The Certificate of Advanced Proficiency in Russian (CAPR) is designed to recognize students who major in any subject and reach advanced proficiency in Russian. Candidates may enroll in the program as undergraduate or as post-baccalaureate students, and students can complete the certificate at PSU or in a combination of PSU coursework and study abroad.
Requirements
- Admitted to the Russian Flagship Program
- Complete 56 credits in the following areas:
- 5 advanced Russian classes
- 3 content classes conducted in Russian
- 6 Russian Across the Curriculum classes
- Students complete their Senior Capstone in Russian
- All courses used to satisfy certificate requirements must be graded C or higher
Courses
Advanced Russian Language Classes (5 classes):
| Rus 325 |
Russian Phonetics and Phonology |
4
|
| Rus 411 |
Advanced Russian |
4
|
| Rus 412 |
Advanced Russian |
4
|
| Rus 413 |
Advanced Russian |
4
|
| Rus 414 |
Advanced Russian Grammar |
4
|
|
Total Credit Hours:
*Students can complete some of this coursework on approved Education Abroad Programs
|
20 |
Content Classes (3 classes) chosen from:
| RUS 420 |
Topics in Russian History |
4 |
| Rus 421 |
Topics in Contemporary Russian Culture |
4
|
| Rus 427 |
Topics in Russian Literature of the 19th Century |
4
|
| Rus 433 |
Topics in Russian Literature of the 20th Century |
4
|
|
Total Credit Hours:
*Students can get credit for the same topics course as long as the topic changes
|
12 |
Russian Across the Curriculum:
| Rus 444 |
Flagship Studies: Globalization Term 1 |
2
|
| Rus 445 |
Flagship Studies: Globalization Term 2 |
2
|
| Rus 446 |
Flagship Studies: Globalization Term 3 |
2
|
| Rus 457 |
Flagship Studies: Russian in the Major Term 1 |
2
|
| Rus 458 |
Flagship Studies: Russian in the Major Term 2 |
2
|
| Rus 459 |
Flagship Studies: Russian in the Major Term 3 |
2
|
| UnSt 421 |
Capstone (conducted in Russian) |
6
|
| Total Credit Hours: |
18 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 50
Advisors
- Dr. William Comer, wcomer@pdx.edu
- Dr. Anna Alsufieva, alsufiev@pdx.edu