General Policies Governing FIGS Major

- As per SAS policy, all courses counting toward the FIGS Major must be taken for a letter grade, not Pass/Fail.

 

- There are no restrictions on how many major courses can be used to fulfill Foundational Approaches, including the Foreign Language requirement. However, each Foundational Approach must be fulfilled with a different course.

 

- Declaring the FIGS Major will auto-complete Sector III: Arts and Letters. Courses counting toward the major cannot be used to fulfill other sectors, except for double majors whose other major also fulfills Sector III: Arts and Letters. In this instance, a course that fulfills both the FIGS Major and a different sector can be used to fulfill that sector requirement.

 

- FIGS has no restrictions on counting major courses toward other majors or minors. However, other majors and minors may have their own restrictions on double-counting; students are advised to check with all of their major and/or minor advisors when planning.

 

 

German Concentration: 12 c.u.

Required courses: 3 c.u.

 

FIGS 1000: FIGS Core Seminar

 

GRMN 0400: Intermediate German II, “Bewegungen: Contemporary Social, Cultural, and Political Movements in the German-Speaking World”

• Students who place out of the language requirement must replace GRMN 0400 with any elective taught in German.
• Students can receive credit for GRMN 0400 with a 5 on the AP, a 5 on the IB German A Higher Level, or a 6 or a 7 on the IB German B Higher Level.

 

GRMN 1500: Texts and Contexts

• Students can receive credit for GRMN 1500 with a 6 or a 7 on the IB German A Higher Level.

 

Electives: 9 c.u.                   

 

At least 4 CUs of electives must be courses taught in German in the department above GRMN 1500.

 

The remaining 5 electives can be any combination of: 

 

·       Additional courses taught in German at the 2000-level or higher.

• Courses taught in German at approved study abroad programs.
• GRMN 4000: Honors Research Project.
• GRMN 4999: Independent Study.
• Major-related courses taught in English, either in FIGS or in other departments.
• Coursework in another foreign language relevant to the student’s interests.

·       First-Year Seminars counted retroactively.

 

 

 

Dual Concentration (Any 2 of French and Francophone, Italian, or German): 17 c.u.

FIGS 1000 (FIGS Core Seminar): 1 c.u.

 

French and Francophone: 8 c.u.

Required courses: 2 c.u. 

FREN 0400: Intermediate French II, “Griots modernes: L’art de la parole”

• Students who place out of the language requirement must replace FREN 0400 with any elective taught in French at the 1000+-level.

 

FREN 1000: Advanced French

• Prerequisite for all courses above FREN 1000
• Students receive credit for FREN 1000 with a 5 on the AP, a 5 on the IB French A Higher Level, a 6 or a 7 on the IB French B Higher Level, or 14/20 or higher on the oral French portion of the French Baccalauréat.
• Native or legacy speakers of French without standardized test scores can place out of FREN 1000 by departmental evaluation and count any elective taught in French at the 1000+-level instead.

Electives: 6 c.u.

At least 1 c.u. in Advanced Language, French and Francophone history and culture survey courses, or French and Francophone literature and film survey courses.

• Students can count one advanced language course taken at an approved study abroad program toward this category.
• Students can receive credit for FREN 1231 with a 14/20 or higher on the written French portion of the French Baccalauréat (Bac).

At least 2 c.u. of electives must come from seminars taught in French in the department at the 3000-level or higher.

The remaining 3 c.u. of electives can be any combination of:

 

·       Additional courses taught in French at the 1000-level or higher.

• Courses taught in French at approved study abroad programs.
• FREN 3999: Independent Study.
• FREN 4000: Honors Research Project.
• Major-related courses taught in English, either in FIGS or in other departments.
• Coursework in another foreign language relevant to the student’s interests.

·       First-Year Seminars counted retroactively.

 

Italian: 8 c.u.

 

Required Courses: 2 c.u.

 

ITAL 0400: Intermediate Italian II

• Students who place out of the language requirement must replace ITAL 0400 with any elective taught in Italian.

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ITAL 1000: Advanced Italian I

• Students can receive credit for ITAL 1000 with a 5 on the AP, a 5 on the IB Italian A Higher Level, or a 6 or a 7 on the IB Italian B Higher Level.

 

Electives: 6 c.u.

 

At least 1 c.u. in Advanced Language. 

 

At least 2 c.u. of electives must come from ITAL 1890 (Masterpieces - Italian Literature) or seminars taught in Italian in the department at the 3000-level or higher.

 

The remaining 3 c.u. of electives can be any combination of:

 

·       Additional courses taught in Italian at the 1000-level or higher.

• Courses taught in Italian at approved study abroad programs.
• ITAL 3999/4999: Independent Study.
• ITAL 4000: Honors Research Project.
• Major-related courses taught in English, either in FIGS or in other departments.
• Coursework in another foreign language relevant to the student’s interests.

·       First-Year Seminars counted retroactively.

 

In order to count additional courses taught in English or other languages toward the concentration, students must arrange an Italian component with the professor (e.g., extra class sessions, research, written assignments, or a term paper in Italian).

 

German: 8 c.u.

Required courses: 2 c.u.

GRMN 0400: Intermediate German II, “Bewegungen: Contemporary Social, Cultural, and Political Movements in the German-Speaking World”

• Students who place out of the language requirement must replace GRMN 0400 with any elective taught in German.
• Students can receive credit for GRMN 0400 with a 5 on the AP, a 5 on the IB German A Higher Level, or a 6 or a 7 on the IB German B Higher Level.

 

 

GRMN 1500: Texts and Contexts

• Students can receive credit for GRMN 1500 with a 6 or a 7 on the IB German A Higher Level.

 

Electives: 6 c.u.

 

At least 2 c.u. of electives must be courses taught in German in the department above GRMN 1500.

 

The remaining 4 c.u. of electives can be any combination of: 

 

·       Additional courses taught in German at the 2000-level or higher.

• Courses taught in German at approved study abroad programs.
• GRMN 4999: Independent Study.
• GRMN 4000: Honors Research Project.
• Major-related courses taught in English, either in FIGS or in other departments.
• Coursework in another foreign language relevant to the student’s interests.

·       First-Year Seminars counted retroactively.

 

 

To declare a major or minor in German, please contact and set up a meeting with the FIGS Undergraduate Chair, Scott Francis (franciss@sas.upenn.edu).