BA (B.A.) in German (Secondary Education Teacher Certification in German, Early Childhood through Grade Twelve, with Double Major in B.A. Education) in San Marcos United States | Texas State University

The Department of World Languages & Literatures provides instruction in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and American Sign Language. The curriculum emphasizes achieving language fluency while exploring cultural traditions, literature, and societal aspects. Additionally, the department facilitates study abroad programs, professional internships, and service-learning initiatives. French, German, and Spanish majors complete 24 upper-division credit hours with optional teaching certification, while minors in these languages require 15 upper-division hours. Arabic, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese minors complete 12 upper-division hours. Course offerings include literature, cultural studies, linguistics, and career-focused language applications. For languages not taught at Texas State, the MODL prefix serves as a transfer credit placeholder for external language courses or ACTFL-OPI exam results, though MODL courses themselves don't grant academic credit.