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Undergraduate Program
Drop-In Advising Hours
Declaring the Major or Minor

Print Materials (PDFs)
2009-2010 Course List
Major Worksheet (Enterable PDF)
Minor Worksheet (Enterable PDF)
Senior Checkout Packet

Major Requirements

Prerequisite for the Major

A prerequisite for the classical studies major is the lower-division sequence in elementary Greek or Latin language (Greek 1 and 2 or Latin 1 and 2).

Course Requirements

The major requires a total of ten courses plus a senior comprehensive exam and must include the following:

• one lower-division survey of ancient history or literature in translation;
• three upper-division courses in Greek or Latin Literature;
• six additional approved upper-division courses (which may include additional courses in Greek or Latin Literature);
• Enrollment in a 2-credit comprehensive examination preparatory course, History 199F, is required in the same quarter that the senior comprehensive examination will be given. The preparatory course will be taken with the chair of the student's examination committee.

Senior Comprehensive Exam and Senior Checkout Packet

As fulfillment of the University Senior Comprehensive requirement in the major, classical studies majors are required to pass a comprehensive examination. Each student shall identify two or three classical studies faculty members to serve on the examination committee, one of which shall be designated as the committee chair.

One quarter prior to the exam, all classical studies majors are required to complete a Senior Checkout Packet with their exam committee chair. At this time, all students must indicate their final degree plan on the Senior Check, complete a Petition for Undergraduate Individual Studies and schedule the Comprehensive Examination, all with the assistance of the committee chair. The purpose of completing the Senior Check and Petition for Undergraduate Individual Studies is to ensure that all students are on track to finish the major requirements by their graduation quarter and to obtain enrollment in HIS 199F, the comprehensive examination preparatory course.

The Senior Check and Petition for Undergraduate Individual Studies must be submitted to the History Department Office during drop-in advising hours. The undergraduate program coordinator will issue an enrollment code for HIS 199F at this time. Both forms must be completed in entirety and approved by the committee chair before an enrollment code will be issued.

Minor Requirements

A minor in classical studies requires the lower-division sequence in elementary Greek or Latin language (Greek 1 and 2 or Latin 1 and 2) and Greek or Latin Literature 100 plus any four of the upper-division courses listed as satisfying the classical studies major requirements.

Declaration of Major or Minor Procedure

1. Download two forms:
• A Proposed Study Plan Declaration of Major/Minor petition from the UCSC Undergraduate Advising Center. Fill in the general education requirements section of the petition. Review this section with your college academic adviser and obtain their signature before proceeding.
• A classical studies major or minor planning worksheet. Fill out the form to the best of your ability. Classical studies minors should next complete the declaration requirements for their choose major(s) of study before proceeding to step two.
  
2. Meet with Dr. Jennifer Lynn, the classical studies academic advising program coordinator, to plan an individualized program of study. Obtain Jennifer Lynn's signature on your classical studies major or minor planning worksheet and your Study Plan Declaration of Major/Minor petition.
   
   
3. Visit the undergraduate program coordinator during drop-in advising hours to complete the declaration process. If no further advising from other departments is required, the coordinator will then forward the completed Study Plan Declaration of Major/Minor petition to your college office, and any other departments of study.

2009-2010 Declaration of Major/Minor Deadlines

Fall 2009: October 23, Friday
Winter 2010: February 5, Friday
Spring 2010: April 30, Friday

Classical Studies Faculty

Faculty Advisers, 2009 - 2010

Karen Bassi, Professor of Literature

Mary-Kay Gamel, Professor of Literature

Charles W. Hedrick Jr., Professor of History

Dan Selden, Professor of Literature

Classical Studies Academic Advising Program Coordinator, 2009 - 2010

Jennifer Lynn, Lecturer in History and Literature

Affiliated Faculty

John Bowin, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Gildas Hamel, Lecturer in History

John P. Lynch, Professor of Literature, Emeritus

Dean Mathiowetz, Assistant Professor of Politics