Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures

Latin 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 Latin. 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.

Latin (B.A.)

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

Latn 101-102 Elementary Latin I-II (or equivalent) (8 cr)
FLEN 243 English Word Origins (2 cr)
FLEN 364 Literature of Rome (3 cr)
FLEN 442 Civilization of Ancient Rome (3 cr)
Upper-division courses in Latin (20 cr)
A second foreign language (elem and interm, or equivalent) (16 cr), waived for students with a double major (FL&L plus another major (16 cr).
Related fields or academic minor (as approved by advisor) (20 cr)

Latin Minor

Latn 101-102 or 201-202 Elementary or Intensive Latin (8 cr)
Latn 369 Advanced Latin Language Lab (1-3 cr)
FLEN 243 English Word Origins (2 cr)
FLEN 364 Literature of Ancient Rome (3 cr)
Additional Latin readings (300- or 400-level) (6 cr)

Courses to total 25 credits for the minor chosen from the following:

Additional Latin reading courses at 300- or 400-level (especially recommended for prospective teachers of Latin)
FLEN 210 Intro to Classical Mythology
FLEN 363 Literature of Ancient Greece
FLEN 442 Civilization of Ancient Rome