The New York Classical Club undergraduate Greek and Latin translation examinations will be held Friday April 24, 2026, between 1:30pm and 5:00 p.m.at the Lincoln Center Campus of Fordham University, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023, Lowenstein Building Rm. 904. The Greek exam will be given from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.; the Latin from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. 

1:30-3pm: Greek exam
3:15-4:45pm: Latin exam

Each examination will consist of one prose and one poetry passage appropriate for undergraduates.  Tragedy and Attic prose are often given in the Greek exam; Cicero and Virgil are typical authors for the Latin exam.

REQUIREMENTS: A minimum of 2 years of college Greek and/or Latin (including the current semester) or the equivalent.  The awards are not restricted to Classics majors and are open to all current undergraduates whether or not they are members of the New York Classical Club. Students may compete in one or both languages, and those who have participated in the past are welcome to do so again.

APPLICATIONS:  Instructors should write a brief letter or email message nominating students and send it to me at the address below. The letter should state that the applicant is a bona-fide student this term and indicate which of the exams the student wishes to take. Students should also send a letter directly to Matthew McGowan.

DEADLINE:  All faculty nominations and student applications should be received by Wednesday April 22nd.

PRIZES:  Cash prizes of $300, $200, and $100 will be awarded to the winners in each exam.  Winners and their instructors will be notified very soon after the exam. The prizes will be awarded at the Club's spring meeting on Friday, May 8th at the CUNY Graduate Center. The Club at its discretion reserves the right to award fewer than three prizes for each examination.

• Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus is easily reached by subway. Closest subway stops are 59th St. / Columbus Circle (1/A/B/C/D) and 57th St. & 7th Avenue (N/Q/R/W).

• The entrance to 113 West 60th Street is on Columbus Avenue.

• Ask the guard to direct you to the elevators on Lowenstein’s Plaza Level to reach the 9th floor and room 904.

For more information contact: Matthew McGowan
See flyer here: Undergraduate Translation Exam 2026