Bachelor of Arts in German Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 44
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice 1 | 3 |
| GER 101 | First Semester German (Major Core, C2, GP) 2 | 4 |
| GE Area A 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area C: Arts (C1) | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GER 102 | Second Semester German (Major Core, GP) 2 | 4 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 16-17 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| GER 206 | Intermediate German Conversation (Major Core, C2, GP) 2 | 3 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D - Take Two | 6 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| GER 207 | Intermediate German (Major Core, C2, GP) 2 | 3 |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| GER 305 | Advanced Grammar and Composition (Major Core, GP) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Translation Workshop - GWAR (GP) | ||
| Reading and Analysis of Cultural Texts - GWAR | ||
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Exploring the German Language | ||
| Linguistics for Foreign Languages | ||
| Upper-Division Electives (18 units) - Take Two 7 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| Select a Literature Course from the List Below 8 | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Electives (18 units) - Take Two 7 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| Upper-Division Electives (18 units) - Take Two 7 | 6 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Two 6 | 7 | |
| Units | 13 | |
| Total Units | 120-122 | |
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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May be fulfilled by AP test credit.
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To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Complementary Studies
Required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in German are 12 units of Complementary Studies, which must come from courses bearing a prefix other than GER, and not cross-listed with GER. Complementary Studies for the German major can be satisfied via four possible routes:
- 12 units in any foreign language other than German (may include up to 3 units of MLL prefix courses);
- 12 units of coursework taken in an approved study abroad program (including CSU Study Abroad and SF State Bilateral);
- 12 units of coursework taken as partial completion of a second major, a minor, or a certificate;
- 12 units of coursework in related disciplines with the approval of a German program advisor.
Related disciplines typically include linguistics, literature, communication, Jewish studies, philosophy, history, humanities, education, and any aspect of Europe.
Where a course with a non-GER prefix, (and not cross-listed with GER), is taken as a core requirement or elective for the German major, the said course may also (double) count towards Complementary Studies only via the Study Abroad option or the second major/minor/certificate option listed above. Students satisfying Complementary Studies through the Foreign Language option are allowed a maximum of 3 units of overlap of MLL-prefix courses between German major and Complementary Studies units.
Students satisfying Complementary Studies through the Related Subjects option are not allowed to double-count major and Complementary Studies units.
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Upper-Division Electives (18 units)
Any upper-division course (GER 300+) can be counted as an elective.- 8
Literature Courses
GER 510 ( units)
GER 511 ( units)
GER 530 ( units)
GER 535 The German Novella of the 19th and 20th Centuries (3 units)
GER 556 ( units)
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.