Certificate in Professional German

The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers a Certificate in Professional German. This program is intended for students who wish to gain targeted, advanced training in professional German contexts without having to complete the full major or minor in German, as well as for those who wish to include the certificate as part of their major or minor. Students in the certificate program will broaden the scope of their scholastic mastery and develop/refine their professional skills, thereby increasing their likelihood of obtaining favorable employment related to their area(s) of expertise. By completing the certificate, students will not only become proficient in a variety of professional fields but will also hone their German skills to become viable candidates for graduate programs in the U.S. and German-speaking countries.

The certificate requires nine semester credit hours of advanced German coursework preceded by up to four lower-division prerequisite courses—between zero and 14 credit hours—or testing equivalency with credit optional. While all undergraduate students may pursue this certificate, it is primarily designed to benefit our advanced German students on campus, who often test out of our lower-division German credit hours, and students who will complete (or test out of) most or all lower-division German courses for the foreign language requirement of all Texas State B.A. degrees.

Students interested in pursuing the certificate program should contact the Chair of World Languages & Literatures to discuss testing options for prerequisite coursework in Centennial Hall 214 or visit the Department website at www.worldlang.txst.edu.