Department of Modern Languages and Classics records

The Modern Languages and Classics department was formerly known as the Department of Foreign Languages. The department opened in 1899 when Ball State University was known as the Eastern Indiana Normal Univeristy. This Eastern Indiana Normal University would later become Ball's Teacher's College in 1926 and eventually Ball State University in 1965. During the early years of the department only French and Latin were offered. Later in 1931, German and Spanish were added. Russian and Portuguese were also added, but both were dropped by 1979. Today the majors offered by the department are: French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and Classical Cultures. The languages offered for minors by the department are: Chinese, French, Ancient Greek, Latin, German, Japanese, and Spanish.