Course of Study. The students must follow a program of study approved by an adviser, including graduate courses totaling a minimum of 30 credits, distributed as follows:
Required courses:
- Greek Rhetoric and Stylistics (3 credits);
- Latin Rhetoric and Stylistics (3 credits);
- One course each on texts from the following categories: Greek poetry, Greek prose, Latin poetry, Latin prose.
Elective courses:
The student is encouraged to balance elective courses as evenly as possible between Greek and Latin authors.
Upon completion of course requirements, the student must pass a comprehensive examination that will test general competence and competence in a special area selected by the student with the adviser's approval. Part of this comprehensive examination will test the student's ability to translate into English selected passages of either ancient Greek or Latin; this part is normally taken separately.
The student must pass an examination demonstrating a reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian. This requirement should be discharged as early as possible.
The final requirement for the degree is a thesis approved by a designated faculty committee. The student must maintain matriculation while writing the thesis.
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