2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| First Year Experience | ||
| RLCL 1004 | Introduction to Religion and Culture | 3 |
| Language (e.g., Oral, Written, Interpretive) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6 | |
| Intermediate Russian and Intermediate Russian 1 | ||
| Accelerated Intermediate Russian 1 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6 | |
| Grammar, Composition and Conversation and Grammar, Composition and Conversation 1 | ||
| Accelerated Advanced Russian Grammar Conversation Composition | ||
| Other language-program-specific courses (e.g. literature, culture, linguistics) (6 cr.) | ||
| RUS 3124 | Russian for Oral Proficiency | 3 |
| RUS 4204 | Topics in Russian Culture and Civilization 1,2 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| RUS 4304 | Studies in Russian Literature 1,2 | 3 |
| RUS 4XXX 2 | 3 | |
| Select no more than three of the following (taught in English): | 9 | |
| Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization 2,3 | ||
| Survey of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation 1,3 | ||
| Survey of Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in Translation 1,3 | ||
| Topics in Russian Literature in English 1,2,3 | ||
| The Works of Vladimir Nabokov 1,3 | ||
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Complete remaining credit hours needed to satisfy degree 120 credit hours requirement. | 39 | |
| Subtotal | 39 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 1f | 6 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 3 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 5f | 6 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 5a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 (may be double counted with another core concept) | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Course requires pre-requisite.
May be repeated for credit with different content.
May also count toward Pathways.
By the time a student majoring in Russian has completed 72 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advance standing, credit by examination, and course withdrawal), the student must have completed satisfactorily the following courses in Russian: RUS 3105 Grammar, Composition and Conversation, RUS 3106 Grammar, Composition and Conversation, and RUS 3304 Survey of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation. Satisfactory completion means a C or better.
Courses for the major or Pathways cannot be taken Pass/Fail, except for RUS 3124 Russian for Oral Proficiency. Courses taken in the major may count toward meeting the Pathways requirements.
Some courses required for this major have pre-/co-requisite and/or enrollment requirements. Please refer to Undergraduate Course Catalog or consult your advisor for information about pre-/co-requisite and enrollment requirements.
Students may transfer no more than 18 of the last 45 credits of coursework. Study Abroad credits fall under this rule if they are not VT-sponsored study abroad programs. At least 25% of the 120 hours required for the degree and 25% of the credit hours required for the major must be completed at VT. A form titled "Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere” must be filled out and signed by the student, Global Education Office, Russian advisor, and the undergraduate academic dean’s office before the student departs on the study abroad program.
Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement do not count toward the hours required for graduation. Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for details.
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages
Major in Russian
4 Year Plan (Roadmap)
Total of 120 credit hours needed for graduation
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| RLCL 1004 | Introduction to Religion and Culture | 3 |
| Pathway 1f - Discourse-Foundational | 3 | |
| Pathway 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
| Pathway 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Free Electives 1 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Pathway 1f - Discourse-Foundational | 3 | |
| Pathway 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
| Pathway 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Pathway 5f - Quantitative and Computational Thinking-Foundational | 3 | |
| Free Electives 1 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| RUS 2105 | Intermediate Russian | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization | ||
| Survey of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation | ||
| Survey of Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in Translation | ||
| Topics in Russian Literature in English | ||
| The Works of Vladimir Nabokov | ||
| Pathway 5f - Quantitative and Computational Thinking- Foundational | 3 | |
| Pathway 6a - Critique and Practice in Design and Arts | 3 | |
| Pathway 1a - Discourse-Advanced/Applied | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| RUS 2106 | Intermediate Russian | 3 |
| Pathway 5a - Quantitative and Computational Thinking-Advanced/Applied | 3 | |
| Pathway 6a - Critique and Practice in Design and Arts | 3 | |
| Pathway 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| Pathway 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States (if not already completed) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| RUS 3105 | Grammar, Composition and Conversation 2 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization | ||
| Survey of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation | ||
| Survey of Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in Translation | ||
| Topics in Russian Literature in English | ||
| The Works of Vladimir Nabokov | ||
| Pathway 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| RUS 3106 | Grammar, Composition and Conversation 2 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization | ||
| Survey of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation | ||
| Survey of Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in Translation | ||
| Topics in Russian Literature in English | ||
| The Works of Vladimir Nabokov | ||
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| RUS 4304 | Studies in Russian Literature | 3 |
| RUS 4204 | Topics in Russian Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| RUS 3124 | Russian for Oral Proficiency | 3 |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| RUS 4XXX | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
1 If necessary, student may take the Elementary Russian sequence, RUS 1105 and 1106 as electives before taking RUS 2105, RUS 2106, or RUS 2114. RUS 1106 is a prerequisite for RUS 2105, RUS 2106, and RUS 2114.
2 It is recommended that students take RUS 3105 and RUS 3106 in order, although this is not required. Alternatively, students can take RUS 3114, a six-hour course, in place of RUS 3105 and RUS 3106.
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