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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Classical Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies

Students on Summer 2025, Fall 2025, or Spring 2026 requirements CLASSTBA

The Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies provides students the opportunity to study Greek and Latin literatures and cultures in the original languages. This gives students direct access to the great writers and thinkers of ancient Greece and Rome, who shaped the course of Western Civilization, and to the cultures that produced them. Students choose between a concentration in Classical Languages or Classical Culture.

Requirements

The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Orientations. One (1) course:
    • Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
    • Social Networks in Ancient Cities
    • CLAS-C 101 Ancient Greek Culture
    • CLAS-C 102 Roman Culture
    • CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology
    • CLAS-C 206 Classical Art and Archaeology
    • CLAS-C 211 Ancient Athletics: Greeks, Romans, and Us
    • CLAS-G 100 Elementary Greek I
    • CLAS-G 150 Elementary Greek II
    • CLAS-L 100 Elementary Latin I
    • CLAS-L 150 Elementary Latin II
  2. Special Topics. Two (2) courses:
    • Ethnicity, Nationality, and Race in Classical Antiquity
    • Nature and the Environment in Classical Antiquity
    • Warfare in the Roman World
    • CLAS-C 308 Roman Law
    • CLAS-C 310 Classical Drama
    • CLAS-C 311 Classical Epics
    • CLAS-C 321 Classical Myth and Culture in Film
    • CLAS-C 350 Greek Literature in Translation
    • CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
    • CLAS-C 360 Roman Literature in Translation
    • CLAS-C 361 Ancient Roman Revolutions
    • CLAS-C 362 Later Latin Literature in Translation
  3. Concentration. One (1) of the following concentrations (see requirements below):
    • Classical Languages (CLCLCON)
    • Classical Culture (CLCCCON)
  4. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    5. College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

Major Area Courses

  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course at the 100–499 level with the CLAS subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement (unless otherwise noted) :

  • CLAS-C 209 Medical Terms from Greek and Latin
  • CLAS-L 100 Elementary Latin I *
  • CLAS-L 103 Intermediate Latin *
  • CLAS-L 150 Elementary Latin II *
  • CLAS-L 300 Intensive Introduction to Classical and Medieval Latin

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) will count toward the College Breadth requirement.

Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to the minimum credit hours required in the major:

  • No more than 3 credit hours may count toward the major:
    • CLAS-X 371 Teaching Internship in Classical Studies
  • No more than 3 combined credit hours of the following may count toward the major:
    • CLAS-X 473 Internship in Classical Studies

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Minor in Greek (GREEKMIN)
  • Minor in Latin (LATINMIN)
  • [Name unavailable] (CLSTBA)

Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Concentrations