Latin, Minor
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 15
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 9
Program Code: N629
- The requirements for a minor must be completed concurrently with the major degree requirements.
- No minor may be added by completing courses after receiving the bachelor’s degree.
At least six (6) credit hours must be earned in courses acceptable for residence credit by standards set forth by the Dodge College of Arts and Sciences, excluding transfer, correspondence, and examination (AP, CLEP, Advanced Standing) credit. Courses for the minor may not be taken Pass/ No Pass.
No single course may be used by a student to satisfy a major requirement and a minor requirement. A course may be used, however, to satisfy both a major support requirement and a minor requirement.
Requests to substitute a minor requirement must be approved in writing by the Latin program in the Department of Classics.
Required Courses
Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of coursework in Latin at the 2000-level or above, including at least nine (9) hours at the upper-division level. Note that introductory courses (LAT 1115, LAT 1215, and LAT 1315) are not counted toward this total.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 15 hours of coursework in Latin at the 2000-level or above, including at least nine (9) hours at the upper-division level. | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Students may choose from the following list of courses1:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAT 2113 | Intermediate Latin Prose (max 6 hours) | 3 |
| LAT 2213 | Intermediate Latin Poetry (max 6 hours) | 3 |
| LAT 3113 | Advanced Prose: Cicero, Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger (max 6 hours) | 3 |
| LAT 3213 | (max 6 hours) | 3 |
| LAT 3990 | Independent Study (max 6 hours) | 1-3 |
| LAT 4133 | (max 6 hours) | 3 |
| LAT 4213 | Latin Lyric & Bucolic Poetry (max 6 hours) | 3 |
| LAT 4990 | Independent Study (max 6 hours) | 1-3 |
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Students may also use up to 3 hours of upper-division Classical Culture (CL C) or related area.
- Minors in the Dodge College of Arts & Sciences are available to all undergraduate students at OU. If the minor is officially declared, successfully completed, and noted on the graduation application, the student’s transcript will so indicate at the time the bachelor’s degree is posted.