Department of Germanic Studies
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements GER-HON
Requirements
- Honors Tutorial. At least one (1) course:
- GER-G 399 Honors Tutorial
GER-G 399 Honors Tutorial
- Credits
- 1–2 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Notes
- Honors course
- Description
- Tutorial may be taken for 1 credit hour in conjunction with an upper-level course in which the student is concurrently enrolled, or independently for 2 credit hours under the supervision of a faculty member.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.
- Honors Thesis. One (1) course:
- GER-G 499 Honors Thesis
GER-G 499 Honors Thesis
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-G 399 and consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Notes
- Honors course
- Description
- Independent reading and research in preparation of an Honors thesis.
- Major GPA. A Germanic Studies major grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.500 is required.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.300 is required.
Exceptions to and substitutions for honors requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Outstanding students with a minimum grade point average of at least 3.500 in German courses and a 3.300 GPA overall may apply for admission to the honors program.