The undergraduate minor in Latin requires a minimum of 15 s.h. in Latin courses (prefix CLSL), including at least 12 s.h. in advanced courses numbered 2000 and above taken at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. CLAS minors may only be earned concurrent with or subsequent to earning a University of Iowa bachelor's degree. They cannot be granted as standalone credentials or as the sole program of study completed at the University of Iowa.

A maximum of 6 s.h. of work for another University of Iowa major, minor, or certificate and up to 3 s.h. of lower-level transfer credit may be counted toward the minor.

Students who earn the minor in Latin may not earn the minor in classical languages; students who are interested in a minor in Greek at the same time as the minor in Latin should consider the minor in classical languages instead. 

The sequence CLSL:2001 World of Cicero and CLSL:2002 Golden Age of Roman Poetry, and Department of Classics and Religious Studies courses numbered 3000 or above are considered advanced for the minor. Students may substitute a maximum of 3 s.h. for the Latin requirement with one of the relevant courses numbered 3000 or above taught in English from the following.

Students who enter the university with prior competence in introductory Latin may substitute 3 s.h. of lower-level Latin courses with CLSA:1020 Love and Glory: The Literature of Rome. Students who have taken high school Latin should consult a classical languages advisor.

Sample Plan of Study

Sample plans represent one way to complete a program of study. Actual course selection and sequence will vary and should be discussed with an academic advisor. For additional sample plans, see MyUI.

Latin, Minor

This sample plan is currently being reviewed and will be added at a later date.