Candidates are required to complete
64 graduate credit hours beyond the M.A.
Twenty-four credit hours of Greek
and Latin, with at least eight hours in each language and at least
twenty hours at the 500 level. These must include Greek/Latin 595, if
not taken previously; Greek 511 and Latin 511; and four hours of 580 in
each language.
CLCV 550 (if not taken previously)
and four hours (or eight hours) of appropriate electives.
Passing the qualifying examinations
and the oral Preliminary Examination.
Dissertation. Students should
enroll in Greek/Latin 599 (Thesis Research).
Passing the Final Examination
(oral).
Reading knowledge of two ancillary
languages: German and either French or Italian. Knowledge of one
of these must be demonstrated at the time of admission to Stage II and
the second by the end of the second year at Stage II.
The University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Department of the Classics - 4080 Foreign Languages Building
707 South Matthews Avenue - Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-1008 - classics@illinois.edu
