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Major Requirements
The specific requirements for the Latin major are:
Latin majors are encouraged to take at least one 400-level Latin seminar, and those intending to pursue graduate study should do so by the fall of their senior year.
GPA Requirement
No departmental course with a grade of less than C– is credited toward a major. For graduation, the minimum GPA required in courses counting toward a major is 2.00 (C). All Latin courses taken and CLAS 401Ìýare used to calculate the major GPA for Latin.
Honors and High Honors
The minimum departmental GPA required for honors in Latin is 3.50; for high honors 3.80. In addition, successful completion of an honors thesis and an oral examination is required. Honors candidates usually takeÌýÌýorÌýÌýin the fall of their senior year while writing their theses. Proposals for theses should be prepared in the spring of the junior year in consultation with the thesis adviser. Theses are then revised during the first half of the spring semester of the senior year and defended in April.
Classics Department
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