Russian

Undergraduate Program

Tania Ivanova-Sullivan, Ortega Hall 353B
tivanova@unm.edu

Irina Vasilyeva Meier, Ortega Hall 323B
imeier@unm.edu

College of Arts and Sciences and Russian Major Undergraduate Admission Requirements

A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.

Transfer students must have a 2.00 transfer GPA.
Continuing UNM students must have a 2.00 institutional GPA.

Demonstrated academic achievement by satisfying the following:

Completion of the University Writing and Speaking Core.
Completion of the University Mathematics Core.
Completion of the University Foreign Language Core.

Completion of Russian major admission course work with grades of "C" or better:

RUSS 102.
101 in ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GREK, GRMN, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, NVJO, PORT, RUSS, or SPAN.

Degree Offered

Bachelor of Arts in Russian (B.A.)

Major Study Requirements

Option A: Regular Option

Twenty-seven hours of courses in Russian language and literature/culture including the following:

RUSS 201, 202, 301, 302, *401. Twelve credit hours culture courses in translation.

Option B: Second Major Option

Twenty-one credit hours of courses in Russian language and literature/culture including the following:

RUSS 201, 202, 301, 302, *401. Six credit hours of literature/culture courses in translation.

Minor Study Requirements

Eighteen credit hours in Russian courses at the 200-level and beyond. One course in Russian literature in translation may be counted toward the minor.

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