Changes to the majors in Latin and Ancient Greek!

The newly revised majors in Latin and Ancient Greek offer students more opportunities to supplement the study of their chosen language with coursework in classical civilizations or the other ancient languages. For the first time, students who come to Loyola without any previous experience in ancient language will be able to complete the major in four years!

Requirements for the Latin major (in effect fall 2019)

# of courses	Courses	Credit Hours
2	300-level Latin	6
4	200-level or higher Latin	12
2	capstone (CLST 383 & 384)	6
4	choose from: 300-level Latin Ancient Greek (any level) Classical Civilization (any CLST or UCLR 100C)	12
		36 total

 

Requirements for the Ancient Greek major (in effect fall 2019)

# of courses	Courses	Credit Hours
2	300-level Ancient Greek	6
4	200-level or higher Ancient Greek	12
2	capstone (CLST 383 & 384)	6
4	choose from: 300-level Ancient Greek Latin (any level) Classical Civilization (any CLST or UCLR 100C)	12
		36 total

 

Already a major in Latin or Greek? Contact the department or your advisor about your options. For information about how language study can fulfill the BA-Classics degree distinction, visit the BA-Classics information page.