Applications

Applications are accepted for Fall, Winter and Spring quarters. Application materials are due by May 1 for Fall quarter, November 1 for Winter, and February 1 for Spring. The application deadline for all students wishing to be considered for fellowships and teaching assistantships is January 2.

Because the M.A. Program in Classics is designed primarily to prepare students for the Ph.D., students should normally apply for admission to the M.A./Ph.D. program (rather than to the M.A. program alone). Students already holding an M.A. in Classics may apply for admission directly into our Ph.D. program.

Graduate Admissions
Department of Classics
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3120
phone: 805-893-3556
fax: 805-893-4487
email: gd-classics@classics.ucsb.edu

Interested students should apply online via the Graduate Division online electronic application:

• Online Appllication-Apply Now

Admission Requirements

Admission is based upon five kinds of evidence:

1. Transcripts
2. Letters of recommendation
3. GRE Scores
4. A writing sample
5. Statement of purpose.

Applicants for the M.A./Ph.D. degree program should have an undergraduate major or the equivalent in Greek, Latin or Classics. Other students may be admitted if they demonstrate proficiency in the languages, but they will be required to make up any deficiences in their undergraduate training in addition to completing the regular coursework for the graduate degree. The candidate for admission to the Ph.D. program must present an M.A. in Classics from UC Santa Barbara, or the equivalent from another institution. Admission to the Ph.D. program is dependent upon proof of the ability to do research at the Ph.D. level, and upon sponsorship by a member of the department's ladder faculty.

Financial Support

The Classics Department makes every effort to support qualified graduate students in a way that contributes both to their financial well-being and to their intellectual growth. The total package available to qualified students is not only financially competitive with other major institutions but also intellectually supportive because of the rich teaching experience it affords.

Argyropoulos Fellowship in Greek Studies
The Classics Department awards the James and Sarah Argyropoulos Fellowship to an outstanding applicant in Greek Studies. The Fellowship may be combined with a University Fellowship.

University Fellowships
Multi-year fellowships are awarded in campus-wide competitions. The Classics Department has been very successful in nominating highly qualified students for university fellowships. Chancellor's Fellowships, Regents Fellowships, Humanities Fellowships, Cota-Robles Fellowships, and Doctoral Scholars Fellowships provide five or six years of full support, including a stipend of $20,000 for two of those years and Teahing Assistantships in the remaining years. Small Department Fellowships and Graduate Opportunity Fellowships provide one year of full support, including a stipend of $18,000. All fellowship packages include payment of fees and health insurance.

Teaching Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships are awarded by the Classics Department both to entering and to continuing students. Assistantships carry a stipend of over $5,100 per quarter plus the waiving of some fees, and involve graduate students as apprentices in our teaching mission. The department also has a small amout of Block Grant funds which may be used to supplement the award of Teaching Assistantships.

Participation in the Department's TA Training Program is mandatory for all those assigned a TAship in Classics 40 over the course of the academic year.

Continuing Students
There are many additional forms of support for continuing students, including Research Assistantships, Predoctoral Fellowships, Regents Fellowships and Dissertation Fellowships. Classics graduate students have been successful both in winning these university awards, and in winning external awards for travel to Greece and Italy. In addition, graduate students may apply for Academic Senate grants, graduate student travel funds, and intercampus exchange funds that enable students to use library and research facilities at other institutions.