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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures

Minor in Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures

Students on Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 requirements SLAVEAEMIN

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Minor Requirements. At least five (5) courses:
    • Any SLAV-C 200–299
    • Any SLAV-C 300–399
    • Any SLAV-G 200–299
    • Any SLAV-M 200–299
    • Any SLAV-N 200–299
    • Any SLAV-N 300–399
    • Any SLAV-N 400–499
    • Any SLAV-P 200–299
    • Any SLAV-P 300–399
    • Any SLAV-P 400–499
    • Any SLAV-R 200–299
    • Any SLAV-R 300–399 except SLAV-R 378
    • Any SLAV-R 400–499 except SLAV-R 491; SLAV-R 492
    • Any SLAV-S 200–299
    • Any SLAV-S 300–399
    • Any SLAV-S 400–499
    • Any SLAV-T 200–299
    • Any SLAV-U 200–299
    • Any SLAV-U 300–399
    • Any SLAV-X 300–399
    • Any SLAV-X 400–499
  2. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
    3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Minor Area Courses

  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course at the 100–499 level with the SLAV subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward minor requirements:

  • Any SLAV-[x] 100–199
  • SLAV-R 491 Russian for Graduate Students I
  • SLAV-R 492 Russian for Graduate Students II

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures (SLAVBA)
  • [Name unavailable] (SLAVMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.