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PhD Prerequisites and Admission Requirements

Prerequisites

  • A graduate degree (MA, MS, MDiv vel sim.).
  • Completion of ~three years of college-level Latin.
  • Current employment in education. A letter from the applicant’s supervisor verifying employment as a teacher or in education must be submitted to the Classics Department as part of the application materials.

Admission Requirements

  • The application deadline will be February 15th, 2027. To receive full consideration, your application and all supporting materials must be received by the application deadline.
  • Applicants to the Ph.D. program are required to complete a 90-minute sight translation exam of standard Latin authors (proctored remotely), and short interviews with the director and available faculty.
  • Applicants should specify whether they prefer the Latin and Roman Studies track or the Classical Civilization track.  (Students will have the option to switch tracks in the course of their program.)
  • Admitted students are required to attend the in-person Summer Latin Institute at the University of Florida, held for ten days in July.
  • N. B. Those interested in applying to the Ph.D. program without a master’s should apply to the M.A. in Latin and Roman Studies.