DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND CLASSICS (CL, FR, GN, GR, IT, LA, RUS, AND SP)

Professor Barbara Godorecci, Chairperson
Office: 200 B. B. Comer Hall

Classics (CL), Greek (GR), Latin (LA)

Courses in Greek and Latin provide instruction in these ancient languages; courses in classics deal with the civilization and history of ancient Greece and Rome and require no knowledge of the Greek or Latin language. All classics, Greek, and Latin courses are open to freshman students who can meet any prerequisites that may be noted in the course listings. Major programs are offered with concentrations in Greek, Latin, or classical civilization; minors are offered with concentrations in Greek and Latin.

Placement. LA 101 is open only to students who have no prior high-school or college study of Latin or who have fewer than two high-school units of Latin. Students with fewer than two high-school units of Latin who wish to continue the study of that language are not required to take the Latin Placement Examination; they will be placed in LA 101. LA 102 is open only to students who have completed LA 101 or who have two or more high-school units of Latin and place in LA 102 based on the Latin placement examination. Students with two or more high-school units of Latin are required to take the Latin placement examination; they will be placed in LA 102 or a higher-level Latin course based on their placement examination score.

Successful completion of LA 101 and LA 102 (or LA 102) fulfills the foreign language (FL) requirement of the University Core Curriculum. Students with two high-school units of Latin who take the Latin placement examination and score at a level for placement in LA 201 or a higher-level Latin course fulfill the FL requirement of the core curriculum upon successful completion of the course into which they are placed; they may qualify for college credit equivalent to lower-level Latin courses (see "College Credit Options" below).

College credit options. Students placed in LA 201 on the basis of high-school study and placement examination scores who earn a minimum grade of "C" will upon written petition be granted credit for LA 102 (3 hours, grade of "Pass"). Students placed in LA 202 on the basis of high-school study and placement examination scores who earn a minimum grade of "C" will upon written petition be granted credit for LA 102 (3 hours, grade of "Pass") and LA 201 (3 hours, grade of "Pass"). Students similarly placed in LA 301 or a higher-level Latin course who earn a minimum grade of "C" will upon written petition be granted credit for LA 102 (3 hours, grade of "Pass"), LA 201 (3 hours, grade of "Pass"), and LA 202 (3 hours, grade of "Pass").

Requirements for the major. The major requires 33 hours of Greek, Latin, and classics, as specified below.

• Concentration in Greek: GR 301, GR 302, GR 490, CL 385, 6 hours of Latin, and 15 additional hours of Greek, Latin, or classics
• Concentration in Latin: LA 301, LA 302, LA 490, CL 386, 6 hours of Greek, and 15 additional hours of Latin, Greek, or classics
• Concentration in classical civilization: CL 385, CL 386, 6 hours of Greek, 6 hours of Latin, and 15 additional hours of classics, Latin, or Greek. A minimum of 6 hours of Greek and 6 hours of Latin must be earned on this campus.

In all concentrations, a minimum of 12 hours at the 300 or 400 level must be earned on this campus.

Requirements for the minor. The minor requires 18 hours, to include 6 hours of college Greek or Latin or 3 hours of each; CL 385; CL 130 or CL 386; other Greek, Latin, or classics courses (or approved courses outside the department but related to classical culture, for example PHL 201 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy) to total at least 18 hours. If the minor concentration is in Latin, the student must take 9 hours in Latin courses or LA 301 or LA 302. If the minor concentration is in Greek, the student must take GR 201. A minimum of 6 hours at the 300 or 400 level must be earned on this campus.

A Suggested Sequence of Courses for the Classics Major
FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester			Second Semester
Course	Hours		Course	Hours
LA 1011	3		LA 1021	3
EN 101	3		EN 102	3
MATH6	3-4		Fine arts4	3
Natural science	4		Natural science	4
History4	3		History or social and behavioral sciences4	3
	------			------
	16-17			16
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester			Second Semester
Course	Hours		Course	Hours
LA 2011	3		LA 2021	3
EN 225	3		EN 226 or EN 227	3
Humanities4	3		Social and behavioral sciences4	3
Minor	3		Minor	3
Social and behavioral sciences4	3		Elective	3
	------			------
	15			15
JUNIOR YEAR5
First Semester			Second Semester
Course	Hours		Course	Hours
LA 3011	3		LA 3021	3
CL 3862	3		Minor	3
Minor	3-6		Electives	9-12
Electives	3-6
	------			------
	15-18			15-18
SENIOR YEAR5
First Semester			Second Semester
Course	Hours		Course	Hours
LA 4901	3		LA 4901	3
GR 1013	3		GR 1023	3
Minor	3-6		Minor	3
Writing course	3		Writing course	3
Electives	3-6		Electives	3-6
	------			------
	15-18			15-18
				Total: At least 128

¹Assuming a concentration in Latin; if one chooses a concentration in Greek, simply substitute GR for LA in course designations.

²Substitute CL 385 if concentration is in Greek.

³For Greek concentration substitute LA.

⁴A maximum of 6 hours in any one department may be applied to the humanities, literature, and fine arts (HU, L, FA) and history and social and behavioral sciences (HI, SB) requirements.

⁵Six hours in courses designated W must be included in the junior or senior year. A minimum of 33 hours in 300- and 400-level courses must be completed, including 12 hours in the major and 6 hours in the minor.

⁶MATH course number is determined by placement. MATH 110 or higher is required.