All candidates must follow the application procedure as shown in how to apply. The information below gives specific details for students applying for this course.
Written work
As part of your application you will be
required to submit two essays or
commentaries by 10 November 2012.
Normally these will be in areas relevant to
Classics. They should preferably not be
short, timed essays or exercises answering
questions on a short passage of text.
See further guidance on the submission of written work.
Written tests
All candidates must take the Classics Admissions Test on 7 November 2012. This test is in three parts: the Latin test, the Greek test and the Classics Language Aptitude Test.
Candidates who are studying Latin or Greek to A-level or equivalent (those applying for Course I) must take the test(s) in the language(s) you are studying.
Candidates who are studying neither Latin nor Greek to A-level or equivalent (those applying for Course II) must take the Classics Language Aptitude Test.
All candidates will need to register to take this test, which will be administered by Cambridge Assessment. The deadline for registration will be 15 October 2012.
For further details and specimen papers, please see www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/tests.
What are tutors looking for?
Tutors will not expect you to know
obscure facts and will not be worried by
gaps in your knowledge. They are looking
for potential and an enquiring mind.
Selection criteria
Candidates may wish to refer to the selection criteria for Classics.
