About this Program

The mission of the German with Teaching Licensure program is to prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to teach German within the Pre-K through Grade 12 environment. This program is designed for prospective teachers and offers a great variety of curricular and extracurricular means to meet your professional goals. With this degree, you will achieve practical and culture-based proficiency in German through studying German literature, philosophy, film, art, and news as well as related fields such as history, politics, economics, and the arts.

Program Highlights

  • Course content is both literary and more broadly cultural, drawing on fields such as history, philosophy, politics, economics, and the arts

  • Small discussion-based classes which meet 2-3 times a week

  • Courses taught in an interactive seminar format with a focus on listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills as well as intercultural competence, which sets students apart on the job market

  • Instructors are experienced native or near-native German speakers, who are either from Germany or have lived, worked and studied in Germany

  • Students have access to the Language Learning Center as a resource

AT A GLANCE
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Degree Earned
Bachelor of Arts
Delivery Modes
On-Campus

Careers

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Requirements

What are the requirements to apply for German with Teaching Licensure at ODU?
Students entering the Bachelor of Arts program in German with Teaching Licensure should meet the minimum university admission requirements Undergraduate Admission.
  • All students must apply for and be admitted into the approved foreign language teacher preparation program for German. 

  • Students must meet the required criteria for admission by passing the Virginia Board of Education prescribed assessments and earn the minimum required grade point averages (GPA).

Transfer

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Cost

Estimated rates for the 2023-24 academic year. Rates are subject to change. Anyone that is not a current Virginia resident will be charged non-resident rates. That includes international students.

Active Duty Military Rate
Cost Per-Credit $250
Virginia Resident
Cost Per-Credit $393
Technology Delivered Courses Outside Virginia and/or the United States
Cost Per-Credit $407
Non-Resident
Cost Per-Credit $1,073

Ways to Save

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Contact

Associate Professor

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