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Latin (LAT)

All incoming students with two or more years of high school Latin must take the language placement exam before taking courses in this language.

See description of Classics minor.

101-102. Elementary Latin I and II. (3 hours each) A two semester sequence. Emphasis on reading with some attention to grammar and writing skills. Fall and Spring

201. Intermediate Latin. (3 hours) A course designed to bring students up to the required proficiency level at Georgetown College. Completion of grammar foundation; increase in reading skills using Catullus and other writers. Prerequisites: LAT 102 or by placement exam. Fall

202. Intermediate Latin Reading. (3 hours) Continued development of Latin reading skills and study of Roman literary culture, focusing on selected ancient authors.