Your Summer Preparation for Christendom
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Instructions on how to register for classes will be delivered in mid-July via Christendom Beginnings.
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Classical and Early Christian Studies Course Offerings
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Salvete, omnes! Welcome to Classical & Early Christian Studies (CECS)! To all students who have ever studied Latin, for any amount of time, some advice: TAKE THE LATIN PLACEMENT TEST . . . TAKE THE LATIN PLACEMENT TEST . . . TAKE THE LATIN PLACEMENT TEST!!! And if you are thinking some thought such as the following: "Well, yes, I have studied Latin, but I think I should go easy my freshman year and just start again at the beginning"—banish that thought! It is unworthy of you. Don't be among the wretched lot of freshmen who end up saying later on, "Oh, I wish I had taken the Latin placement test!"
All right, well how do you take the Latin placement test? Just send me an email: abeer@christendom.edu. Still waiting to send it? Stop and send it!
All right, now, upon your completion of the Latin placement test, I will recommend that you pursue one of the following paths (each is described in the course descriptions below):
(1) LATN 103: Intensive Elementary Latin. Successful completion of LATN 103 leads to LATN 201: Intermediate Latin I in the spring of freshman year, and then to LATN 202: Intermediate Latin II in the fall of sophomore year. Students following this path complete the Latin core curriculum in three semesters.
(2) LATN 199: Freshman Transitional Latin. Successful completion of LATN 199 leads to LATN 202: Intermediate Latin II in the spring of freshman year. Students following this path complete the Latin core curriculum in two semesters.
(3) LATN 311: Augustan Age: Virgil’s Georgics. Read the greatest poem of the greatest Latin poet. Readings will include selections from the four books of Virgil’s Georgica, with special attention to the mysterious and mesmerizingly lovely book IV. You can read a longer description of the course here: andrew-beer.com/georgics.
(4) LATN 312: Imperial Age: Seneca. Advanced study of poets and prose writers of the first and second centuries of the Christian era, including authors like Ovid, Seneca, Pliny, or Tacitus.
Finally, perhaps you would like to take Greek instead of Latin. If you have studied Greek previously, please write to me at abeer@christendom.edu or call me at (540) 551-9162. If you have not studied Greek previously, then I congratulate you on an excellent choice. You should know that, apart from the sublime delight of learning Greek, the Greek core curriculum satisfies the language requirement for the philosophy major and the theology major, although Latin is preferred in theology.
Any questions? Write me an email or give me a call. I look forward to meeting you very soon.
Sincerely, in Domino,
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Dr. Andrew Beer
Professor, Department of Classical & Early Christian Studies
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| GET-TO-KNOW Marilyn Charba
Director of Student Activities
Hometown: Olympia, WA
BA in History, Christendom College, 2014
Hobbies: Watercolor painting and gardening
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Job Opening in the Library
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The library is now accepting applications for the fall 2025 semester. We have a limited number of open positions, and the spots are competitive. Please apply by Sunday, July 13th if you are interested. No applications will be accepted after that date. We look forward to reviewing your applications soon!
Link to application: https://forms.office.com/r/AqXtYbLEfX
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Laura Snyder, Library Donations and Book Sale Assistant, at laura.snyder@christendom.edu.
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June 26: Deadline to complete your Orientation Checklist and submit all required forms.
- Action: Submit all required forms. If you have not done so already, please email Mr. Cook ASAP to let him know why and when they will be submitted.
- July 1: Deadline to submit dietary accommodation requests (information and necessary forms available here).
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Mid-July:
- Final Welcome Weekend schedule will be shared.
- Information on accessing online course registration will sent via the Christendom Beginnings email.
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Updated booklist for Fall semester courses will be available online.
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July 31: Deadline to submit academic accommodation requests (if needed, please contact Mrs. Summers).
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August 10: Fall 2025 payments are due.
- Two Weeks Prior to the Start of the Semester: Roommate and residence hall assignments will be emailed to you.
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August 22: Move-In Day and Welcome Weekend begins.
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