Learn German in Cornell

mikeyc765
Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:32:08 +0000

No, you don’t need to declare a German major/minor to take the courses. If you have prior knowledge of German, you should take the placement test. Even if you took the SATII, I still think you need to take the placement test (and it’s a good idea so you aren’t in a class that’s too easy/too hard).

I will say this though, don’t self-study German and then decide you want to take German I and get an easy A. I’ve seen the instructors in both intro semesters kick people out of the class on the first day because their German level was too high for the class.