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- Q I speak Russian at home, but I can't read or write. Should I take 860:101-102?
A No. If you do, you might risk not getting credit for them from Rutgers College. We have created a new course, 860:107-108, for students who have some proficiency in speaking Russian but who have never formally studied it and who cannot read or write. If you can read and write, you should take 201-202. Contact the Program Director for more information and advice.
- Q I speak Polish at home but I can't read or write. What course should I take?
A You sh ould speak to the Polish instructor before registering for any course.
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- Q I speak Hungarian at home, but I can't read or write. What course should I take?
A You should speak to the Hungarian instructor before registering for any course.
- Q Why do I need special Permission numbers to register for language courses?
A We require special permission numbers in order to be sure that you are placed in the proper level.
- Q When are proficiency tests given and how do I register for them?
A Proficiency exams are given at different times for incoming students. See the Language Institute site for scheduling information and registration.
- Q What is an "Independent Study"?
A A student who wishes to deepen his or her knowledge of a subject through guided research with a faculty member may decide to register for independent study. It is intended as an opportunity to develop a pre-determined topic in depth and normally results in a research paper.
- Q How many Independent Studies can I count toward the Russian major or minor?
A Normally, only one independent Study can be used to satisfy the course requirements for the Russian major or minor. Special exceptions can be made. Please see the Program Director for more information.
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- Q What about "Special Topics"?
A Special Topics is a rubric through which we can offer courses not listed among our course offerings. Normally, each time a Special Topics course is offered it has a different content so you may take several Special Topics courses during your studies at Rutgers. If your college dean needs a letter from us for stating that these are different courses, we can provide one. Normally, two Special Topics courses can be used toward fulfillment of major and minor requirements in Russian.
- Q Can I get college credit for passing a proficiency exam in a language?
A No. Proficiency exams determine your level of proficiency, they do not reflect work done in a course. It can be used to certify that you have a certain level of proficiency for a college requirement (Douglass College, for example) but you cannot receive college credit. Proficiency exams are also used to determine the level of language course you are best able to learn in.
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- Q Which courses "count" towards the fulfillment of college distribution requirements?
A Nearly all our courses can be used to fulfill the graduation requirements of the different colleges.
University College-NB new Cross Cultural Perspectives requirement: "Students are required to complete one course in a field that provides a perspective on other cultures."
All our courses (860, 861, 535, 787) can be used to fulfill this requirement.
Rutgers College Writing Requirement: Courses requiring a term paper or several shorter papers totaling 15 pages or more in which attention is given to the quality of the writing as well as to the content of the paper(s). Independent study and research courses are counted if they involve written papers. Only courses in which papers are evaluated and returned to students may be counted.
860:259, 260 Major Russian Writers in Translation
860:230 Dostoevsky
860:327,328 The Russian Novel
860:332 Russian Poetry
860:335 Landscapes of the Mind
860:336 The Art and Literature of the Soviet Period
860:337 Ideology & the Cons. of Fact: Soviet Cinema
860:433 Pushkin and His Age
860:435 Sexuality & Soviet Const. of Gender in Russian Literature
861:259 Intro to Slavic Civilizations and Cultures
861:455 Seminar at Center for Russian, Central, and East European Studies
To Earn a Douglass Degree:
Three courses (9 credits) in Literature or the Humanities are required.
- Q Is there a way I can help support Slavic and East European Studies at Rutgers?
A We gratefully accept gifts of money to help support our academic programs and students, who wish to study abroad. Please click on this link to make an online gift.
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