Language and Literature Option
To be a candidate for graduation with honors, a German major must have and maintain a grade-point average of 3.4 or better in German and a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better. Interested students are encouraged to apply at the department toward the end of their junior year or during the first week of classes in their senior year. A student may receive honors in any of five ways: by completing a senior honors thesis through his or her respective undergraduate college honors program (this thesis should be submitted to a faculty member in German to be read and approved for credit); or by taking 6 credits of 01:470:495,496 (in any of the following credit sequences: 3-3, 6-0, 0-6); or by taking 3 credits of 01: 470:495 or 496 and 3 credits of 01:470:491; or by taking 6 credits of approved graduate courses; or by taking any combination of the above courses totaling 6 credits. Whether a candidate graduates with departmental honors depends on his or her total performance in German as measured by the recommendations of the faculty.
German Studies Option
Students with an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or better, and 3.4 or better in German studies, will be invited to enroll in the German studies honors courses. Under the supervision of a faculty adviser, honor students will pursue an independent research project that requires the use of German-language source material pertinent to the area of concentration and may earn up to 6 credits toward the German studies major.
