To participate in the Russian Studies Program, you must must be enrolled as a full-time student and be receiving academic credit for the program from your home institution. RSP does not grant credit directly; rather, it serves as an extension campus of the colleges and universities of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.

The program recommends to home institutions that students be granted the equivalent of 16 semester hours of credit (24 units), distributed as follows:

Grading 

Evaluation of your work is based on many factors.   These include but are not limited to: participation, written and oral projects and examinations. A "C" grade indicates adequate performance, a "B" grade indicates good, competent and complete work, and an "A" grade indicates excellent, creative and integrative work, revealing superior analysis and content.