The study of classical languages, literatures and ideas is a curriculum that appeals to the thoughtful student who is looking for cultural, historical, artistic, or intellectual roots and a sense of identity in a complex world. A major challenge faced by many colleges today is the task of aiding in the assimilation of people of diverse cultures and ethnic backgrounds. A Classics program can make a substantial contribution to that effort by teaching the roots of western civilization, including the languages, history, literature, mythology, political institutions, and humanistic values that we all share. Students who begin the language in college usually start more or less at the same point. Students who have studied French, Spanish, or Latin in high school have an advantage because they have acquired a knowledge of the basic structures of a Latin-based language.
Students benefit from a language that offers so much.
Last Updated December 17, 1999. This site was created June 1999 by Ginny Lindzey, Editor of the Texas Classical Association .