Academic plans
Regular B.A. Plans - Requirements
(in addition to faculty requirements)
Honours B.A. Plans - Requirements
(in addition to faculty requirements)
Minor
3-year General
Honours / Honours Double Majors
8 German courses with 65% German average
12 German courses with 65% GER major average
16 German courses with 70% GER major average
Required courses: six GER courses taught in German: GER 101, 102, 201, 202, 211, 250, 303, 304, 307, 308, 331, 350, 407, 431.
Required courses: GER 201, 202, 211 and three of GER 250, 303, 304, 307, 308, 331, 350, 407, 431.
Required courses: eight of GER 201, 202, 211, 250, 303, 304, 307, 308, 331, 350, 407, 431, 490, 495.
Elective courses
(Any of the following courses may be used to complete course requirements for any German Academic Plan)
Elective Language Courses
Junior Seminars
Senior Seminars
Culture, Film, Linguistics, and Literature
(taught in English)
101, 102, 250, 303, 304, 307, 308, 350, 407, 490, 495
331 (repeatable, if different topic)
431 (repeatable, if different topic)
100, 180, 200, 220, 230, 261, 262, 271, 272, 286, 301, 330, 359, 362, 363, 364, 383, 385
Elective courses from other programs
(Students in any German academic plan may elect to take up to TWO courses from the list of courses below in place of GER electives):
Note: Grades achieved in these courses will be included in the calculation of the German minor/major average.
Department
Course Code
Dutch
101, 102
Fine Arts (FINE)
112
History (HIST)
223, 247, 265, 341, 358
MUSIC
254, 255, 260, 261
Religious Studies (RS) / Jewish Studies (JS)
RS 211/JS 203, RS 272/JS 233
Note: Courses taken on study exchange may substitute for courses taken at UW. For more information, contact the Germanic & Slavic Studies Undergraduate Office.
Diploma in German Language
Students (registered in degree programs or any non- or post-degree academic plan at the University of Waterloo) must successfully complete any four German language courses, with the exclusion of courses taught in English, and obtain a cumulative diploma average of 70%.
The diploma is not open to students pursuing a German academic plan.