Classics Certificate

Offered by Columbia University’s Department of Classics and the School of Professional Studies, the rigorous Advanced Graduate Certificate in Classics program provides inquisitive and driven college graduates with the opportunity to advance their knowledge of ancient Greek and Latin.

Providing comprehensive training in the classical languages, the program is designed primarily for students who would like to prepare for graduate-level study or careers in classics or related disciplines such as ancient history, art and archaeology, philosophy, religion, and medieval studies.

Applicants admitted to the program have generally completed prior coursework in ancient Greek or Latin. On occasion, the program has admitted students with different academic backgrounds. The program’s flexible schedule allows students to advance their education at their preferred pace.

Prepare for a Top Tier Graduate School

Students who have excelled in the program have been accepted into elite M.A. and Ph.D. programs at institutions including:

• Brown

• Cambridge

• Columbia

• N.Y.U. 

• Oxford

• Princeton

• University of California at Berkeley

• University of Chicago

• University of Michigan

• Yale