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Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages

Russian Major

Program Curriculum

Course List
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
RUS 2105 & RUS 2106	Intermediate Russian and Intermediate Russian ¹
RUS 2114	Accelerated Intermediate Russian ¹
Other Language-program-specific Courses (e.g., Literature, Culture, Linguistics)
RUS 3105	Grammar, Composition and Conversation ¹	3
RUS 3106	Grammar, Composition and Conversation ¹	3
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
RUS 2734	Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization ^2,3
RUS 3304	Survey of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation ^1,3
RUS 3314	Survey of Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in Translation ^1,3
RUS/ENGL 3424	Topics in Russian Literature in English ^1,2,3
RUS/ENGL 3434	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

¹: Course requires pre-requisite.
²: May be repeated for credit with different content.
³: May also count toward Pathways.

Satisfactory Progress

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.

Graduation Requirements

As a major in Russian, you will have completed the Foreign Language (FL) requirement at Virginia Tech

Additional Information on Requirements

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.

Pre-/Co-Requisite

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.

Transfer Credits

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, the student's Russian advisor, and the Director of the Office of Education Abroad before the student departs on the study abroad program.

In-major courses: All of the above are considered in-major courses
Students must earn 36 credit hours for the Russian major regardless of initial course placement.
Students must have a 2.0 in-major GPA in Russian and earn a C or better in each course (except those offered P/F only) for it to count towards the major.

Foreign Language Requirement

As a major in Russian, you will have completed the Foreign Language (FL) requirement at Virginia Tech