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Major Requirements
The specific requirements for the Classical Studies major are:
- four courses in Latin or four courses in Greek,
- four additional courses in the department (or outside the department with departmental approval)
- CLAS 401Â -Â Senior Seminar in the Classics ÌýÌý
GPA Requirement
No departmental course with a grade of less than C– is credited toward a major. For graduation, the minimum GPA required in courses counting toward a major is 2.00 (C). All departmental courses taken are used to calculate the major GPA for classical studies.
Honors and High Honors
The minimum departmental GPA required for honors in classical studies is 3.50; for high honors 3.80. In addition, successful completion of an honors thesis and an oral examination is required. Honors candidates usually take CLAS 490Ìý´Ç°ùÌýLATN 490Â in the fall of their senior year while writing their theses. Proposals for theses should be prepared in the spring of the junior year in consultation with the thesis adviser. Theses are then revised during the first half of the spring semester of the senior year and defended in April.
Classics Department
For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the Classics departmentÌý³¦²¹³Ù²¹±ô´Ç²µÌý±è²¹²µ±ð.