An exit exam is required for either plan. This exam will consist of two 2-hour parts, separated by a break. For all students, one part of the exam will be in Latin and the other in Greek. Each exam will contain a translation section and a commentary section. Translation may be from Latin/Greek to English, Greek to Latin or vice versa, contingent upon prior approval of the student’s committee, from Latin/Greek into another language. The translation submitted must be of finished and polished quality, both in terms of its grammar and syntax and its physical presentation on the page, and must be easy to read and comprehend in whatever language it is rendered. The commentary part will evaluate the students’ understanding of the text itself and the relation between the text and its circumstances of production. The exam is to be taken in person only.

At the beginning of the final term for each student, the CLA working group will determine a committee, composed of three professors who, preferably, have been the instructors of courses the student has attended. The committee will prepare the exam by choosing four excerpts in total from the student’s reading list, two in Greek and two in Latin. The reading list comprises readings from the seminars the student has taken in the terms prior to the last term in the M.A. The committee will grade the test using a pass/fail scale.

The student must schedule the exit exam according to the Graduate School calendar. In the event that the exam or one part of the exam is not passed on the first attempt, a retake of the exam or part can be scheduled in accordance with Graduate School policy. Also per Graduate School policy only one retake of the exam or part is permitted.