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German Major

(32 semester hours)

  • GER 101 Elementary German I and lab (4 semester hours)
  • GER 102 Elementary German II and lab (4 semester hours)
  • GER 201 Intermediate German I
  • GER 202 Intermediate German II
  • GER 300 Conversation and Composition (Writing Intensive)
  • GER 325 Introduction to German Literature and Culture
  • GER 430 Contemporary German Literature and Culture

Three additional 400-level German (GER) courses from the following:

  • GER 410 Classicism
  • GER 420 Romanticism
  • GER 470 Directed Readings
  • GER 480 Special Topics in German
  • GER 490 Independent Study in German

One of the following Foreign Study Programs:

  • GER 499 Guest semester at Kassel University, Germany
    Note: Courses successfully completed in the Guest Semester may also fulfill as many as 4 course requirements listed above.
  • Hessen University Summer Semester
    Note: The successful completion of one 1-month program at Hessen university campus, either in Frankfurt, marburg, Giessen, or Fulda, may also fulfill a requirement for a course numbered GER 300 or lower.

German Major (38 semester hours and the appropriate education requirements) for Early Childhood through Adolescence Certification (K-12)

  • GER 101 Elementary German I and lab (4 semester hours)
  • GER 102 Elementary German II and lab (4 semester hours)
  • GER 201 Intermediate German I
  • GER 202 Intermediate German II
  • GER 300 Conversation and Composition (Writing Intensive)
  • GER 325 Introduction to German Literature and Culture
  • GER 430 Contemporary German Literature and Culture
  • EDU 370 Foreign Language Teaching Methods
  • ESL 322 Second Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics (2 semester hours)

Three additional 400-level German (GER) courses from the following:

  • GER 410 Classicism
  • GER 420 Romanticism
  • GER 470 Directed Readings
  • GER 480 Special Topics in German
  • GER 490 Independent Study in German

One of the following Foreign Study Programs (to meet the DPI foreign language immersion requirement):

  • GER 499 Guest semester at Kassel University, Germany
    Note: Courses successfully completed in the Guest Semester may also fulfill as many as 4 course requirements listed above.
  • Hessen University Summer Semester
    Note: The successful completion of one 1-month program at Hessen university campus, either in Frankfurt, marburg, Giessen, or Fulda, may also fulfill a requirement for a course numbered GER 300 or lower.

Placement in the "Intermediate High" category on the American Council for Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Exam* prior to student teaching semester.

*ACTFL
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview is a standardized procedure for the assessment of functional speaking ability. It is a face-to-face or telephonic interview between a certified ACTFL tester and an examinee. The test is used to determine how well a person speaks a language by comparing his or her performance of specific communication tasks with the criteria for each of ten proficiency levels. Lakeland College requires candidates for State of Wisconsin foreign language teaching certification to be proficient at the Intermediate High level. Information regarding the ACTFL examination is available in the Office of the Registrar.

To qualify for Early Childhood through Adolescence (grades K-12) teaching certification, a student must complete the courses listed above, the Early Childhood through Adolescence Professional Sequence, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) statutory requirements.