BA Departmental Honors

Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (REES) Departmental Honors

Honors in Russian, East European, & Eurasian studies is open to REES co-majors who have earned, both at the time of entry into the program and at graduation, overall grade-point average of 3.25 or higher, and 3.5 or higher in courses used to satisfy requirements for the REES co-major. Students must complete REES 492 Research Methods in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and REES 499 Honors Capstone Seminar in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies with a grade of “B” or better.  The research paper produced in REES 499 must demonstrate students’ proficiency in at least one of the REES languages through the use of foreign language sources. It must be evaluated by a panel of a least three members of the REES faculty, constituted in consultation with either the Director or Associate Director of CREES, who have read the research paper and heard its oral presentation by the student seeking REES honors.


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