Arts Academic Plans

The German Minor requires successful completion of a minimum of four academic course units (eight courses) in German with a minimum cumulative average of 65%, including:

• GER 201, 202, 211, 212 
• two of GER 303, 304, 307, 308, 309 

1. If any required courses are waived for students with advanced language skills, they must be replaced by GER electives.
2. A number of German language courses can be taken concurrently. Students majoring in German or preparing for work or study terms in German-speaking Europe are encouraged to take some courses in tandem: 201 and 211 together; 202 and 212 together; 303, or 304, or 307, or 308, or 309 with either 331 or 334.
3. The topics courses GER 359, 431, and 495 can be taken more than once for credit, subject to different content.
4. Students may elect to take up to two courses from the following list in place of GER electives for any German academic plan: APPLS 301; DUTCH 101, 102, 201, 202; ENGL 218; FINE 112; HIST 223, 247, 265, 341, 358; MUSIC 254, 255, 260, 261; PSCI 321; RS 211, 272. Grades achieved in these courses will be included in the calculation of the German minor average.
5. Students wishing to gain extra certification of their language skills are encouraged to take two German competency tests: the Zertifikat Deutsch (ZD) after GER 212 and the Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (ZDfB) after GER 307. Contact the undergraduate officer for more details.
6. Students may be able to substitute courses taken at other institutions (e.g., Wilfrid Laurier University) for the elective courses offered at the University of Waterloo. Contact the undergraduate officer for details.