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Undergraduate Bulletin 2010-2011 
    
Undergraduate Bulletin 2010-2011 [Archived Catalog]

German Concentration (A.A.)


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Program: Concentration A.A.
Department of International Language and Culture Studies
College of Arts and Sciences

Liberal Arts Building 267 ~ 260-481-6836 ~ www.ipfw.edu/ilcs/


 The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:

  • Acquire a basic foundation in language skills and a solid basis for further study in the language;
  • Demonstrate the ability to examine stereotypes and to respond in culturally appropriate ways in everyday situations in the target culture;
  • Develop an increased understanding of what it means to belong to a culture and awareness of how culture affects other interconnected issues of identity.

The college’s Associate of Arts program serves as an intermediate step toward completion of a baccalaureate degree. The requirements encompass approximately the first half of the bachelor’s degree program offered by the sponsoring department. See Part 5 for complete requirements for related bachelor’s degree.

Requirements for the Associate of Arts


IPFW General Education Requirements


Area I - Linquistic and Numerical Foundations


Area II-Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 6


See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses 

Area III-The Individual, Culture, and Society Credits: 6


Area IV—Humanistic Thought Credits: 6


Program Requirements


If you plan to continue for a bachelor’s degree with a major in German, see Part 5 for B.A. requirements.

Credits in the first year of a foreign language Credits: 8


Additional credits in approved elective courses Credits: 4-12


Credits in a concentration with a grade of C or higher in each course (see below) Credits: 15-21


Total credits with a graduation GPA of at least 2.00: 60-63


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