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Classics: Classical Archaeology

Please refer to the current University Catalog to see the course descriptions and a major description with requirements for a classical archaeology concentration in classics.

New students considering a concentration in classical civilization, classical archaeology, or Latin should select a language course (Latin and/or Greek) according to their high school preparation.

New students considering a major in any of the classical concentrations may also select CLAS 101, which is required for all classics majors, CLAS 110, and/or ARTH 114A. The department highly recommends that students interested in pursuing the archaeology concentration in classics take ARTH 114A, as it is a prerequisite for other courses required in the concentration.

Students are strongly encouraged to take GEOL 111-112 for their natural science requirement, as the sequence lends itself well to the major and concentration.

Attention Latin Students:  Students with a background in Latin are strongly encouraged to take the placement exam and be prepared to make adjustments in their course registration for the semester in accordance with the results of the exam. Check the Eaglelink (the UMW Portal) for more information on the foreign language placement exams.

Below please find some examples of first semester schedules for a classics: classical archaeology major. There are many variations of a first semester schedule; the examples are just meant to help you see that there are many ways to reach the same goals.

Example 1:

Course (credits)	Requirement(s) Met
ARTH 114A - History of Western Art I (3) ENGL 202B - Writing About The Self (3) ANTH 101 - Intro Cultural & Social Anthro (3) GREK 102 (if have exp.)** - Elementary Greek (3) FSEM 100D4 - Revolution & Cinema in Iran (3)	Major, ALPA ALPP, WI* HES Major Prereq., FL FSEM

Example 2:

Course	Requirement(s) Met
ARTH 114A - History of Western Art I (3) CLAS 110 - Grk & Roman Mythology Art & Lit (3) FSEM 100D8 - Radical Environmentalism (3) MATH 200 - Intro to Statistic (3)	Major, ALPA Elective FSEM QR

Please note that certain sequence courses begin in the fall. Examples of this can be found in all of the sciences and some of the foreign languages. If you are unable to start at the correct place in the sequence, we recommend that you try to do so in the following fall semester.

*Please note that not all sections of a course may have the Across-the-Curriculum (ATC) attribute(s). Across-the-Curriculum designations for a course are dependent on instructor and semester. ATC designations for each course are listed in the Banner description for the semester in which you are registering.
**This particular course is in a discipline that allows students with demonstrated competence upon admission to UMW (such as AP/IB credit, dual enrollment, etc.) to begin courses at a higher level. Please read the Academic Planning Guide carefully to see if you meet the requirements. For example: students may begin at any level language course for which they feel prepared (101, 102, 201, or 202), but must then complete the rest of the sequence in order without skipping any levels.