Russian, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences

(Major Code: 11061) (SIMS Code: 116301)

All candidates for a degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete the graduation requirements listed in the section of this catalog on “Graduation Requirements .” No more than 53 units in Russian courses can apply to the degree.

Students majoring in Russian must complete a minor in another field to be approved by the departmental adviser in Russian.

Impacted Program

The Russian major is an impacted program. To be admitted to the Russian major, students must meet the following criteria:

Complete preparation for the major;
Complete a minimum of 60 transferable semester units;
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

To complete the major, students must fulfill the degree requirements for the major described in the catalog in effect at the time they are accepted into the premajor at SDSU (assuming continuous enrollment).

Major Academic Plans (MAPs)

Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses needed to fulfill your major requirements. The MAPs website was created to help students navigate the course requirements for their majors and to identify which General Education course will also fulfill a major preparation course requirement.

International Experience Requirement

All Russian majors are required to complete a study abroad program in Russia or any other Slavic-language speaking country, consisting of a minimum of six units (90 hours). However, all majors are strongly encouraged to complete a more extensive abroad experience by participating in a semester or academic year program. To fulfill the study abroad requirement, Russian majors must enroll in an approved program. Unapproved study abroad programs will not meet the international experience requirement for the major.

Preparation for the Major

(23 units)

RUSSN 100A - Beginning Russian 1 Units: 5
RUSSN 100B - Beginning Russian 2 Units: 5
RUSSN 110 - Slavic Legends and Tales Units: 3
RUSSN 200A - Intermediate Russian 1 Units: 5
RUSSN 200B - Intermediate Russian 2 Units: 5

Language Requirement

The language requirement for graduation is automatically fulfilled through coursework for preparation for the major.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Passing the Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 10 or completing one of the approved upper division writing courses (W) with a grade of C (2.0) or better. See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Major

A minimum of 30 upper division units in Russian to include

RUSSN 301 - Advanced Grammar and Composition Units: 3
RUSSN 305A - Heroes and Villains: Russian Literature of the Nineteenth Century Units: 3
or
RUSSN 305B - Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century Units: 3 But not both.
RUSSN 310 - Russian and East European Cinema Units: 3
RUSSN 311 - Russian Through Media Units: 3
RUSSN 430 - Russian Civilization Units: 3
RUSSN 441 - Structure of Modern Russian Units: 3
RUSSN 501 - Translation Units: 3
Nine units of upper division electives in Russian

Language Requirement for the B.A. Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences

Students electing the study of Russian to fulfill the language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal arts and sciences must successfully complete RUSSN 200A or the equivalent level of achievement. Refer to section of catalog on “Graduation Requirements ” for additional ways to satisfy competency.

The usual sequence of coursework is

RUSSN 100A - Beginning Russian 1 Units: 5
RUSSN 100B - Beginning Russian 2 Units: 5
RUSSN 200A - Intermediate Russian 1 Units: 5

High School Equivalents

High school courses in language(s) other than English may be used for purposes of placement in college courses and may be counted toward meeting the language requirement in various majors. These high school courses will not count as college credit toward graduation.

Secondary school language courses can be used as follows:

The first two years of high school level language count as the equivalent of the first semester of a college level course.
The first three years of high school level language count as the equivalent of the first two college semesters.
Four years of high school level language count as the equivalent of three college semesters or five college quarters, thus fulfilling the language requirement.