Using the CASSCF/CASPT2 methodology the electronic transitions HOMO → LUMO, HOMO → LUMO+1, HOMO-1 → LUMO and HOMO-2 → LUMO are determined for C₆₀.Comparison to experiment suggests an accuracy better than 0.3 eV. Some illustrative examples are (with experimental data within parentheses) the first excited state, ³T_2g, at 1.54 eV (1.60 eV), the two lowest-lying ¹T_1u states (for spin- and symmetry-allowed transitions) at 3.09 eV (3.08 eV) and 3.19 eV (3.30 eV) and the lowest singlet excited states (¹G_g, ¹T_1g, ¹T_2g , ¹H_g) at [1.84, 1.95] eV (1.90 eV with mainly ¹G_g and ¹T_1g and minor ¹T_2g character).