A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Interdisciplinary Major - German Studies
- Total credits (published)
- 120
- Credits (computed from items)
- 65
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 234076
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_234076_1def69f7
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Universal Curriculum Requirements
0 items
Prerequisites
1 item
- 3
Program Requirements
4 items
- 3 GERM electives at the 3000-level or aboveNot resolved to a course9
- 1 course at the 4000-level or above: GERM 4600, EURS 5000 (Europe in the World), or another relevant course or independent study at the 4000Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- NOTE: Students may be exempted from GERM 3000 based on their scores on the German Placement Exam.Not resolved to a course
5 additional German Studies courses from the following list Credits: 15
9 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Additional Information
0 items
Distinguished Majors Program in German Studies
3 items
- 0
- 6
- Students may elect to complete their 6 credit hours of Honors Research and Thesis in one semester (GERM 4995) or two (GERM 4998 and GERM 4999) in their final year. In either case, an honors thesis of approximately 40 pages is to be submitted by April 25.Not resolved to a course
High School Teaching in German
0 items
GERM 1010 and 1020
5 items
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 3
- Once a student has placed in the required course sequence, they must complete each successive course with a passing grade. A student may not skip, for example, from GERM 1020 to GERM 2020. Students may not take more than one course in the sequence at a time. Those who place higher than course 2020 in a language and have successfully taken an advanced placement examination in that language are relieved of the foreign language requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.Not resolved to a course
Additional Information
0 items
Source. University of Virginia-Main Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://virginia.catalog.acalog.com/preview_program.php?catoid=72&poid=11714. Captured page pages/0083.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.