A brief description of the department:
We emphasize rigorous training in Latin and Greek as well as ancient history. Our faculty of 14 offers broad coverage of the field which is enhanced further by a consortium with Fordham and New York Universities that allows us to offer about nine graduate courses and seminars each semester covering a variety of subjects. We are also the home of the Latin/Greek Summer Institute, the Database of Classical Bibliography and an annual student conference.
Particular strengths or unique areas of interest for the department: Greek poetry; Greek social and political history; Hellenistic literature and culture; metrics; myth and religion
Application deadline: February 1 for applications with financial aid; April 15 without financial aid.
Unusual features of the application: No.
GRE scores required: Yes.
Writing sample required: We require a research paper with notes and bibliography.
For “best consideration for admission”, applicants should have (note that there are always special cases, and that meeting the stated numerical goals will not guarantee admission to any program):
Successful applicants generally have verbal GREs over 600; high GPAs; and have completed advanced undergraduate courses in Latin and Greek.
Average number of new graduate students per year: 3 PhD and 3 MA
Approximate percentage of applicants this represents: 10-15%
Number of new students entering program this fall: 4 PhD and 3 MA
Approximate percentage of incoming students given full funding: 33 % of the PhD students are fully funded; the rest generally receive partial support.
Number of guaranteed years of funding: 5 years for PhD students who are fully funded.
Out of those years, number student will be expected or required to serve as TA, RA, or the like: 3 years but some special fellowships require no teaching.
International students eligibility for financial aid: Yes.
PhDs and MAs awarded since January 2005: 3 PhDs; 5 MAs
Major changes anticipated in the department over the next few years, if any: We expect to appoint additional Latinists to the doctoral faculty and one additional historian.
Best contact person for questions: Prof. Dee Clayman, Executive officer (dclayman@gc.cuny.edu).
