FAQs
Questions
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Answers
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The content of the required course is 100% related to the Eastern and Central European region. Each ECES minor-seeking student needs to take one such course. The ECE content of the enhanced course is anywhere between 20-99%.
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It is always better to take classes that are more focused on the region and thus taking more than one required course is preferable but not necessary.
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Do I have to take only EUS-designated classes for them to count towards the ECES minor or is it ok to take their cross-listed counterparts?
Any course that appears on ECES curriculum counts for the ECES minor even though it will appear on the transcript as, for example, CPO 3614. It is NOT important for a course to have EUS designation to count for the minor; what is crucial is its ECE-related content.
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I went on ISIS to check my ECES status and not all of the courses that I took towards the ECES minor were showing up.
Due to high number of special topics courses on the ECES Curriculum (i.e. EUS 3930 or PLT 3930), it is not possible to find a satisfactory solution for the online audit. The best way to find out your minor/certificate status is by sending an email to Brano Kovalcik (branoko@ces.ufl.edu). The CES is currently working to develop its own tracking system on the ECES website. More details coming soon.
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A maximum of six credits may be double-counted with a major/minor.
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If a course requires a prerequisite such as "3 credits of EUS or Instructor's permission," will I be dropped automatically by the Registrar's office after drop/add if I previously did not complete EUS course with 3 credits?
Instructor's permission is enough to assure you a seat in the EUS class even after drop/add - The Office of the University Registrar (OUR) will not automatically drop a student; it would first contact the department to confirm.
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I saw on the Course Schedule page in the European Studies section that an EUS 3930 is offered. However, this course is not listed on the ECES course listing. Will this course still count for ECES minor credit?
Not all EUS 3930 or EUS 4930 courses automatically count towards the ECES Minor; the content of the given section has to be East-Central Europe-related. As a general rule, it is not enough for a course to be Europe-related. The course has to have at least 20% of its content devoted to the region of Eastern and Central Europe. This is one of the major contributing factors to the incomplete nature of online audit on ISIS.
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I completed my CLAS foreign language requirement in Spanish. How can I satisfy Core Language requirement for the ECES minor?
You can complete the core language requirement by taking two semesters of one of East-Central European languages (Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, and German).
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I am a student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and I already took two semesters of first-year Polish. Do I still need to take more semesters of this or other East-Central European language?
Yes, you do. The minor requires that students take two semesters beyond the CLAS language requirement and thus you cannot double-count the credits for both the CLAS foreign language requirement and for the ECES minor.
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I am not a student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and I already took two semesters of first-year Czech. Do I still need to take more semesters of this or other East-Central European language?
No, you do not. If your college does not require you to take foreign language, you can satisfy the ECES core language requirement by completing two semesters of one of oure languages (Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, and German).
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It depends on what courses you take there. Usually, courses related to the region of Eastern and Central Europe taken as part of CES-sponsored study abroad programs count towards the ECES minor.
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