Russian Concentration
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (16-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
		Carolina Core ARP Requirement (CC-ARP)	3-4
	RUSS 121	Elementary Russian3 (offered fall & summer only) (CC-GFL)	4
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC)	3
	UNIV 101	The Student in the University (elective) or Carolina Core Requirement4 (PR/CC)	3

Semester Two (16-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW/ CC-INF)	3	C		C or better in ENGL 101
		Carolina Core ARP Requirement (CC-ARP)	3-4
	RUSS 122	Basic Prof. in Russ.3 (offered spring & summer only) (CC-GFL)	4			RUSS 121
	RUSS 280	Intro. to Russian Civilization (offered spring only) (CC-AIU)	3
		History5 (CR)	3

Semester Three (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	RUSS 201	Inter. Russian I3 (offered fall & summer only) (CR)	3			RUSS 122 or lang. placement test
		Cognate or Minor Course6 (PR)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC)	3-4
		Social Science (CR)	3
		Humanities or Fine Arts (CR)	3

Semester Four (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	RUSS 202	Inter. Russian II3 (offered spring & summer only) (CR)	3			RUSS 201 or lang. placement test
		Cognate or Minor Course6 (PR)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC)	3-4
		Carolina Core Requirement4 or Elective7 (CC/PR)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement4 or Elective7 (CC/PR)	3

Semester Five (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	RUSS 301	Russian Convers. & Comp. I (offered fall only) (MR)	3	C		RUSS 202 or lang. placement test
		RUSS Major Course8 (MR)	3	C
		Cognate or Minor Course6 (PR)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement4 or Elective7 (CC/PR)	3
		Elective7 (PR)	3

Semester Six (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	RUSS 302	Russian Convers. & Comp. II (offered spring only) (MR)	3	C		RUSS 301 or lang. placement test
		RUSS Major Course8 (MR)	3	C
		Cognate or Minor Course6 (PR)	3	C
		Elective7 (PR)	3
		Elective7 (PR)	3

Semester Seven (14 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	RUSS 401	Advanced Russian I (offered fall only) (MR)	3	C		RUSS 302 or lang. placement test
	RUSS 319 or RUSS 320	19th-Century Russ. Lit. in Translation or 20th-Century Russ. Lit. in Translation (offered alternating fall semesters) (MR/CC-INT)	3	C
		Minor Course6 or Elective7 (PR)	3	C (minor)
		Elective7 (PR)	3
		Elective7 (PR)	2

Semester Eight (12 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	RUSS 402	Advanced Russian II (offered spring only) (MR)	3	C		RUSS 401 or lang. placement test
		RUSS Major Course8 (MR)	3	C
		Minor Course6 or Elective7 (PR)	3	C (minor)
		Elective7 (PR)	3

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College and Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
120	24	50-62	34-46	2.000

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the major GPA for this program of study.
3. The foreign language placement test will determine the level of Russian at which the student begins. If a student places out of RUSS 201 and 202, a Humanities or Fine Arts course would be required in place of each as part of the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences curriculum.
4. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
5. The McCausland College of Arts and Sciences requires one U.S. History and one non-U.S. History course, both of which must be chosen from the approved Carolina Core GHS courses. Whichever is not fulfilled through the Carolina Core GHS requirement must be fulfilled through this college requirement.
6. The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major. The cognate must consist of twelve hours of courses at the advanced level, outside of, but related to the major. In place of a cognate, a student may choose a minor consisting of at least 18 credit hours of courses concentrated in one area that follow a structured sequence. A second major eliminates the minor/cognate requirement.
7. No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring, or vocational nature may apply as credit toward degrees in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. The McCausland College of Arts and Sciences allows the use of the Pass-Fail option on elective courses. Further clarification on inapplicable courses can be obtained from the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.
8. Russian Major Courses (9 hours): Select 9 additional hours of RUSS 300-500 level.

Program Notes

• Courses identified as “critical” must be completed in the student’s first 60 semester hours of work in order for these courses to be credited toward graduation.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin.
• The last 30 credit hours toward your degree must be earned in residence at the University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement