Department of Classical Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies--Latin and Greek
Students on Summer 2025, Fall 2025, or Spring 2026 requirements CLASBA-TEMP
Special notice
The Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies in Latin or Greek 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.
Requirements
The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Orientations. One (1) course:
- 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-C 212 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- CLAS-C 214 Social Networks in Ancient Cities
- CLAS-G 100 Elementary Greek I
- CLAS-G 150 Elementary Greek II
- CLAS-L 100 Elementary Latin I
- CLAS-L 150 Elementary Latin II
- Special Topics. Two (2) courses:
- CLAS-C 305 Ethnicity, Nationality, and Race in Classical Antiquity
- 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 327 Nature and the Environment in Classical Antiquity
- 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
- CLAS-C 365 Warfare in the Roman World
- Concentration. One (1) of the following concentrations (see requirements below):
- Classical Languages (CLASLANGCN-TEMP)
- Classical Culture (CLASCULCN-TEMP)
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- 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.
- 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.
- Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- 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.
- 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
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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
CLASsubject 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
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
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
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.
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.