Degree Requirements

The Classics Department offers three majors (Classics, Greek, and Latin), as well as a minor in each field. The requirements for each are listed below and are also available online in PDF format in the Undergraduate Catalog.

CLASSICS, B.A. Degree

• Requirements for a Major in Classics
  Thirty semester hours including the following:
  • GKC 2310 and 2320; LAT 2310 and 2320.
    If four high-school units of Latin are presented, LAT 2310 is not required. Likewise, if four high-school units of Greek are presented, GKC 2310 is not required.
  • At least twelve hours must be 3000 or 4000 level courses in Greek or Latin.
  • The remainder of the courses may include:
    ART 3352, 3353; CLA 3000-4000 level courses; GKC 3000-4000 level courses; HIS 4322, 4324; LAT 3000-4000 level courses; PHI 3310; PSC 3363.
• Requirements for a Minor in Classics
  Eighteen semester hours including the following:
  • At least three hours must be a 3000 or 4000 level course in Greek or Latin literature.
  • The remainder of the courses may include:
    ART 3352, 3353; CLA 3000-4000 level courses; GKC 2000 or 3000-4000 level courses; HIS 4322, 4324; LAT 2000 or 3000-4000 level courses; PHI 3310; PSC 3363.
  • At least nine of the eighteen hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

GREEK, B.A. Degree

• Requirements for a Major in Greek
  • Twenty-seven semester hours including at least fifteen semester hours at the 3000 or 4000 level in Greek.
  • Required courses in other fields:
    Greek majors must take HIS 4322 (Ancient Greece) or CLA 3302 (Greek Civilization).
• Requirements for a Minor in Greek
  • Eighteen semester hours including at least nine semester hours at the 3000 or 4000 level.

LATIN, B.A. Degree

• Requirements for a Major in Latin
  • Twenty-seven semester hours including at least fifteen semester hours at the 3000 or 4000 level in Latin.
  • Required courses in other fields:
    Latin majors must take HIS 4324 (Ancient Rome) or CLA 3301 (Roman Civilization).
• Requirements for a Minor in Latin
  • Eighteen semester hours including at least nine semester hours at the 3000 or 4000 level.