# Credit (GER) courses

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/course-descriptions/ger/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### GER 101 — Beginning German I

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ger.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ger.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 6A

Fundamentals of grammar, pronunciation, orthography and conversation.

### GER 102 — Beginning German II

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** GER 101 or two years of high school German or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ger.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Fundamentals of grammar, pronunciation, orthography and conversation.

### GER 103 — Intermediate German I

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** GER 102 or three years of high school German or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Review of basic structures, with emphasis on comprehension and vocabulary building.

### GER 104 — Intermediate German II

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** GER 103 or four years of high school German or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Emphasis on listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Review of grammatical structures, vocabulary building through readings, research and discussion of cultural topics. Continuation of German 103.

### GER 134 — Intermediate Business German

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** GER 102 or 3 years of High School German or qualifying score on the SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Introduction to high-frequency vocabulary used in business transactions and settings in German-speaking countries. Designed to prepare students to successfully handle business-related situations in German. Promotes the understanding of German corporate culture as reflected on application processes and interviews, emails, phone conversations, business meetings and business travel.

### GER 140 — Intermediate Conversation

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** GER 103 or 130 or four years of high school German or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Skills of conversation, via topic-oriented expanded vocabulary at the intermediate level.