Russian, B.A.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Hours: 36
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 48
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.00
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 2.00
Program Code: B825
Major Requirements
- Some courses required for the major may also fulfill University General Education and/or Dodge College of Arts & Sciences Requirements.
- The major requires 36 hours beyond RUSS 1115 and RUSS 1225.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Russian 1 | ||
Beginning Russian (5 hours) | ||
Beginning Russian (Continued) (5 hours) | ||
RUSS 2113 | Intermediate Russian | 3 |
RUSS 2223 | Intermediate Russian (Continued) | 3 |
RUSS 3323 | Advanced Russian Reading and Composition | 3 |
RUSS 3423 | Advanced Russian Reading and Composition (Continued) | 3 |
RUSS 4173 | Topics in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature and Culture | 3 |
RUSS 4183 | Topics in 20th and Post-20th Century Russian Literature and Culture (Capstone) | 3 |
Choose two of the following: | 6 | |
Beginning Business Russian | ||
Russian Conversation | ||
Interpreting the Russian Media | ||
Advanced Russian Conversation | ||
Modern Languages, Literatures & Linguistics (MLLL) | ||
MLLL 3523 | Survey of Russian Literature to 1917 in Translation | 3 |
MLLL 3533 | Survey of Russian Literature from 1917 in Translation | 3 |
Choose two of the following in Russian literature or culture: | 6 | |
Soviet and Post-Soviet Cinema | ||
Dostoevsky and His Age | ||
MLLL 3153 | ||
Chekhov | ||
Nabokov | ||
Tolstoy: Writer, Thinker, Social Critic | ||
The Petersburg Myth and Text/The City in Russian Culture | ||
Or another appropriate course with approval of Russian advisor | ||
Total Credit Hours | 36 |
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Note: The following courses may not be counted for major credit at the University of Oklahoma: 1000-level courses.
Major Support Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Survey of Russia | ||
Imperial Russia | ||
The Era of the Russian Revolutions | ||
Twentieth-Century Russian History | ||
Or any equivalent approved by the Russian advisor | ||
Total Credit Hours | 3 |
General Education and College Requirements
Courses for fulfillment of General Education and Dodge College of Arts & Sciences requirements must be from the approved General Education course list published in the Class Schedule or at http://www.ou.edu/gened/courses. Courses graded P/NP will not apply.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
English Composition (6 hours) | ||
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
Language (0-13 hours in the same language) | ||
The college requirement cannot be met by high school coursework. | ||
Beginning Course | 0-5 | |
Beginning Course, continued | 0-5 | |
Intermediate Course (2000 level) 1,2 | 0-3 | |
Mathematics (3 hours) | ||
Choose one course from the General Education Mathematics list | 3 | |
Core Area II: Natural Science (7 hours, including one laboratory component) | ||
Biological Science | ||
Choose an approved General Education Natural Science course with one of the following prefixes: BIOL, HES, MBIO, or PBIO 1 | 3-4 | |
Physical Science | ||
Choose an approved General Education Natural Science course with one of the following prefixes: AGSC, ASTR, CHEM, GEOG, GEOL, GPHY, METR, or PHYS 1 | 3-4 | |
Core Area III: Social Science (6 hours) | ||
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
Choose one course from the General Education Social Science list | 3 | |
Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities (18 hours) | ||
Artistic Forms | ||
Choose one course from the General Education Artistic Forms list | 3 | |
Western Culture | ||
HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 | 3 |
or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
Choose one course from the General Education Western Culture list (excluding HIST 1483/1493) | 3 | |
World Culture | ||
Choose one course from the General Education World Culture list | 3 | |
Additional Core IV Upper-Division Arts & Humanities courses | ||
Choose one course from Artistic Forms, Western Culture, or World Culture 1,3 | 3 | |
Choose one course from Artistic Forms, Western Culture, or World Culture 1,3 | 3 | |
Core Area V: First Year Experience (3 hours) | ||
Choose one course | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 56 |
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College of Arts and Sciences Requirements: college requirements are not automatically fulfilled by a previous degree.
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One course at the intermediate level or demonstrated competency at that level
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6 upper-division hours, 2 courses, at the 3000- 4000-level. Must be outside the major.
Free Electives
Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including 48 upper-division hours.
Information Concerning General Rules, Regulations and Minimum Requirements
Arts and Sciences Hours: At least 80 semester hours of liberal arts and sciences courses are required for a BA degree. At least 55 semester hours of liberal arts and sciences courses are required for a BS degree.
Pass/No Pass Enrollment: A maximum of 16 semester hours of free elective credit may be attempted under this option.
Individual Studies (e.g., courses titled “Independent Study”): A maximum of 12 total semester hours may be counted toward graduation, excluding Honors Reading and Honors Research.
P.E. Courses: No physical education activity courses will be counted toward the 120 semester hours of acceptable credit for graduation.
Senior Institution Hours: A minimum of 60 semester hours applied toward graduation must be earned at senior (4-year) institutions.
Residency:
- At least 15 of the final 30 hours applied toward the degree or at least 50 percent of the hours required by the institution in the major field must be satisfactorily completed at the awarding institution.
- At least 15 semester hours of upper-division major work must be completed in residence at OU.
- OU correspondence courses are not considered resident credit.
Grade Point Averages: Students must earn a minimum over all 2.00 for each of the following: Combined Retention GPA (all college grades), OU Retention GPA, GPA for all major courses, and GPA for all major courses taken at OU. Some schools and departments of the College have higher minimum grade point averages required for their students.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
This plan shows one possible grouping of courses that would allow students to graduate in four years. Please refer to the front of the degree checksheet for official requirements. Students must consult with Dodge College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics academic advisers to verify that courses selected each semester fulfill the recommended plan and satisfy University, College of Arts and Sciences, and Russian major requirements.
Freshman | ||
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First Semester | Credit Hours | |
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
Math (Core I) | 3 | |
RUSS 1115 | Beginning Russian | 5 |
Natural Science with lab (Core II) | 4 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
RUSS 1225 | Beginning Russian (Continued) | 5 |
Social Science (Core III) | 3 | |
First Year Experience (Core V) | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 14 | |
Sophomore | ||
First Semester | ||
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
RUSS 2113 | Intermediate Russian | 3 |
Natural Science without lab (Core II) | 3 | |
Artistic Forms (Core IV) | 3 | |
Western Culture (Core IV), lower-division | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
RUSS 2223 | Intermediate Russian (Continued) | 3 |
Russian History Major Support Elective 1 | 3 | |
World Culture (Core IV) | 3 | |
Free Elective, lower-division | 1 | |
Free Elective, lower-division | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Junior | ||
First Semester | ||
MLLL 3523 | Survey of Russian Literature to 1917 in Translation | 3 |
RUSS 3323 | Advanced Russian Reading and Composition | 3 |
Russian Literature and Culture Major Elective 2 | 3 | |
Arts & Humanities, upper-division, outside major (Gen. Ed.) | 3 | |
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
MLLL 3533 | Survey of Russian Literature from 1917 in Translation | 3 |
RUSS 3423 | Advanced Russian Reading and Composition (Continued) | 3 |
Russian Literature and Culture Major Elective 2 | 3 | |
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division | 3 | |
Russian Major Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Senior | ||
First Semester | ||
RUSS 4173 | Topics in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature and Culture | 3 |
Arts & Humanities, upper-division, outside major (Gen. Ed.) | 3 | |
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division | 3 | |
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division | 3 | |
Russian Major Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
RUSS 4183 | Topics in 20th and Post-20th Century Russian Literature and Culture | 3 |
Free Elective, upper-division (3000-4000-level) | 3 | |
Free Elective, upper-division (3000-4000-level) | 3 | |
Free Elective, upper-division (3000-4000-level) | 3 | |
Free Elective, upper-division (3000-4000-level) | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
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Russian history major support elective chosen from HIST 2803, HIST 3770, HIST 3793, HIST 3803, or an equivalent approved by the Russian adviser.
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Russian literature and culture major elective chosen from MLLL 3123, MLLL 3133, MLLL 3143, or another appropriate upper-division course approved by the Russian adviser.