Undergraduate Classics Majors
A Bachelor of Arts in Classics provides a solid foundation for graduate work in classics, law, history, art, philosophy, archaeology, anthropology, comparative literature and religion. The Department offers majors in the following areas:
Requirements for the Classics majors have changed. Students who began the new Classical Languages major on or after the first day of fall semester 2005 must complete the program described on this site. Students who began the former majors in Greek, Latin and Classics before fall 2005 may choose to complete the old requirements, but they must complete all requirements and graduate by August 2009.
A Post-Baccalaureate Certificate is also available. It is designed for students who have a B.A., but do not have enough Latin and/or Greek to continue on in graduate school, seminary, or other programs.
Click here to view the Department's current undergraduate and graduate course offerings.
PLEASE NOTE - Majors in Classical Languages: Currently only one advanced Latin course and one advanced Greek course are offered each semester. It will therefore normally take at least three full academic years to complete the Classical Languages major. Those studying only one language, Greek or Latin, will normally need four full academic years to complete the major. Students who wish to complete the major more quickly will need to take intensive Latin or Greek courses during the summer. Intensive Latin is offered in the summer at The University of Iowa. For Latin or Greek at other institutions, see the following link: http://www.summer-classics.com.
We encourage you to consider studying classics with us at The University of Iowa. Please contact the Department for more information. Feel free to call us at (319)335-2323 or (800)553-IOWA. You can also send an send an e-mail to the department.
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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has a number of scholarships for undergraduate students. Please click here for more information.
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