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Greek and Latin Placement Exams

  • Department of Classics at Columbia University in the City of New York 1130 Amsterdam Avenue, 618 Hamilton Hall New York, NY 10027 USA (map)

Fall 2026

The Department of Classics is offering Fall 2026 placement exams in Greek and Latin to assist CC, GS, and SEAS students who enter with prior knowledge of Greek or Latin in finding an appropriate course level. Though prior registration is not required, it is highly recommended. [Click here to register.]

This is a sight exam; no dictionaries or grammatical aids may be used. Each exam has a duration of one hour.

Date: September 2nd
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Hamilton 618

Please contact Professor Nikolas P. Kakkoufa with any accommodation requests. Barnard students should contact Professor Nancy Worman.

For information on the Modern Greek placement exam, see here.

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Department of Classics at Columbia University in the City of New York
1130 Amsterdam Avenue, 617 Hamilton Hall, MC 2861, New York, NY 10027, USA
(212) 854-3902 | (212) 854-7856 (fax) | classics@columbia.edu

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