Overview

You have a choice of major and minor programs in Classical Languages (Greek & Latin together or separately), Latin education, and Classical Studies (interdisciplinary study of the ancient Mediterranean world). Course options include not only Greek and Latin at all levels, but also classical art & architecture, archeology, ancient history, literature, and mythology.

Careers in Classical Languages

• Christian Ministry
• Education
• Library Science
• Linguistics (including Bible translation)
• Publishing & Editing
• More

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Student involvement

Be a student tutor in Greek or Latin; participate in SPQR, the student classics club; join study tours or Greece or Italy in January, work with a faculty member as a pain McGregor Summer Research Fellow; do an internship with a local non-profit agency through the Comenius Program; explore options in Christian ministry through the Jubliee Fellows Program

Course Requirements 2012-13

Classical Languages

(27-33 semester hours)

• One classics course
• Six from:
  • LATN-101 Elementary Latin I
  • LATN-102 Elementary Latin II
  • LATN-201 Intermediate Latin I
  • LATN-202 Intermediate Latin II
  • LATN-205 Latin of the Late Republic and Early Empire
  • LATN-206 Late Latin Literature
  • LATN-300 Latin Epic Poetry
  • LATN-302 Latin Philosophical Literature
  • LATN-304 Latin Historical Literature
  • LATN-305 Latin Lyric
  • LATN-391 Special Topics in Latin
• Three from (at least one 300-level Latin course):
  • LATN-101 Elementary Latin I
  • LATN-102 Elementary Latin II
  • LATN-201 Intermediate Latin I
  • LATN-202 Intermediate Latin II
  • LATN-205 Latin of the Late Republic and Early Empire
  • LATN-206 Late Latin Literature
  • LATN-300 Latin Epic Poetry
  • LATN-302 Latin Philosophical Literature
  • LATN-304 Latin Historical Literature
  • LATN-305 Latin Lyric
  • LATN-391 Special Topics in Latin
  • CLAS-211 Classical Literature
  • CLAS-221 Classical Art & Architecture
  • CLAS-231 Classical Mythology
  • HIST-261 Ancient Greece & Rome

Scholarships

Dollar amounts reflect awards given for the 2012-13 academic year.

Bruce and Esther (VanManen) Drukker Family Scholarship

• award amont: $2,000
• junior or senior
• GPA 2.5+
• financial need required; preference to those also pursuing a degree in secondary education in addition to a degree in Classical Languages
• automatic consideration

Ralph Stob and Boertje Family Scholarship

• award amount: $1,900
• any class level
• GPA 2.5+
• financial need not required; preference given to those interested in teaching Latin as a career
• prospective students submit a letter to the Financial Aid Office (finaid@calvin.edu) describing your qualifications by February 1; returning students are given automatic consideration

Ernest Van Vugt Family Scholarship

• award amount: $2,500
• junior or senior
• GPA of 3.3+
• financial need required
• automatic consideration

Richard and Sylvia Wevers Scholarship

• award amont: $2,000
• junior or senior
• GPA of 3.3+
• financial need not required; excelling in the study of Greek
• automatic consideration

Martin P. and Florence DeGraaff Wiebenga Scholarship

• award amount: $2,000
• sophomore, junior or senior
• GPA 3.0+
• financial need required
• automatic consideration

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