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Credential Templates, The Former USSR and the Russian Federation

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Hours of Instruction for Profile Education, 2004 ix<br />

Subjects<br />

Compulsory <strong>and</strong> Elective Subjects (2 years of study)<br />

Basic Level Profile<br />

<strong>Russian</strong> Language 70* 210<br />

Literature 210* 350<br />

Foreign Languages 210* 420<br />

Ma<strong>the</strong>matics 280* 420<br />

History 140* 280<br />

Physical Education 140* 280<br />

Social Science 70* 210<br />

Economics 35* 140<br />

Law 35* 140<br />

Geography 70 210<br />

Physics 140* 350<br />

Chemistry 70* 210<br />

Biology 70 210<br />

Informatics 70 280<br />

Art 70 210<br />

Technology 70 280<br />

Civics 35 140<br />

Subtotal maximum 2100<br />

Subjects set by region 140<br />

Subjects set by school minimum 280<br />

Gr<strong>and</strong> total<br />

* Non-variable part (compulsory subjects)<br />

up to 2520<br />

<strong>The</strong> profile education model is implemented in all <strong>Russian</strong> general schools at two stages,<br />

<strong>the</strong> preparatory stage (grade 9) <strong>and</strong> profile teaching stage (grades 10 <strong>and</strong> 11).<br />

In <strong>the</strong> preparatory stage students prepare to choose profiles that will be taught for <strong>the</strong><br />

duration of grades 10 <strong>and</strong> 11. Students study intensively one subject for 2-3 months, or one<br />

semester. <strong>The</strong> duration of a course can vary from 12 hours to 100 hours. During <strong>the</strong> preparatory<br />

stage students can explore different profiles.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> profile teaching stage students commit to a profile (group of subjects) that will be<br />

taught at an advanced level. For every educational program only a few subjects remain<br />

m<strong>and</strong>atory. M<strong>and</strong>atory subjects are taught at <strong>the</strong> basic level.<br />

<strong>The</strong> complete model of profile education (both <strong>the</strong> preparatory <strong>and</strong> profile teaching<br />

stages) is being implemented across <strong>the</strong> country in 2006/2007.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Unified State Exam<br />

Ano<strong>the</strong>r recent reform in <strong>Russian</strong> general education is <strong>the</strong> Unified State Exam (USE)<br />

(Единый Государственный Экзамен (ЕГЭ), Edinyj Gosudarstvennyj Ekzamen (EGE)). Since<br />

2004, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Russian</strong> Ministry of Education has been experimenting with a single, nationwide,<br />

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