CU Boulder Education Abroad offers over 400 programs in over 70 countries! You can go abroad for a semester, year, 2-12 weeks in the summer, or even winter break. Going abroad is strongly encouraged by the German department. Use the following information as a general guideline to plan your time abroad, and connect with your academic advisor as well. Work with Education Abroad advisors to get more details on how to get started, discuss your program options, and next steps.
Quick Facts
- Most German Majors study abroad during their junior year, it is also possible to go abroad sophomore or senior year.
- Students participating in programs on which they can take a German language course typically find that they return to CU with credit for at least one language course per semester spent abroad.
- Most programs with German/Germanic studies listed as an area of study provide courses that can be taken to fulfill one or more culture/ literature electives for the German major or minor.
- Use the Course Approvals List to find programs that offer courses approved for the credit you need
Usually Doable | Tricky | Probably Not | ||||||
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General Electives | A&S Gen Ed | GRMN | A&S Gen Ed | GRMN | A&S Gen Ed | GRMN | ||
Overall credit hours | Arts and Humanities, Natural Science (Non-Lab), Social Sciences | Upper-division GRMN electives | Global Diversity | GRMN 4010 |
Natural Science (Lab), Written Communication | GRMN 4550: Senior Seminar |