Courses
Course of Study
During your first semester of study in Berlin, whether it be fall
or spring, you should plan to enroll in the following courses:
If you study for a second semester in Berlin, you should plan to
enroll in the following:
- four courses, a minimum of 12 points (normally at least three Supervised
study in the German university system courses).
Upon completion of the six-week German language practicum, students
are required to take a German language examination. As a result of this
diagnostic examination, some students may be required to enroll in an
FU German course for foreign students and to reduce the number of non-language
courses they can take that term.
Your course of study is subject to the approval of the BCGS Academic
Director.
Courses and Credit
Within the course descriptions you will find the Columbia numbers, titles,
and point values of courses for which BCGS students may register. Each
BCGS member institution may have different course numbers, titles, and
point values.
- Visiting Students and those from Columbia will find these courses
listed on a Columbia University transcript at the conclusion of their
time in Berlin.
- Students from other BCGS member institutions should consult
their home institution for how the courses and credit are handled. In
some cases, such students will receive Columbia transcripts and transfer
credit; in others, the courses and credit will be listed on the home
institution's transcript directly.
Course Descriptions
 Fall
Courses
Spring
Courses
Freie
Universität Berlin (courses)
Fulfillment of Academic Requirements
- For both BCGS courses and German university courses, students are
required to take examinations, to complete papers, and to fulfill all
other requirements.
- For FU or other German university courses, BCGS students will be
graded on the same basis as their German counterparts.
- In keeping with German academic practice, students are responsible
for securing Scheine (written appraisals of their work from their professors)
and turning them into the Berlin office of the BCGS.
- Students should keep syllabi, bibliographies, notes, corrected papers,
and examinations for eventual submission to their home school.
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