The Post-Bac year is an opportunity for students to increase their experience with Greek and Latin, whatever their background might be prior to arriving at Penn. The program is specifically targeted towards students with strong intermediate levels in both languages in that the Post-Bac seminars (the courses that are open only to Post-Bacs) presuppose 2 years (that is, 4 semesters, or the equivalent level attained through intensive programs) of study. However, we have had students come to the program with less preparation in one or both languages; we consider all applications because no matter what the level, students can gain further training in their languages in our program. We have found that students generally get the most out of our program (and generally do better in graduate school admissions) if they can participate in our seminars rather than take the lower-level language courses.The best way for you to be a success in your application and in the program is to gain more formal training in intermediate-level Greek (or Latin, as the case may be) before you arrive. Penn offers intensive introductory and intermediate summer courses in Greek and Latin; please visit our Summer Course Guide online for course details.