A brief description of the department:
Classics has been a part of the University of Georgia's curriculum since its founding in 1795. We are a department of 11 tenured and tenure-track faculty with strong interests in both preparing students for research careers and training secondary school teachers.
Particular strengths or unique areas of interest for the department: Archaeology, Literary Theory, Late Antiquity, Pedagogy.
Application deadline: January 1.
Unusual features of the application: No.
GRE scores required: Yes.
Writing sample required: We require a 5-15 page research paper or other written project.
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):
Classics major or equivalent. More specifically, the ability to read Latin and/or Greek at the graduate level. Strong GPA and GRE scores.
Average number of new graduate students per year: 9.
Approximate percentage of applicants this represents: 25%.
Number of new students entering program this fall: 9.
Approximate percentage of incoming students given full funding: 85%
Number of guaranteed years of funding: Assistantships are for two years, provided student fulfills duties and maintains GPA.
Out of those years, number student will be expected or required to serve as TA, RA, or the like: Students who receive funding are expected to work as RAs and/or TAs.
International students eligibility for financial aid: Yes.
PhDs and MAs awarded since January 2005: 40.
Major changes anticipated in the department over the next few years, if any: The program here is demanding. One important aspect of it is the History of Greek and Latin Survey courses we instituted about six years ago, which we require of all students. The rigorous training provided by the surveys, in the context of our other program requirements, together with the careful attention paid to career development, has made our graduates extremely attractive candidates for top PhD-granting programs.
We do not think that this focus will change. We will have some retirements in the next few years but I am confident that we will replace them and look forward to expanding the program further.
The department has always taken seriously the business of teacher education and has trained many of the Latin teachers in the Atlanta metro area. Our reach goes further, however. We have long offered a Summers-only MA with a Ňno thesisÓ option (see our website for full details), a program that has attracted secondary school teachers from across the country. The graduates of this program, as well as many of our regular-year MA students, are well represented in public and private schools from New England to California.
Best contact person for questions: Kay Stanton, gradinq@uga.edu
2007 Survey Response