Graduates of the Latin and Greek concentrations will be able to:

• Demonstrate understandings of the Greek or Roman cultural context within which literary, historical and other writings were produced.
• Distinguish between ancient and modern cultural values.
• Recognize historical biases.
• Use primary source materials, including material culture, to better understand the cultures of the ancient world.
• Read Latin at the level of Cicero and Vergil, or read Greek at the level of Homer and Plato.
• Compose complex sentences in Latin or Greek.
• Analyze texts with respect to philology, literary style and cultural contexts.
• Demonstrate general knowledge of the literature, history and culture of classical civilization (Greece and Rome).

Graduates of the Classical Civilization concentration will be able to:

• Demonstrate understandings of the Greek or Roman cultural context within which literary, historical and other writings were produced.
• Appreciate the contributions of the Greco-Roman world to modern societies.
• Distinguish between ancient and modern cultural values.
• Recognize historical biases.
• Apply critical thinking to ethical conundrums in the record of the past.
• Apply a variety of methodologies to the study of the past.
• Use primary source materials, including material culture, to better understand the cultures of the ancient world.

Graduates of the Religion Studies concentration will be able to:

• Demonstrate understandings of the Greek or Roman cultural contexts within which Jewish and Christian texts were produced.
• Appreciate the contributions of western antiquity to modern religious thought of a wide variety of faiths and doctrines.
• Distinguish between ancient and modern religious values and biases.
• Apply critical thinking to matters of difficult interpretation.
• Employ a variety of methodologies to study religions of the past and present.
• Use primary source materials – both literary and material – to better understand the complexities of religion, in both the ancient Greco-Roman world and the modern world.

Post-Study Work visa or permit, allowing international students on F-1 visas to work in the US after completing their studies, typically through Optional Practical Training (OPT).

Eligibility:
To be eligible for OPT, students must have been enrolled full-time in a US educational institution for at least one academic year and be seeking work related to their major.

Duration:
Students can apply for up to 12 months of OPT, either before they finish their studies (pre-completion) or after graduation (post-completion).

STEM OPT:
Students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields can apply for an extended OPT period of up to 24 months.

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New first-year applicants must finish secondary school in their home country by the time of enrollment to be eligible for university (comparable to the completion of senior high school in the U.S.). A student who has previously enrolled in a post-secondary (higher education) institution is required to apply as a transfer student.

First-year undergraduate applicants should meet the minimum requirement of GPA 2.5 on a U.S. 4.0 scale. Check for specific majors' selective requirements. Students who want a particular program but do not meet the minimum requirements may be considered for the pre-major.

If you are applying for first-year or transfer admission, you are not required to submit standardized test scores (ACT or SAT) as per Kent's Test-Optional Policy.

HONORS COLLEGE
International students with outstanding intellectual and creative ability are encouraged to apply to the Honors College. Honors students participate in special classes, taught by distinguished faculty, which are small and emphasize active participation.

All international undergraduate applicants must submit an English language proficiency test score to be considered for a Kent State program unless they meet specific exceptions or apply for conditional admissions.

All undergraduate applicants must obtain one of the following:

TOEFL iBT: 71; Home Edition iBT: 71
Revised PBT: 18 (average score)
IELTS Academic and IELTS indicator: 6.0
Duolingo:100
PTE Academic: 48
Completion of the Kent State University ESL Center Level 8 Intensive English program with a minimum of 3.75 out of 4.0 GPA
ELS Level 112 Intensive English Program completion
SAT: a minimum of 510 evidence-based reading and writing
ACT: a minimum of 21 in English
Please note, Kent State accepts MyBest™ scores for the TOEFL iBT® test, in addition to TOEFL iBT scores from a single test date.