Graduating with a certificate: except where otherwise stated, a minimum cumulative grade point average of 4.00 is required to satisfy certificate requirements. Students must also submit application to graduate from a certificate program. Applications should be obtained from and filed with the unit administering the certificate program. Transcript notation that the requirements for a certificate have been completed will be made once the Registrar’s Office has received notice from the unit administering the program. Certificates will not be conferred until candidates have successfully completed an undergraduate degree program if they are simultaneously enrolled in a degree and a certificate program. The Faculty does not award certificates retroactively.

York University students may earn a Certificate of Proficiency in German Language concurrent with fulfillment of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree. This certificate is also open to students who already hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, and who are admissible according to Faculty and University policies. This certificate is open to students pursuing a degree in German studies: culture and society stream. This certificate is not, however, open to students who are pursuing or who already hold a degree in German studies (German Language, Literature and Culture).

To apply for the certificate, students must have successfully completed at least 12 credits in German language in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics as follows:

• AP/GER 2000 6.00;
• and AP/GER 3000 6.00, with a minimum grade of B;
• and a written examination and an oral interview.

Note: students who are exempted from an intermediate level language course must take another course taught in German.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, certificate requirements/restrictions and residency requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting the Certificate of Proficiency in German Language requirements:

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