Latin

Placement of students with high school preparation in French: students with sufficient preparation in Latin may enter the second, third, or fourth semester course in that language, thus completing the foreign language requirement in fewer semesters. Students interested in taking placement tests should contact the Foreign Language departments. Language courses in the 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 sequence must be taken in that order.

LAT 1011 Introductory Latin Reading I                                    3 cr.
Offered each semester. A course for beginners with emphasis on the fundamentals of grammar and translation of stories.

LAT 1012 Introductory Latin Reading II                                   3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: LAT 1011 or equivalent. A continuation of LAT1011

LAT 2011 Intermediate Latin Reading I                                  3 cr.
A review of the basic grammatical structure of the language with continuing and increasing emphasis on the development of advanced reading and translation skills.

LAT 2012 Intermediate Latin Reading II                                 3 cr.
Readings from the Aeneid of Vergil.

LAT 2102 Selected Orations of Cicero                                   3 cr.
Deparmental consent. The selections are read and interpreted with due attention to prose style

LAT 2106 Ovid & the Lyric Poets                                              3 cr.
Readings from the Metamorphoses; readings from Catullus: Carmina, Horace: Odes and Epodes, and other selected lyrics.