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Application

Applicants to any of the graduate programs need a Bachelor of Arts degree from an accredited college. An undergraduate major in Classics, Classical Studies, Greek or Latin, Ancient History, or Archaeology or its equivalent is necessary for admission.

Without setting down hard and fast minimum requirements, the Classics Department will judge candidates partly on their competence in Classical Greek and Latin. At least two year's study in both languages is ordinarily required for students applying to the doctoral programs or to masters programs intended to lead to the doctorate. Undergraduate study of French and German is also strongly advised.

Applicants are required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and to send the results to the Department.

Applicants should be able to engage successfully in graduate study, to teach and/or carry out related professional activities, and to think critically and write persuasively on a subject or in a genre appropriate to the program to which they are seeking admission. (Letters of recommendation, especially those from academic faculty, should address these issues.)

Applicants should have professional goals and plans consistent with the programs of study available in the Department. (The applicant's statement of purpose and application should help to demonstrate this.)

Applicants in Greek and/or Latin language and literature or ancient history should contact Professor Harold Gotoff (harold.gotoff@uc.edu or 513-556-1935). Applicants in Classical or pre-Classical Archaeology should contact Professor Gisela Walberg (giswalberg@fuse.net or 513-556-1938).

The closing date for application for admission to graduate study in Classics is normally January 15 of each year.

Prospective students are invited to write, call, or visit the Department of Classics. Please address correspondence to:

Further information on graduate study at the University of Cincinnati may be obtained from the Division of Graduate Studies and Research, located in Room 100 Van Wormer, on the Clifton campus. Your interest will be forwarded to our department.

The Graduate application procedures are handled electronically. You should first go the the Division of Graduate Studies and Research web site and fill out their application form. You must then contact the Department of Classics for information regarding supplemental materials. Your application cannot be considered unless these materials have been completed and submitted to the Department of Classics.