To declare a major in French or Spanish, a
student must have a grade point average of at least 2.000 in the intermediate
language courses, FRN 203 Intermediate French I and FRN 204 Intermediate
French II or SPN 203 Intermediate Spanish I and SPN 204 Intermediate
Spanish II, or demonstrate a fluent command of the language.
Majors must take a minimum of 9 courses beyond the Intermediate II
course, including:
301, 302 Conversation & Composition
303, 304 Advanced Conversation & Composition (native speakers
may be exempted)
At least 4 courses in literature
FRN 303, 304 Advanced French Conversation & Composition and SPN
303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition normally
serve as prerequisites to all courses numbered 400 or greater. All
majors must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.000 in all
courses attempted in the department. The Advanced Conversation &
Composition course fulfills the Colleges writing intensive course
requirement for all majors.
Students interested in German have three options: a major in German
Language and Literature, as described below, or a major or minor in
German Studies (see the Interdisciplinary Studies section of the catalog
for details). Students majoring in German Language and Literature
must successfully complete GRM 204 Intermediate German II and any
previous language courses with a grade point average of at least 2.000
or demonstrate an equivalent command of the language. Majors complete
nine courses beyond GRM 204 Intermediate German II, including GRM
301, 302 German Conversation & Composition; GRM 303, 304 Advanced
German Conversation & Composition (native speakers may be exempted);
GRM 400 Introduction to German Literature; GRM 253, 254 Masterpieces
of German Literature II; GRM 316, 317 German Cinema; GRM 220, 221
German Civilization; one of the German genre courses (GRM 412 German
Prose, GRM 413 German Drama, or GRM 414 German Lyric Poetry) plus
two additional courses from the program offerings. All majors in German
Language and Literature must maintain a grade point average of at
least 2.000 in all courses attempted in the major. Normally, GRM 220,
221 German Civilization will fulfill the Colleges writing intensive
course requirement in the major. The major track in German Language
and Literature should be selected by students seeking teacher certification
in German. This option requires a grade point average of at least
3.000 in all courses attempted in the major.
Students majoring in Russian Studies must successfully complete RUS
204 Intermediate Russian II and any previous language course with
a grade point average of at least 2.000 or demonstrate an equivalent
command of the language. All majors must maintain a grade point average
of at least 2.000 in all courses attempted in the major.
Minor
A minor in French or Spanish will consist of 6 courses beyond the
Intermediate II course, including:
301, 302 Conversation & Composition
303, 304 Advanced Conversation & Composition
At least 2 courses in literature
Students must maintain at least a 2.000 grade point average in all
courses for the minor. The Advanced Conversation & Composition
course fulfills the Colleges writing intensive requirement for
all minors. |