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Xavier University Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Xavier University Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Classical Humanities, B.A.


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This program is designed to offer a major for those students who have an interest in the ancient world but prefer breadth rather than specialization in their undergraduate education or seek to pursue the equivalent of a second major. This program combines the minimum number of course requirements with a maximum number of elective courses. The 24 hours of study of the ancient Greek and Roman world will give the student a somewhat intensive knowledge of the cultures, which in time and place are far removed from our own but which have exercised a very strong and continuing influence on modern civilization.

Requirements for the Classical Humanities Major


 

Core Curriculum Requirements:


See Undergraduate Core Curriculum  

Major Requirements:


36 credit hours, as follows

  • 12 lower division hours in Latin or Greek 101-202 (Refer to Course Descriptions .) (waivers exist per prior achievement).
  • 6 hours of Latin or Greek beyond the intermediate language level (210-399) (Refer to Course Descriptions .) .
  • 18 hours of classical culture offerings from CLAS 101-399 (Refer to Course Descriptions .) .

Note(s):


  • A 2.500 cumulative average must be attained in the above courses.
  • In addition to the above requirements, the student has approximately 26 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. Classical Humanities


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 201 or GREEK 201
  • Writing Intensive Elective
  • PHILOSOPHY 200: Philosophical Perspectives
  • Scientific Perspective
  • Humanities Elective

Total (15)

Second Semester


  • LATIN 202 or GREEK 202
  • Natural Science Elective
  • Theological Perspective
  • ENGLISH 205: Literature and Moral Imagination
  • Social Science Elective

Total (15)

Junior Year


 

First Semester


  • LATIN 211 or Classics Elective
  • Classics Elective
  • Diversity Elective
  • Oral Communications Elective
  • Quantitative Reasoning Elective

Total (15)

Second Semester


  • LATIN 212 or Classics Elective
  • Classics Elective
  • E/RS Elective
  • General Elective
  • General Elective

Total (15)

Senior Year


 

First Semester


  • Classics Elective
  • Classics Elective
  • General Elective
  • General Elective
  • General Elective

Total (15)

Second Semester


  • Classics Elective
  • General Elective
  • General Elective
  • 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.

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