Classics, B.A.

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics is designed to bring students into intimate contact with the world of the ancient Romans and Greeks through the study of their language, literature and culture. It introduces them to that era when Western society was for the first time in recorded history dealing with and recording many of the same problems and questions with which we are still grappling today.

Requirements for the Classics Major

Core Curriculum Requirements:

See Undergraduate Core Curriculum

Major Requirements:

33 credit hours, as follows

0-12 lower division hours in Latin or Greek (the number depending on prior achievement).
21 hours in Latin or Greek beyond the intermediate language level.

Note(s):

A 2.500 cumulative average must be attained in the above courses.
Completion of a senior thesis.
Pass a comprehensive examination upon completion of a senior thesis.
In addition to the above requirements, the student has 18-24 hours of non-designated electives which can be used to meet specific interests or needs.

TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours

B.A. Classics

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. See your academic advisor.

Freshman Year

First Semester

LATIN 101 or GREEK 101
Creative Perspective
PHILOSOPHY 100: Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
ENGLISH 101: English Composition
First Year Seminar
GOA 101

Total (15)

Second Semester

LATIN 102 or GREEK 102
Classics Elective
THEOLOGY 111: Theological Foundations
Historical Perspective
Mathematical Perspective
GOA 102

Total (15)

Sophomore Year

First Semester

LATIN 211 or GREEK 201
Writing Intensive Elective
Philosophical Perspective
Scientific Perspective
Humanities Elective

Total (15)

Second Semester

Junior Year

First Semester

LATIN or GREEK Elective
Diversity Elective
Oral Communications Elective
Quantitative Reasoning Elective
Foreign Language 101

Total (15)

Second Semester

LATIN or GREEK Elective
E/RS Elective
General Elective
General Elective
Foreign Language 102

Total (15)

Senior Year

First Semester

Capstone Thesis
LATIN or GREEK Elective
Foreign Language 201
General Elective
General Elective

Total (15)

Second Semester

Capstone Thesis
LATIN or GREEK Elective
Foreign Language 202
General Elective
General Elective

Total (15)

Scheduling Notes:

Consult the “Undergraduate Core Curriculum ” requirements of the Catalog.
E/RS Focus Elective requirement may be used to satisfy another element of the core or the major.