College of Arts and Letters 76-88, 90-211 Section 5 (A&L) 76 9/6/02, 11:44 AM 76-88, 90-211 Section 5 (A&L) 77 9/6/02, 11:44 AM 78 Curricula and Degrees. The College of Arts and Admission Policies. Admission to the College of College of Arts Letters offers curricula leading to the degree of bach- Arts and Letters takes place at the end of the first elor of fine arts in Art (Studio and Design) and of year. The student body of the College of Arts and and Letters bachelor of arts in: Letters thus comprises sophomores, juniors and American Studies seniors. Anthropology The prerequisite for admission of sophomores The College of Arts and Letters is the oldest, and Art: into the College of Arts and Letters is good standing traditionally the largest, of the four undergraduate Studio at the end of the student’s first year. colleges of the University of Notre Dame. It houses Design The student must have completed at least 24 17 departments and several programs through Art History credit hours and must have satisfied all of the speci- which students at both undergraduate and graduate Classics: fied course requirements of the First Year of Studies levels pursue the study of the fine arts, the humani- Classical Civilization Program: University Seminar; Composition; two se- ties and the social sciences. Latin mester courses in mathematics; two semester courses Greek in natural science; one semester course chosen from Liberal Education. The College of Arts and Let- East Asian Languages and Literatures: history, social science, philosophy, theology, litera- ters provides a contemporary version of a tradi- Chinese ture or fine arts; and two semester courses in physical tional liberal arts educational program. In the Japanese education or in ROTC. (The University seminar will college, students have the opportunity to under- Economics satisfy the relevant requirement in fine arts, litera- stand themselves as heirs of a rich intellectual and English ture, history, social science, philosophy or theology.) spiritual tradition and as members of a complex na- Film, Television, and Theatre Two semesters of physical education are also re- tional and international society. The faculty of the German and Russian Languages and quired. A student who does not meet all of these college are committed to the life of the mind, to Literatures: conditions is retained in the First Year of Studies un- the critical and constructive engagement with the German til all of the conditions are met. The deficiencies whole of human experience. On the basis of a firm Russian must be removed at the Notre Dame Summer Ses- yet broad foundation, graduates of the college are Government and International Studies sion or in the student’s third semester at Notre equipped for a lifetime of learning in an ever- History Dame. changing world. The overall curriculum and the Mathematics (honors only) specific major programs encourage students to ap- Medieval Studies Description of General College Requirements. proach issues reflectively, to analyze them carefully Music Every student graduating from the College of Arts and to express their reasoned conclusions with Philosophy and Letters must have a minimum of 120 credit clarity. Philosophy/Theology (joint major) hours and must have fulfilled all University, college The intellectual quest conducted in the College Program of Liberal Studies and major requirements. Unless special permission of Arts and Letters takes place in an explicitly Psychology has been obtained from the Office for Undergradu- Catholic environment. Here ultimate questions of Romance Languages and Literatures: ate Studies, special studies and directed readings the meaning and value of human life before God Spanish courses do not satisfy university or college are welcome, and efforts to deal with such ques- French requirements. tions utilize the immense resources of the Catholic Italian University Requirements Courses tradition. Inquiry and faith are seen not as oppos- Sociology Composition 1 ing forces but as complementary elements of the Theology Mathematics 2 fully human pursuit of truth. Natural Science 2 The college also offers supplementary majors, but *History 1 Organization. The college’s administrative center, not standalone first or degree-yielding majors, in: *Social Science 1 the Office for Undergraduate Studies, is located in Arts and Letters Preprofessional Studies (ALPP) *Theology 2 101 O’Shaughnessy Hall. Sophomores who have African and African American Studies *Philosophy 2 not yet declared a major and anyone with questions Art History (24 hours) *Fine Arts or Literature 1 about college or University requirements should Chinese (24 hours) (Physical Education-two hours) 2 seek advising there. Staff members are also available Computer Applications (CAPP) —— to discuss academic progress, problems or career Gender Studies 14 courses goals with all students. Pre-law and preprofessional German (24 hours) advisors are also available in this office. Greek (24 hours) * One of these requirements must be a University Semi- Because education is not limited to the class- French (24 hours) nar 180. room, the college also sponsors or helps to subsi- Italian (24 hours) dize events which are intended to enrich the Japanese (24 hours) undergraduate experience and facilitate faculty-stu- Latin (24 hours) dent interaction both on and off campus. Medieval Studies (24 hours) Music (36 hours) Philosophy (24 hours) Russian (24 hours) Spanish (24 hours) Theology (25 hours) 76-88, 90-211 Section 5 (A&L) 78 9/6/02, 11:44 AM 79 Arts and Letters Requirements Registering for these courses will not affect a Dual Degree. Programs leading to dual degrees Arts and Letters Core 2 student’s overload status. These credits do not count (two undergraduate degrees, such as a bachelor of Language 1-3 toward a student’s 17 semester hours. If students arts and a bachelor of business administration) are +History/Social Science 1 complete more than three of these courses, these will distinct from programs in which a student receives *Literature and Fine Arts appear on a student’s transcript, but the extra credits one degree with two majors (such as a bachelor of (whichever is not taken above) 1 will be subtracted from the student’s total number of business administration with a major in finance and Major 8-12 hours at the time the graduation check is made; a major in government). Dual degree programs re- hence, these will not count toward the 120 hours quire the permission of the deans of both colleges. + In addition to the University requirement of one his- needed to graduate. There are additional requirements which usually re- tory and one social science course, the college requires a sult in the need for a fifth year. Dual degree students third course, which can be either history or social sci- Pass-Fail. Juniors and seniors may take one non- in the college are required to take the Arts and Let- ence. major, non-required elective course each semester on ters Core Course (CORE 211 and CORE 212). * The arts and letters student is required to complete a pass-fail grading basis. These declarations must be Dual degree programs require a minimum of 154 one fine arts and one literature course. made during the enrollment period of each semester, hours, but the total number of hours is dependent University requirements are described on and once made, these declarations are upon the specific program. pages 18-19. irreversible. International Studies. In light of the expansion of Course Load. The normal course load in Arts and Letters Degree Credit. Students should Notre Dame’s international study programs, the the College of Arts and Letters is five courses. The not have both examination and degree credit for the provost’s office has asked that students be encour- maximum number of credit hours per semester is 17. same course. For example, if students have examina- aged to participate in University programs whenever Overloads for juniors and seniors are accepted only tion placement credit for German 101, then they possible. Limited exceptions, however, will be made with the permission of the deans in the Office for should neither take nor receive credit for German for students whose academic or programmatic needs Undergraduate Studies and only during the desig- 101 or German 105. Similarly, students should take cannot be met through existing Notre Dame pro- nated days of the enrollment period. either Theology 100 or 200 and Philosophy 101 or grams, i.e., Chinese or Russian majors who wish to 201, but not both. Economics 115 and 225 are con- pursue language instruction in Beijing or St. Peters- Writing Requirement. Students in arts and letters sidered to be equivalent courses, as are Economics burg, or art history majors who may require a semes- are required to complete one course in their major at 123 and 223. Students should take only one of each ter in Florence. These exceptions will be made on an the 300 or 400 level designated as a writing intensive pair but not both. In cases where students have individual basis after extensive consultation with course. This course may satisfy other distributional double credit for the same course (that is, both ex- both the students and their faculty advisors. requirements within the major. Writing intensive amination and degree credit), the examination credit courses require the student to work closely with a will not be counted toward a student’s degree credit professor throughout the semester on a significant despite the fact that it will be included on the written project. student’s transcript. A list of equivalent math and science courses can be found on page 151. The same Activity and Experiential Learning Courses. rules about double credit apply to them also. Three elective credits of the required 120 hours can No courses in Logic will satisfy the University be derived/obtained from the following activity philosophy requirement for students in arts and let- courses: ters.