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Ancient Greek & Latin Placement Exam

  • Department of Classics at Columbia University in the City of New York 1130 Amsterdam Avenue, 616 Hamilton Hall, MC 2861 New York, NY 10027 USA (map)

Ancient Greek & Latin Placement Exam, August 27, 2025, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in 616 Hamilton Hall

This is a sight exam; no dictionaries or grammatical aids may be used. 

The exam is open to CC, GS, and Barnard students, and no prior registration is needed.

Please contact Professor Kakkoufa with any questions at nikolas.kakkoufa@columbia.edu, and Barnard students should contact Professor Ellen Morris at emorris@barnard.edu

Placement tests are offered each year (in late August) to assist Columbia students (CC, GS, SEAS) who enter with prior knowledge of Greek or Latin in finding an appropriate course.