Latin
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Overview
The major in Latin provides training in Latin from the ground up, enabling students to encounter texts such as Virgil's Aeneid, Tacitus' Annals, and Apuleius' Golden Ass in their original form. Students majoring in Latin contextualize these readings by taking classes in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies (AGRS), where they explore many different aspects of Roman culture and read a broad array of ancient texts in translation.
Declaring the Major
To declare the major, meet with the Ancient Greek and Romans Studies undergraduate adviser, who can help you create a course plan and complete the declaration. You may also want to review the Letters & Science advising site for a guide to declaring a major. For a detailed list of requirements, please see the Major Requirements tab.
Honors Program
Students who are declared majors in Latin and who have a GPA (both general and departmental) of at least 3.6 are eligible for honors in Latin. The honors program consists of a two-semester course sequence — LATIN H195A and LATIN H195B- designed to support the writing of a thesis. This thesis, which an honors committee of three members will evaluate, may either build on work in a previous upper-division course used to fulfill the Latin major or maybe a newly conceived project. It is due the Monday of the 13th week of the semester in which Latin H195B is taken.
Further details can be found online at AGRS Undergraduate Honors. Please consult with an AGRS undergraduate adviser to begin planning to participate in honors.