Russian
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
The Russian major requires thirty semester hours numbered above 2220, including RUS 2330, RUS 3400, RUS 3420 and at least twelve (12) semester hours of Russian and Slavic coursework at the 4000-level or above. Majors must complete 12-15 hours for a minor (more if required by minor department). All courses taken to fulfill the 30 hours of major coursework must be taken for a letter grade. A grade of C minus or better must be earned in each course applied toward any major or minor degree earned in the department.
Placement tests are available through the FSU Assessment & Testing Facility for French, German and Spanish. Students with prior proficiency in languages other than French, German, and Spanish must consult an advisor in the Department of Modern Languages for proper course placement. If you are placed above a milestone, it is important that you continue with the next milestone in its place. Total hours above 120 vary based on language proficiency level of student.
Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
| Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
| ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
| 1st GE Core Mathematics3 |
| GE Core Social Science3 |
| GE Core Humanities/Cultural Practice3 |
| RUS 1120 Elementary Russian I 4 |
| Required Milestones: Term 1 |
| Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete RUS1120 (if needed) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
| ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
| 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics3 |
| GE Natural Science3 |
| GE History3 |
| RUS 1121 Elementary Russian I I4 |
| Required Milestones: Term 2 |
| Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 1st GE Mathematics ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete RUS1121 (if needed*) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
| GE Ethics3 |
| GE Natural Science w/Lab4 |
| CGS 2060, CGS 2100, or other University-approved Digital Literacy course3 |
| RUS 2220 Intermediate Russian 4 |
| Required Milestones: Term 3 |
| Complete RUS2220 (if needed*) |
| Complete 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
| GE Social Science3 |
| GE Humanities/Cultural Practice3 |
| Oral Communication Competency3 |
| RUS 2330 Russian Grammar and Popular Culture (May be taken concurrently with RUS2220 or RUS3400)3 |
| Minor3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 4 |
| No Milestones |
| Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
| RUS 3400 Conversation and Composition 3 |
| RUS/RUW/RUT/SLL 3XXX3 |
| Minor3 |
| Minor3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 5 |
| Complete 3 hours of Russian 3000 or 4000-level coursework (RUS, RUW) |
| Civic Literacy requirement |
| Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
| RUS 3420 Russian Grammar and Composition 3 |
| RUS/RUW/RUT/SLL 3XXX3 |
| RUS/RUW/RUT/SLL 3XXX3 |
| Minor3 |
| Elective 3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 6 |
| Complete Scholarship in Practice Course |
| Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
| RUS/RUW 4XXX3 |
| RUS/RUW 4XXX3 |
| Minor3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 7 |
| Complete Pre-Graduation Check |
| Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
| RUS/RUW 4XXX3 |
| RUS/RUW 4XXX3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 8 |
| Apply for Graduation in 1st two weeks |
Employment Information
Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Teacher in high school or junior college, College Professor, Translator, Intelligence Specialist, Diplomat, Travel Agent, Interpreter, International Flight Attendant, Foreign Travel Escort Officer, International Relations Specialist, Linguist, Customs Official, Business Representative.
Representative Employers: School Boards, Travel Agencies, Airlines, Libraries, Museums, Colleges or Universities, Departments of Justice, State or Defense, United Nations, Publishers, ACTION, Peace Corps, International Business, CIA, FBI, USIA, AID, Social Service Agencies, State Governments.
