1) Admission into the university and the program for Classics is ultimately determined and granted according to the rules established by the Graduate School of the University of Florida (see the Graduate Catalog).
2) All students seeking admission to the department must submit satisfactory scores on the GRE General Test (with at least 320 [old scoring scale] or 140 [new scoring scale] on the verbal portion).
The GRE requirement for this admission cycle has been waived
For admission to Master’s degree program:
a) At least three years of coursework in the Latin language and ideally two years in ancient Greek.
b) At least six hours in one or more of the following: ancient history, ancient art, archaeology, philosophy, literary criticism, linguistics.
c) A GPA of at least a 3.0.
For admission to the Ph.D. program:
a) A master’s degree in Classics or the equivalent.
b) A GPA of at least 3.25 in previous graduate work, and an undergraduate average of at least 3.0.
c) Ideally, reading knowledge of German, French, Italian or Modern Greek (competency in the second language to be demonstrated before the completion of the second year).
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