Classics - The Classics Language Track: Greek and Latin, BA

Greek language track - required courses

• GREEK 0011 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 1
• GREEK 0021 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 2
• GREEK 0210 - INTERMEDIATE GREEK: PROSE
• GREEK 0220 - INTERMEDIATE GREEK: VERSE
• GREEK 1700 - GREEK PROSE COMPOSITION

Greek language track: Select two of the following GREEK courses.

• GREEK 1300 - GREEK AUTHORS 1
• GREEK 1302 - GREEK AUTHORS 2
• GREEK 1420 - ADVANCED READINGS IN GREEK PHILOSOPHY
• GREEK 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY FOR UNDERGRADS

Greek language track: Select two of the following LATIN courses.

• LATIN 0011 - BEGINNING LATIN 1
• LATIN 0021 - BEGINNING LATIN 2
• LATIN 0210 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN: PROSE
• LATIN 0220 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN: VERSE

Latin language track - required courses

• LATIN 0011 - BEGINNING LATIN 1
• LATIN 0021 - BEGINNING LATIN 2
• LATIN 0210 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN: PROSE
• LATIN 0220 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN: VERSE

Latin language track: Select two of the following LATIN courses.

• LATIN 1300 - LATIN AUTHORS 1
• LATIN 1302 - LATIN AUTHORS 2
• LATIN 1400 - ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN EPIC
• LATIN 1416 - ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN HISTORIANS
• LATIN 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY FOR UNDERGRADS

Latin language track: Select two of the following GREEK courses.

• GREEK 0011 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 1
• GREEK 0021 - BEGINNING ANCIENT GREEK 2
• GREEK 0210 - INTERMEDIATE GREEK: PROSE
• GREEK 0220 - INTERMEDIATE GREEK: VERSE

Classics major general rules and requirements

Students have combined a major in classics with a second major or certificate such as: anthropology; biology; communication; history; history and philosophy of science; history of art and architecture; nonclassical languages and literatures; psychology; and gender, sexuality, and women’s studies. Students planning graduate study in classics may be required to obtain reading competency in German, French, or Italian. Such study might begin during the course of completing the undergraduate major or may be undertaken in graduate school.

Rules and requirements

• The Classics major requires a minimum of 30 credits, distributed as directed by the chosen track.
• Students must have an overall 2.00 GPA in courses counting toward the major.
• No more than two courses in the Greek or Latin language tracks may be taken with the S/NC grade option. No more than four courses in Classical Civilization track may be taken with the S/NC grade option.
• Credit by examination is generally not granted, except for placement in the language sequences. The department will consider students with special circumstances.
• Students may either enroll in one of the W courses offered by the department or arrange with the instructor of an upper-level course for the addition of one credit of writing practicum.
• Majors who have reached the end of the junior year with a GPA in departmental courses of 3.50 or higher may, in conjunction with a senior-level course, write an honors essay. Acceptance of the essay by the department will qualify the student for graduating with departmental honors in Classics.