First Semester Latin
First Semester Latin covers forms and syntax with simple translation.
Summary
Past student reviews · Marissa Gurtler
The course involved significant vocabulary load, but students found weekly quizzes manageable with consistent study and noted lenient grading.
What you’ll be able to do
Recognize, identify, and explain basic forms of the classical Latin language.
Recognize, identify, and explain basic syntax of the classical Latin language.
Recognize, identify, and explain basic vocabulary of the classical Latin language.
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
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Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
ADRIENNE HAGEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MARISSA GURTLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Marissa Gurtler
Students described Marissa Gurtler as kind, encouraging, and deeply invested in each individual student's success.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.86 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.13 GPA, 52.9% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.45 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Marissa Gurtler
The course involved significant vocabulary load, but students found weekly quizzes manageable with consistent study and noted lenient grading.
Past student reviews · Marissa Gurtler
One student found the class challenging but appreciated the professor's intelligence and humor, while noting a strict absence policy as the main drawback.
Topics
- Latin forms and syntax
- Simple translation
Skills
- Recognize, identify, and explain basic forms and syntax of classical Latin.
- Recognize, identify, and explain basic vocabulary of classical Latin.
Grades
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