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Old 09-30-2009, 01:32 PM   #1
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Classical Studies/Latin

My D has a passion for Latin and is thinking about majoring in Classical Studies with the thought of teaching in secondary schools. Anyone with experience in or suggestions of where she should apply.

Live in FL
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Old 10-03-2009, 07:16 PM   #2
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Bryn Mawr and Holy Cross come to mind if she is interested in smaller private institutions.

Rutgers, CUNY/Hunter and most large universities are also worth looking into.

Bryn Mawr College: Greek, Latin & Classical Studies
Classics | College of the Holy Cross
Rutgers Classics Home
Classics Division

There is a long list here:

Undergraduate Programs in Classics

On a side note, there is a great summer program here
Latin/Greek Institute: About

Good luck.
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Old 10-06-2009, 04:04 AM   #3
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As the link provided by the previous poster indicates, there are many possible programs out there.

Has your D narrowed down her relevant preferences for a school, e.g., small/large school, region of the country, urban/rural/suburban setting, need for financial aid, coed/women's college, religiously-affiliated or not, etc.?

Some good programs of which I'm aware include Michigan, Cincinnati, Trinity U (TX), Boston U, Indiana, and many more.
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Old 10-06-2009, 02:12 PM   #4
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Florida State has a decent program as well as a College of Education. If your daughter's goal is secondary teaching in Florida, they may have a combined program that results in an MEd and certification in 5 years or something similar.

Unless she's also planning graduate study in Classics, Ancient History, or Classical Archaeology, you don't have to worry too much about getting into a top program such as Michigan, Harvard or Berkeley. Target universities where she can work on the teaching component simultaneously with the Classics material.

If you can swing it, any kind of summer intensive program will be a huge leg up at the college level - many high schools, while they do a good job with the basics, are pretty weak on grammar and sight reading skills. If your high school academic counselors can't or won't dig out the information, just ask here - there are quite a few of us Classics types lurking amid all the engineers.

Incidentally, there's a more or less comprehensive list of Latin (and a few Greek) teaching jobs maintained here:

http://spectrum.troy.edu/~acl/

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Old 10-08-2009, 12:59 PM   #5
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The previous poster had a good suggestion about the teaching credential. You might focus on classics depts. that offer a master's in teaching latin. Possibly, you D could stay on and end up with a master's, too, from the same program.
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Old 10-23-2009, 08:02 PM   #6
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Villanova U, Mount Holyoak, Oberlin, all have great classics programs.
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