Trinity U in San Antonio vs UT Austin (Plan 2) for Classics Major

MYOS1634
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:43:14 +0000

Trinity is an excellent university so if that’s her preferred environment there shouldn’t be a problem as long as

they offer at least one or two jr/sr level Latin classes each semester

they offer a complete Greek sequence

Departments in correlated classes also offer enough classes (history, literature, philosophy, archeology..)

they have a strong study abroad program (definitely a specific semester-long, preferably 2×1 semester in Greece and in a part of the Roman empire or a full year, with relevant classes)

Ideally they’d offer beginners classes in Italian (or French, for grad school) and have an agreement with UTSA for one graduate class senior year

Check that they have faculty interested in supervising an undergraduate thesis - should be par for the course but reaching out to the department/asking for a visit, sitting on a course, talking with current seniors might put your/her mind at rest or help her draw a conclusion wrt Plan II.