Russian Studies Minor

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TOTAL MINOR HOURS: 15

Minor Requirements

Minor Core (8 Credit Hours)

RUS 2220 - Intermediate Russian I Credit(s): 4
RUS 2221 - Intermediate Russian II Credit(s): 4

Minor Electives (7 Credit Hours)

Select seven (7) hours in 3000- or 4000-level courses.

Please contact a World Languages advisor to plan the appropriate coursework.

RUS 3240 - Russian Language & Culture through Film Credit(s): 3
RUS 3470 - Overseas Study Credit(s): 1-6
RUS 4241 - Russian Language & Culture through Film II Credit(s): 3
RUS 4900 - Selected Topics Credit(s): 1-3
RUS 4905 - Directed Study Credit(s): 1-3
RUT 3110 - Nineteenth Century Russian Literature in English Credit(s): 3
RUT 3111 - Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in English Credit(s): 3

GPA Requirements

Minor GPA (all USF courses which are applied to minor requirements): 2.0

Grading Requirements

C- or better to meet major course requirements unless specified elsewhere.

Note: Some USF courses have higher grade criteria to meet prerequisite knowledge necessary for progression into higher level courses.

Residency Requirements

CAS Minor Academic Residency Requirement: 50% of minor must be completed at USF.

Other Requirements

Prerequisites: RUS 1120 - Beginning Russian I (4 credit hours) and RUS 1121 - Beginning Russian II (4 credit hours).
Students may be able to place out of prerequisites if they pass a proficiency test. Heritage students will be placed in languages courses according to their proficiency.

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