When requesting a letter of reference from one of the Classics Department’s Faculty members, the more info/details you can provide the more easily and quickly your request can be expedited. Examples of helpful information include:
- Information regarding courses you took with the professor
- Course code and name
- Academic year and term in which you took course
- Note any assignments that you did in the course
- Final grade
- Copy of any comments the Faculty member made on your assignments
- List of courses that you TA’d for the professor
- Course code and name
- Academic year and term of TA-ship
- In support of what program/job application(s) are you asking the professor to write?
- Prospectus accompanying the application for which you are requesting this reference letter
- Your curriculum vitae/résumé
Please e-mail as much of the info outlined above as possible to the professor, with the required Academic Reference Request (Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information) form attached to your e-mail (form can be found at in the “Resources for Students” sidebar on the left).
Students should be aware that, if they do not authorize a referee to use more comprehensive information from an academic transcript or other related material when providing a reference, the comments that the referee can provide will be limited in scope (e.g., performance in just one course).
Please note that if a transcript is printed and used, it will be destroyed after the reference letter is completed.
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