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Summer Intensive Greek Program
For over thirty years summer Intensive Greek has been taught at UT Austin. The course runs through both Summer Sessions. It meets for five hours each day for fifty days, and if satisfactorily completed, counts for 12 semester hours of credit. In addition to classroom work, out-of-class preparation is required: past students estimate amounts ranging from 2 1/2 hours a day up to a considerably higher amount.
This course is for the highly motivated and resolute student. For such a person, however, it has a value that goes beyond the academic credits and technical skills that are required. Classes working under these demanding conditions have achieved an enthusiasm and spirit that have produced an unusually rich learning experience. Informal play-readings and poetry recitals happen frequently, and students in the past have organized extra study groups for their own particular readings, such as Platonic dialogues, Homer or the Gospels.
No previous knowledge of Greek is required. The student starts the first minute on the Greek alphabet. Work in the first five weeks of the course is based on Lexis, a workbook developed for the course, used in it for the last several years; its use has extended to other universities. When Lexis is finished the class moves to extensive continuous reading.
Undergraduate students from past intensive courses have been able to go into classes at junior, senior, even graduate level at the University of Texas or their home institutions. The course has also been especially successful in making it possible for graduate students in such fields as English, Comparative Literature, Theology, and especially Philosophy to offer a classical component in their program for the doctorate. Since all are starting equally from the beginning, the mix of graduate and undergraduate students in the course has always worked well and been helpful to both levels.
Current UT students are encouraged to enroll early. Non-UT students should apply as Summer Transient Students. They should also contact the Undergraduate Coordinator and ask to be added to a priority enrollment list. So far we have been able to accommodate everyone who has asked to take the course, but last summer stretched us to our maximum capacity. The course requires enrollment in GK w804 and GK w412 in order to reach the 12 semester hour credit level. Please refer to the Summer course schedule for information about tuition and fees.
The deadline for applying as a summer transient student is May 1, 2004. The Summer 2004 Course Schedule will probably be available sometime around March 30, 2004. Registration for transient students should be on June 1 and 2. The first class day is June 3. The last class day is August 13.
The estimated In-state tuition for 12 hours in Summer 2003 was approximately $2,366. The estimated rate for non-residents was approximately $5418. (New rates not yet available, but we are expecting a tuition increase.)
Summer Transient Students can get more information about University housing from the Office of Housing and Food Service.
If you have any questions about the Summer Intensive Greek program please contact the Undergraduate Coordinator.
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