<p>I have been taking German for more than 10 years now, and so I've had lots of experience with it and I'm at a pretty advanced level (IB 1). So, I really want to continue taking German classes in college so I can possibly become close to fluent. I also want to study abroad in Germany. I already know that I will not make German my major or minor, but I was wondering how possible it is to take German and do study abroad like I detailed. Also, if a college does not offer a German major, does that mean that they have no German classes? Thanks.</p>
<p>You really need to go to the websites of the college you are interested in and see if they offer german. Many universities offer instruction in dozens of lesser-known languages without offering a major in them, so it would not be unusual to have german classes without a german major. There are fewer languages offered at small schools, but I would be surprised if you can't find german almost everywhere. For one thing, it was the lingua franca of science for a number of years.</p>
<p>Secondly, you should take care to find out if the colleges you are considering have a strong study-abroad program. At these schools they already have arrangements in place for transferring units earned abroad, holding your space in housing when you're away, and have set up the requirements for most majors so that you can spend a semester or year abroad and still complete all the required classes for your major in 4 years, and so on. You can study abroad at almost any school, but if they don't have all the pieces already in place then you'll spend a LOT of time making all the arrangements needed.</p>
<p>People in all kinds of majors (math, history, poli-sci, you name it) study abroad so its quite common to do so. I even know someone who was a EE major and spent a semester in Italy.</p>