一个专业将包括至少30个学期的德语课程，包括至少24个学期的高级课程。由于先前的高级培训而在高年级级别上开始其专业课程的学生可以替代第二语言或相关领域的最多六个学期小时来满足主要要求。建议所有外语专业的学生学习Linguistics 4500语言描述和分析导论，并且在获得系主任的批准下，可以取代一门德语高级课程，供德语专业的学生使用。特别推荐那些也在中学阶段寻求教师执照的德语专业。以下课程不需要外语背景，则不能用作上级高级外语课程的学分替代：FREN 3510，GERM 3520或GERM 4510，SP
A major will consist of a minimum of 30 semester hours in German, including at least 24 semester hours of Upper Division courses. Students who because of superior previous training begin their major courses at the Upper Division level may substitute up to six semester hours in a second language or related field toward fulfillment of the major requirement. Linguistics 4500 Introduction to Language Description and Analysis is recommended for all Foreign Language majors and may, with approval of the departmental chairperson, be substituted for one Upper Division Course in German for students concentrating in German. It is particularly recommended for those German majors who are also working toward teacher licensure at the secondary school level.