The objective of the minor in a world language is to enable students majoring in any field to acquire proficiency in an additional language, understanding of the culture, and knowledge of the countries in which the language is spoken.

Admissions

To be admitted to the program, a student must have a GPA of at least 2.0. Application for admission to any University minor program is now available via MyPack Portal. Admission will be based upon the student’s academic record, and in most cases no longer requires departmental review. To declare a Russian Minor, go to the Add a Minor page.

Certification

Students should declare the minor as soon as they have completed the first course for the minor, and complete their course work according to their minor degree audit, and the minor requirements. Students can monitor their progress toward completing the minor by viewing their Minor Degree Audit online, anytime, in MyPack Portal. Questions regarding unmet course requirements on the Minor Degree Audit (indicated by a red ‘X’) should be directed to the Minor Coordinator, below. Students contact the Coordinator of Advising, once they have completed all of their courses for the minor, or during the registration period for the student’s final semester at NC State, in order to complete the final certification of the minor. Students will receive official recognition on their transcripts for the completed minor. 

Contact Person

Dr. Alexei Lalo
Withers Hall 409
alalo@ncsu.edu

SIS Code: 16RUM

Plan Requirements

• Completion of 15 credit hours is required.
• 9 Credit hours must be taken at NC State and a maximum of six (6) credit hours may be transferred into the minor from another institution.
• The Department of Foreign Languages and Literature will determine which courses transferred from other institutions may qualify to meet requirements for the minor.
• A grade of ‘C-‘ or better is required in all courses in the minor program.
• A maximum of two (2) course may be used (double-counted) towards both departmental major requirements and minor requirements.
• No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.

Students may declare the minor when they are enrolled in a class that counts toward the minor. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Required Courses		12
FLR 201	Intermediate Russian I
FLR 202	Intermediate Russian II
FLR 303	Russian Literature in Translation: The Nineteenth Century 1
FLR 304	Russian Literature in Translation: The Twentieth Century 1
Elective Courses		3
FL 295	Special Topics in Foreign Languages and/or Literatures (Russian)
FLR 318	Russian Cinema and Society
Total Hours		15

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Russian literature courses also satisfy the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) literature requirement and may satisfy literature or humanities electives in many other majors. Check your Automatic Degree Audit for a listing of acceptable literature courses or consult with the coordinator of advising for your major to see how these courses may be used in your degree.