Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures - Classical Studies Degree Requirements

Classical Studies Undergraduate Curricular Requirements

A maximum of 15 transfer credits and/or credits earned through study abroad may be applied toward the upper-division requirements for the B.A. degree in classical studies. Students who receive a C or D in their first upper-division language class are required to pass an oral and written proficiency exam to meet minimum departmental proficiency standards before being allowed to register in other upper-division language classes.

Before going on a study abroad program, students must have the approval of their major adviser to ensure that their proposed program meets with departmental approval. Upon returning to U of I, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will evaluate the students' oral and written proficiency and determine which classes studied abroad may count towards the major.

Classical Studies B.A.

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general L&S requirements for the B.A. degree, and:

FLEN 210 Intro to Classical Mythology (3 cr)
FLEN 243 English Word Origins (2 cr)
FLEN 363-364 Literature of Ancient Greece and Rome (6 cr)
FLEN 441 Ancient Greek Civilization (3 cr)
FLEN 442 Civilization of Ancient Rome (3 cr)
Grek 341-342 Elementary Greek (or equivalent) (8 cr)
Latn 101-102 Elementary Latin I-II or Latn 201-202 Intensive Latin (or equiv) (8 cr)
Additional Latin and/or Greek courses numbered above Latn 202 and Grek 342 (may incl up to 3 cr of adv lab courses in each language--Latn 369; Grek 349 other than basic skills)(18 cr)
Related fields or minor as approved by major adviser

Classical Studies Minor

FLEN 210 Intro to Classical Mythology (3 cr)
FLEN 243 English Word Origins (2 cr)

And one of the following emphasis areas:

Language Emphasis

Grek 341-342 Elementary Greek (8 cr)
Latn 101-102 Elementary Latin I-II (8 cr)

Courses chosen from the following (3 cr)

Upper-division Latin or Greek
FLEN 363 Literature of Ancient Greece
FLEN 364 Literature of Rome

Ancient World Emphasis

FLEN 363 Literature of Ancient Greece (3 cr)
FLEN 364 Literature of Rome (3 cr)
FLEN 441 Ancient Greek Civilization (3 cr)
FLEN 442 Civilization of Ancient Rome (3 cr)
Grek 341 Elementary Greek or Latn 101 Elementary Latin I (4 cr)
Phil 320 History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy or Arch 385 History of Architecture I: Pre-Modern (3 cr)