Bachelor of Arts in Classics Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 36
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Complementary Studies
Bachelor of Arts students must complete at least 12 units of Complementary Studies outside of the primary prefix for the major. (Note: Students may not use an alternate prefix that is cross-listed with the primary prefix for the major.)
Students who complete two majors or a major and a minor automatically complete the Complementary Studies requirement. Additional ways to complete the CS requirement for students in the Classics major is to complete 12 units in Greek (GRE) or Latin (LATN) or some combination of both.
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Electives (18 Units)
Select six elective courses, upon advisement, from CLAS, CLAR, GRE, and LATN prefixes, at least two of which must be upper-division. With the permission of an advisor, three electives can be taken in another department.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Or a GWAR course in another department upon advisement.
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Survey (9 units)
CLAS 410/HUM 401 Ancient Greek Literature (3 units) (UD-C)
CLAS 415/HUM 402 Ancient Roman Literature (3 units) (UD-C)
CLAR 420/ARTH 401 Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece (3 units)
CLAR 425/ARTH 402 Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome (3 units)
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Culminating Experience
All undergraduate students will complete a culminating experience project with one of the following components:
- A demonstration of oral and written skills in Latin and/or Greek. This demonstration has three parts: oral declamation of a prose passage; written transcription of a prose passage dictated by a test administrator; and oral declamation of passage of poetry (scansion) in dactylic hexameter.
- A comprehensive reflective statement focused on the role that receiving a Classical education at SF State has and will play in the student’s life.
- A display of the student’s best projects from their Classics coursework (e.g. term papers, translations, archaeological reconstructions).
These components may be fulfilled through in-person meetings with a Classics undergraduate advisor, but students wishing to develop and display information competency are encouraged to complete these components in electronic form (website, etc.).
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.