Greek Major

Major Requirements

The specific requirements for the Greek major are:

Greek Electives at the 300- or 400-level

• Four Greek electives at the 300- or 400-level

Greek Electives at any level

• Four Greek electives at any level

Senior Seminar

• CLAS 401 - Senior Seminar in the Classics

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 Greek courses taken and CLAS 401 are used to calculate the major GPA for Greek.

Honors and High Honors

The minimum departmental GPA required for honors in Greek 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  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  catalog page.