HCLAS - 4-Year Schedule - Latin with Distribution

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Latin Major AN 8-SEMESTER STUDY GRID (with distribution courses)      

This example shows how an incoming first year student might complete a Latin major in 8 semesters.

If you declare your major later, have advanced credit or competency in a foreign language, or are a Transfer Student, your grid will look considerably different.

Your choices may vary. Comparative Literature courses required for the major include CLL and LIT courses on Latin and Classical literature, and may include other courses under advisement.

Up to 6 credits of Core Distribution credits may be taken during Study Abroad.

Students are required to meet with an academic advisor at least once a semester.

Whenever possible, we encourage students in our language programs to participate in a study abroad program for a summer, semester, or year. Students may go abroad as early as summer after their first year, though most students commonly do so in their sophomore or junior year Requirements for the major: 24 semester hours in one language beyond level 4, plus 6 semester hours of comparative literature. The adviser may direct additional courses to provide an integrated program.

Credit in a language course cannot be given to a student who has already earned credit for a highernumbered course in the same language when the course numbers in question indicate level of comprehension and ability in the introductory and intermediate study of that language.

FIRST YEAR The grid below assumes you have no placement credit in a foreign language; note that many students receive placement in a language, which reduces the number of courses required to complete the major. Courses required for the major are in bold type. Any prerequisites are not in bold type.

Fall

Spring

LAT 001

LAT 002

WSC001

WSC002

BH/HP

NS/MA/CS

Summer/January Sessions*

LT/AA/CP QR

SECOND YEAR Fall

Spring

LAT 003

LAT 004

LT/AA/CP

BH/HP

NS/MA/CS

IS distribution

Comparative Literature Course**

CC

Notes

**Taken under advisement

QR

THIRD YEAR Study Abroad Fall/Spring semester or an entire academic year; not restricted to Junior Year.

Fall

Spring

Notes

LAT 112*

LAT 113*

Students in the upper level LAT classes will take their courses under advisement; the particular courses may vary.

LAT 122*

LAT 125*

BH/HP

NS/MA/CP

LT/AA/CP

Comparative Literature Course**

**Taken under advisement

Fall

Spring

Notes

LAT 114*

LAT 115*

LAT 100*

LAT 120*

FOURTH YEAR

NS/MA/or CS distribution

For more information and to meet your faculty, visit our Department website at https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/cll/index.html

Why study Latin? What can I do with a degree in Latin?

An undergraduate degree in Latin provides skills critical for lasting professional success: linguistic precision, textual analysis, persuasive writing, just to name a few. Acquiring proficiency in Latin has lasting practical value. Latin majors develop superior skills in oral and written communication, gain an understanding of and sensitivity to other societies and cultures, and learn to think critically about big ideas. The Latin major is rigorous, and employers look seriously at candidates who they know will rise to the most demanding intellectual challenges. A degree in Latin helps prepare graduates for exciting careers in a number of fields, including law, medicine, education, television, and publishing. Our majors in Latin and Classics have also gone

on to pursue advanced degrees at Notre Dame, Oxford University, Berkeley, Boston University, the University of Washington, Cornell University, and Hunter College. https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/cll/cll-career-potential.html https://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/studentaffairs/studentservices/career/what%20can%20i%20do %20...%20comparative%20literature%20and%20languages.pdf

NOTES * Latin majors are not required to take Summer or January courses (for which there is no financial aid). ** Latin Majors regularly pursue a second major or minor. *** We encourage students to study abroad when possible. In addition to going on study abroad for either semester in their third year, students can go for the entire academic year in their third year, for a semester in their second or fourth years, or for a short-term program in the summer or during the January break. Study abroad to Athens or Rome is especially enriching to students pursuing the major in Classics or Latin.