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Classical Languages (CLL) Minor

Required Minor Courses
Select eighteen semester hours of coursework in Latin and/or Classical and New Testament Greek from the following: 1 18
LAT 1105
Elementary Latin
LAT 1106
Elementary Latin
LAT 2104
Cicero and Livy
LAT 2114
Latin Epic: Vergil and Ovid
LAT 2124
Latin Lyric: Catullus and Horace
LAT 2134
Late Medieval Latin
LAT 2984
Special Study
LAT 3004
Readings in Latin Literature
LAT 4004
Directed Studies in Latin Prose Composition
LAT 4974
Independent Study (variable credit) 2
LAT 4984
Special Study
LAT 4994
Undergraduate Research (variable credit) 2
LAT 5974
Independent Study (variable credit) 2
LAT 5984
Special Study (Graduate)
LAT 5994
Research and Thesis (variable credit) 2
GR 1105
Classical and New Testament Greek
GR 1106
Classical and New Testament Greek
GR 2104
Greek New Testament
GR 2114
Readings in Classical Greek Literature
GR 2974
Independent Study (variable credit) 2
GR 2984
Special Study 2
GR 4974
Independent Study (variable credit) 2
GR 4984
Special Study 2
GR 4994
Undergraduate Research (variable credit) 2
Total Credits18
1

Including at least 6 credit hours at the 3000 or 4000 level. With the exception of LAT 1105 Elementary Latin, LAT 1106 Elementary Latin, GR 1105 Classical and New Testament Greek, GR 1106 Classical and New Testament Greek, and LAT 4004 Directed Studies in Latin Prose Composition all courses are variable-content courses and may be repeated for credit up to three times with different content. For substitutions, see your advisor for Classical Languages.

2

Course can be included in the Minor only with permission of your advisor.

  • All courses taken from among those listed above will be included in the calculation of the minor GPA.
  • A student must complete all courses with a minimum 2.0 GPA for all hours attempted. In addition a minimum grade of C is required of all Foreign Language Minors in each of the required courses for the minor.
  • Required courses may be transferred only with the approval of your advisor for the Latin Minor.
  • Authorization to take coursework elsewhere should be obtained beforehand from the Dean's Office and the Chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.

N.B.

  1. CLA 2444 Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology (= ENGL 2444 Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology and RLCL 2444 Greek and Roman Myth) and CLA 2454 Topics in Ancient Greek and Latin Literature do not count toward a Latin Minor.
  2. No course required for the Classical Language Minor may be taken Pass/Fail.