All who study modern Greek find that the experience sharpens their understanding of language in general and enables them to use their own language more effectively and thus to exercise a greater amount of control over their own lives, no matter what their eventual fields of interest or occupations. Modern Greek language graduates find their marketable skills considerably enriched by their humanities education. All freshman applicants are considered within a competitive admission process for Summer, Autumn, and Winter quarters for the Columbus campus. Once these criteria have been met and students are officially enrolled in the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, they may declare their major as Modern Greek, and then contact the coordinating adviser in the Department of Classics. The GEC is a body of courses designed to ensure that each student becomes acquainted with the basic areas of academic study.
Some majors also require completion of a foreign language requirement.
A major consists of a minimum of 35 hours of Modern Greek courses and five hours of course work in an allied discipline selected in consultation with the student's major adviser. Modern Greek students are required to design their programs from courses in language, culture, literature, and linguistics. Core courses include Modern Greek 101 through 104. These courses do not apply toward the major. Additional electives and General Education Curriculum requirements totaling 196 hours are required by the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences for graduation.