THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
2015-2016 CURRICULUM GUIDE
GERMAN (INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM)
DEGREE: BA
CONTACT PERSON: KENT HOOPER
A suggested four-year program:
Fall Semester Classes
Spring Semester Classes
Freshman
Units
Units
SSI 1
1
SSI 2
1
PG 102 or 103*
1
Elective
1
Approaches Core
1
Approaches Core
1
GERM 200+
1
GERM 200+
1
Sophomore
Units
Units
GERM 303 or 304
1
GERM 300+
1
GERM “A” Focus or Elective
1
GERM “A” Focus or Elective
1
GERM “B” Focus or Elective
1
GERM “B” Focus or Elective
1
Approaches Core
1
Approaches Core
1
Junior
Units
Units
GERM 300+
1
GERM 350+
1
PG course**
1
PG course**
1
GERM “A” Focus or Elective
1
Elective
1
GERM “B” Focus or Elective
1
Elective
1
Senior
Units
Units
GERM 350+
1
GERM 400+ (Senior Seminar)
1
Elective
1
Elective
1
Elective
1
Elective
1
CN Core***
1
Elective
1
Puget Sound requires a total of 32 units to graduate.
NOTES:
* Satisfies SL approaches core.
** PG 321, 327, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, or 336. Please verify pre-requisites in PG!
*** Of the three units of upper division coursework required outside the first major, the Connections course will count for one unless it is
used to meet a major requirement.
A semester or a year in an approved immersion study abroad program in a German-speaking country, including an internship or research,
project, is strongly recommended for GIS majors. See Bulletin for more information.
THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
COURSE CHECKLIST
GERMAN (INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM)
CORE CURRICULUM
UNIVERSITY CORE
CRS
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
TERM GRADE
COURSE
SSI1
8 units in GERM 201+
SSI2
1.
AR
2.
HM
3. GERM 303 or 304
MA
4. GERM 300+
NS
5. GERM 300+
SL (PG 102 or 103)
6. GERM 350+
CN
7.GERM 350+
8. GERM 400+
KEY
SSI1= Seminar in Scholarly Inquiry1
SSI2= Seminar in Scholarly Inquiry2
AR= Artistic Approaches
HM= Humanistic Approaches
MA= Mathematical Approaches
NS= Natural Scientific Approaches
SL= Social Scientific Approaches
CN= Connections
FL= Foreign Language
Foreign Language Requirement (circle one)
1) Two semesters at 101/102 level or One semester at 200+ level
2) Proficiency exam (3rd year high school level or 1st year college
level)
3) AP foreign language score of 4 or 5
4) IB higher level foreign language score of 5, 6, or 7
Upper Division Level Requirement
Three units at the upper division level outside the first major.
KNOWledge, Identity, and Power Requirement
One course. See Bulletin for details. Courses may also fulfill other
program or graduation requirements.
UNITS TERM GRADE
PG 102 or 103
Two units from PG ** ###
Choose A or B
A: Three Units from: ECON 170,
ECON 268, ECON 271, or IPE 300
B: 1. BUS 305
2. ***
Study Abroad #
##
###
Senior Portfolio1
Senior Paper2
NOTES
A minimum grade of C is required for all courses counted toward the major. Majors must take a minimum of four courses in German on the
Tacoma campus, including two 350+ courses, one during the senior year.
** PG 321, 327, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336. Please verify pre-requisites in PG!
***Two units from BUS 310, 370, 375.
“A” Focus = Economics Focus (Three units)
“B” Focus = Business Focus (Three units)
# At least one semester, preferably one year, in an immersion study abroad program in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland.
## Research project, internship, or summer employment related to international affairs.
### Refer to home departments for prerequisites for all courses without the GERM designation. For example, PG 321 has a prerequisite of
PG 102.
1) The senior paper is completed during the senior seminar (a 400-level course to be taken spring of the senior year).
2) Majors are required to compile a portfolio of their work, submitted to the department by April 1 of their senior year.