2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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Code	Title	Credits
Required Minor Courses
GER 3105	Grammar, Composition and Conversation	3
GER 3106	Grammar, Composition and Conversation	3
Select two of the following:		6
GER 3204	Culture of the German-Speaking Countries
GER 3305	Topics in German Culture and Literature
GER 3306	Topics in German Culture and Literature
GER elective approved by a German advisor ¹
Subtotal		12
Elective Courses
Select two GER electives		6
Subtotal		6
Total Credits		18

¹: Minor credit for the following advanced-level courses taught in English may be awarded with the approval of the instructor and the German advisor: GER 3474 and GER 4334. A maximum of one such course may be counted for minor credit.

18 hours of coursework at the 2000-level – 2015 and 2016 OR 2114, as necessary – and above

A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in each course completed for the German minor and an average GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken for the German Minor is required for completion.
Courses used to fulfill major, minor, or Pathways General Education requirements may not be taken Pass/Fail.
German courses may also be used to meet Pathways Concepts 2 and Pathways Concepts 6 requirements. See the current Pathways Course Catalog.
AP placement exam credit or IB diploma credit may be used to satisfy certain requirements for the minor. Students should consult their assigned minor advisor.
Students may transfer all German credit earned abroad, but at least 25% of the German minor (a minimum of 2 courses) must be taken at Virginia Tech.
When choosing among 3204, 3305, 3306, students must take two courses with different course numbers.

Courses that do not count toward the minor:

GER 2724 Introduction to German Culture and Civilization

GER 2964 Field Study

GER 4964 Field Study