

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