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Latin, Minor

Saint Louis University offers a minor in Latin. To complete the minor, students take 18 credits of coursework related to Latin language and literature.

Required Courses
LATN 1010Reading Latin I3
LATN 1020Reading Latin II3
LATN 2010Intermediate Latin: Language & Literature3
or LATN 2020 Intermediate Latin: Rhetoric and Poetry
Latin Elective Courses6
Students also take 6 credits of courses either 2000-level or higher in Latin with the Latin attribute. Examples of such courses, which are commonly taught, are:
LATN 4020
Roman Letter Writers
LATN 4230
Cicero as Essayist
LATN 4280
Readings in Saint Augustine
LATN 4330
Readings in Select Historians
Total Credits15

Continuation Standards

Students with a minor in Latin must maintain a 2.00 GPA in courses required for the minor.

For additional information about this program, please contact theology@slu.edu or call 314-977-2881.