Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026
General Studies Gold
Degree: Certificate,
Certificate
College/School:
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Plan Code: LAREECERT
19
minimum credit hours
13
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
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| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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The certificate in Russian and East European studies requires a minimum of 19 credit hours, of which at least three must be a language course and at least 12 must be upper division. A grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or higher is required in all courses used toward the certificate.
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| Language Requirement | ||
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Students may complete one language course from BCS, PLC, ROM, or RUS, or they may complete the Albanian, Armenian, BCS (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian), Kazakh, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Tatar, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Uzbek courses offered by the Critical Languages Institute to fulfill the language requirement. See https://melikian.asu.edu/cli
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Native speakers of a language must complete four credit hours in a different language to fulfill this requirement.
3 - 5 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 - 5 |
| Required Electives | ||
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Other HST 304 topics appropriate to the certificate's regional focus may be used with the approval of the certificate advisor. Courses shown that are not used to satisfy a Required Certificate Elective may be used as an Area-Related Elective.
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 6 |
| Area-Related Electives | ||
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3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 6 |
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Arranged honors theses and upper-division colloquia with Melikian Center faculty affiliates may also be used toward this requirement.
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| Capstone Project | ||
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LIA 485 REES Certificate Capstone
In their junior or senior year, students will complete the 1-credit REES Certificate Capstone. This can be in the form of a reading course offered by the Melikian Center OR a project chosen in cooperation with a Melikian Center faculty affiliate. The project should represent an extended, research-based focus on some dimension of the region's languages, cultures, religions, histories, and/or politics. It may take the form of an extended research paper, honors thesis, translation project, research assistantship, or internship. Other courses may be used with the approval of the certificate advisor.
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 1 |
Notes
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.
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