Joyce K. Salzberg Center for Professional Development

Dedicated advisors at the Joyce K. Salzberg Center for Professional Development in the College of Liberal Arts are available to guide students through their academic careers and with their career paths beyond Temple. They can help you choose a major, navigate your curriculum, identify internship opportunities, explore career opportunities and determine your post-graduation plans. Learn more about the center.

The College of Liberal Arts participates in Temple’s Honors Program. Learn more about the program and how to be admitted. 

Students who meet certain academic and extracurricular criteria may become members of the following honor societies. 

• Alpha Lambda Delta is a national society that honors academic excellence during a student's first year at college.
• Golden Key is an international society that enables members to realize their potential through the advancement of academics, leadership and service. 
• Phi Beta Kappa is open to juniors and seniors in the College of Liberal Arts. To qualify for Phi Beta Kappa, a student must maintain a high grade point average in a broad, rigorous program of study in the liberal arts, including mathematics and foreign languages.

Learn more about Temple’s Honor Societies.

Supplement your College of Liberal Arts coursework and enhance your undergraduate experience at Temple through student clubs and organizations. You’ll have opportunities to meet and network with other students, get involved with the community, grow your interests, and develop résumé-boosting skills and experiences.

The following clubs and organizations are available to German Language and Cultural Studies BA students.

• The Temple University German Society’s members meet for German-related activities beyond the classroom. Events include movie nights, visits to traditional German restaurants, hosting German students, speakers, parades and a variety of other German culture-focused programs. Members also offer conversation practice, peer tutoring and study help to further learning and interest.
• German Delta Phi Alpha, which was established in 1948, is the National German Honor Society. It recognizes excellence in German studies; emphasizes German civilization, culture and life; and provides an incentive for higher scholarship. 

Learn more about Temple’s student clubs and organizations.

Students declaring a major or minor in German are strongly encouraged to study abroad. Options include semester or yearlong exchange programs at the University of Hamburg and the University of Tübingen, as well as the summer-intensive German program in Leipzig. Credits earned in these programs can count toward the German Major or Minor and in partial satisfaction of the International Studies requirement.

• The Summer Intensive German Program in Leipzig comprises an orientation that familiarizes students with the university and the city, as well as an excursion to Dresden. Three weeks are devoted to intensive language study and excursions outside of the city. Students take placement tests upon arrival and are subsequently enrolled in the appropriate level of German.
• The four-week Herder Institut InterDaf at the University of Leipzig program, located in the German state of Saxony, is an intensive German-language study on a level commensurate with a student’s current skills. Students also participate in tours and overnight excursions.
• The Study Abroad in Berlin program is a six-week program in the Freie Universitat Berlin: International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS). German-language skills are not required as all courses are taught in English. Students take one course with a faculty member from Temple and choose a second course from classes offered at FUBiS. Students can earn six credits at Temple University through this program.

Learn more about your options for studying away.