Honors in Language and Literature Major              

Students generally become eligible for honors by taking 6 credits of graduate courses with approval of the undergraduate director. Students may also complete a senior honors thesis through their respective undergraduate college honors programs (this thesis should be submitted to a faculty member in German to be read and approved for credit); take 6 credits of 01:470:495,496 (in any of the following credit sequences: 3-3, 6-0, 0-6); take 3 credits of 01:470:495 or 496 and 3 credits of 01:470:491; or take 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.

Honors in German Studies Major                          

Students may receive honors either by taking 6 credits of graduate courses with the approval of the undergraduate director.  Students may also complete a senior honors thesis through their respective undergraduate college honors programs (this thesis should be submitted to a German studies faculty member to be read and approved for credit); or by enrolling in 01:470:495,496 (in any of the following credit sequences: 3-3, 6-0, 0-6). Under the supervision of a faculty adviser, honor students will in either case pursue an independent research project that requires the use of German-language source material pertinent to the area of concentration, and may in the process earn up to 6 credits toward the German studies major.