Greek, Minor

Saint Louis University offers a minor in the Ancient Greek language and its literature. To complete the minor, students take 18 credit hours of Ancient Greek (GK) courses at any level or courses fulfilling a Greek elective. Ancient Greek classes at SLU are small and interdisciplinary, encouraging open and collaborative dialogue among students and instructors. Our courses concentrate on reading culturally formative writings in their original Greek, focusing not only on well-known classical texts but also ones written in Koine and Byzantine Greek.

Required Courses
GK 1010Reading Greek I3
GK 1020Reading Greek II3
GK 2010Intermediate Greek Lang & Lit3
Greek Elective Courses
Students also take 9 credits of courses either 3000-level or higher in Greek with the Greek attribute. Examples of such courses, which are commonly taught, are:9
Xenophon
Sophocles
Euripides
Total Credits18

Continuation Standards

Students with a minor in Greek must maintain a 2.0 GPA in courses required for the minor.