German Option Application Form

Note: You may e-mail the German web person to request an e-mail version of this form which you can fill out and return.

Dear Student, 

The German Option is a way of taking a course in a department like History, Philosophy, Theology or Economics and counting it toward the German Major. This can be done by contracting with the professor of the course to do additional reading and writing in German on topics related to the course.  It may also include a final conversation in German with the professor. This option is meant primarily for students who are trying to complete German as one of their two majors.  Please consult with the instructor of the course before completing this form. Normally no more than one German option may count toward the course requirements to graduate with a German major. The course which you intend to take with the German Option must treat some aspect of German history, culture, literature or social thought.  When you have completed this form, please e-mail it to Mary Niedenfuer, Coordinator for the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. The professor of the course being taught will then receive more information about the German Option.

The deadline for submitting this form for a fall term course is Friday, April 15, 2005. Students and instructors will be notified of the approval of this proposal as proposals are received, normally within one week.

 Name:                                     ID Number:                                 Phone:

Major(s):                                               Minor(s):                                     Year of Graduation:

Department, Number and Title of Course (e.g., HIST 344:  Modern Germany):         

Term:

Professor of the Course:

German Professor-Liaison:

Reason you want to take this course under the German Option:

 Please read the following guidelines before filling out this application.

1.  To qualify for the German Option, there should be at least ten pages of graded written work – completed in German -- usually as a substitute for part of the written work assigned for the course. The form of this writing (research, critical essays, etc.) will depend on the course, but it should be based on readings on topics related to German history, culture, literature or social thought.  The professor of the course may also assign readings and a final oral interview in German as appropriate.

2.  The German program will provide the instructor with a form for final evaluation at the end of the term. Following the guidelines for German Option projects, teachers are reminded that the student's grade for the course is based on regularly required course work, regardless of the quality of the German Option project. If the project does not merit German Option credit, the instructor may simply deny German Option credit, or withhold it until a satisfactory revision is completed. This does not affect or delay the grade for the course.

Describe what you will do for the German Option:

Please e-mail this form to Mary Niedenfuer, Coordinator for the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.

 Note: You may e-mail the section web person to request an e-mail version of this form which you can fill out and return.