University/Institution:
Swarthmore Location:
Pennsylvania, USA /
Contact:
610.328.8165,
dsloman1@swarthmore.edu Web site:
http://www.swarthmore.edu/classics.xml Admision Requirements:
The Admissions Committee at Swarthmore evaluates the student’s class ranking, standardized tests, extracurricular activities, essays included in the application, recommendation letters from two teachers and one from a counselor, and an interview to admit students.
Basic Information (Description):
The Greek program offers students an opportunity to learn Greek in depth. Students read Plato and such authors in their first year, to facilitate reading in the original language. Students take intensive language seminars in Greek, which cover texts such as those in the Odyssey. Students also take courses in Greek to English translation and vice versa, ancient literature, history, and philosophy
Degree:
Bachelor's Degree