Latin I reviews basic Latin grammar and continues with pronouns, formation of adverbs, all cases for all declensions and all tenses (active and passive voice) in the indicative. Roman culture is explored by following the life of the poet Horace from his childhood in Venusia to his traveling to Athens as a young man when Julius Caesar was assassinated. Selected passages are memorized. [Two semesters, one credit. Rhetoric. Text—Balme and Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Book I]

Latin II reviews basic Latin grammar and continues with concepts such as: participles, moods, deponent verbs, cum clauses, and oratio obliqua (indirect discourse). Roman culture is explored by following the life of the poet Horace as a student in Athens, as a soldier in Brutus’ army, and as a poet in Rome. Poetry by Horace is translated and selected passages are memorized. [Two semesters, one credit. Rhetoric. Pre-requisite, Latin I. Text—Balme and Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Book II]

Latin III reviews Latin grammar. Selections from authors such as Julius Caesar, Cicero, Livy, and the Latin Vulgate are translated. Selected passages are memorized.[Two semesters, one credit. Rhetoric. Pre-requisite, Latin II. Texts—Balme and Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Book II, III, Latin Vulgate, Confessions of St. Augustine]

Latin IV reviews Latin grammar. The emphasis in translation is poetry. Writings by Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid are translated. Selected passages are memorized. [Two semesters, one credit. Rhetoric; prerequisite, Latin III. Texts—Balme and Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Book III, Æneid]

Latin V-VI are offered as individual study courses under the supervision of a faculty member. The course reviews Latin grammar and advanced concepts, with substantial amounts of translation of original texts by a variety of ancient authors including the writings of Virgil, Ovid, St. Augustinus, Livy, and others. Selected passages are memorized. [Two semesters, one credit. Rhetoric; prerequisite, Latin IV Texts—Selected Works.]

Greek I is an introduction to the language of Koine Greek, commonly spoken and used as the commercial language from 200 B.C to about A.D. 600. It is the language in which the New Testament was written, and thus, maintains a priority in the curriculum for its value in biblical studies. This course begins with the alphabet and proceeds thru all the noun declensions. Student will also master all of the verb tenses in the following moods: indicative, subjunctive, infinitive and imperative. Some work is done in the μι verbs and other irregular forms. Vocabulary acquisition is a major part of this course, and, in second semester, students will begin basic translation in the epistles of St. John and St. Mark. Finally, the course will introduce students to Greek participles, but not to a level of mastery. [Two semesters, one credit. Rhetoric. Text: Zondervan, Basics of Biblical Greek]

Greek II is a continuation of Greek with emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and translation. The course conducts a thorough review of the noun declensions and verb conjugations in all tenses and moods. Participles are taught to mastery. Case useage in the nominative, genitive, dative and accusative are taught to the level of recognition. Other grammatical elements taught include conditional sentences, uses of the infinitive, imperative, periphrastic constructions and idioms. The course introduces students to differences between Koine and Classical Greek and particularly the optative mood. Students translate major portions of the New Testament, the Apocrypha and selections from classical Greek. [Two semesters, one credit. Rhetoric. Text: Zondervan, Basics of Biblical Greek; Harvard University Press, A New Introduction to Greek by Chase and Phillips]