57 college of arts and letters Classics: The student must have completed at least 24 credit College of Arts and Arabic hours and must have satisfied all of the specified Letters Classical Civilization course requirements of the First Year of Studies Greek Program: University Seminar; Composition; two The College of Arts and Letters is the oldest, and Latin semester courses in mathematics; two semester traditionally the largest, of the four undergraduate East Asian Languages and Literatures: courses in natural science; one semester course cho- colleges of the University of Notre Dame. It houses Chinese sen from history, social science, philosophy, theology, 17 departments and several programs through which Japanese literature or fine arts; and two semester courses in students at both undergraduate and graduate levels Economics physical education or in ROTC. (The University pursue the study of the fine arts, the humanities and English seminar will satisfy the relevant requirement in fine the social sciences. Film, Television, and Theatre arts, literature, history, social science, philosophy or Liberal Education. The College of Arts and Letters German and Russian Languages and Literatures: theology.) Two semesters of physical education are provides a contemporary version of a traditional German also required. A student who does not meet all of liberal arts educational program. In the college, Russian these conditions is retained in the First Year of Stud- students have the opportunity to understand them- History ies until all of the conditions are met. The deficien- selves as heirs of a rich intellectual and spiritual Mathematics (honors only) cies must be removed at the Notre Dame Summer tradition and as members of a complex national Medieval Studies Session or in the student’s third semester at Notre and international society. The faculty of the college Music Dame. are committed to the life of the mind, to the criti- Philosophy Description of General College Requirements. cal and constructive engagement with the whole of Philosophy/Theology (joint major) human experience. On the basis of a firm yet broad Political Science Every student graduating from the College of Arts foundation, graduates of the college are equipped for Program of Liberal Studies and Letters must have a minimum of 120 credit a lifetime of learning in an ever-changing world. The Psychology hours and must have fulfilled all University, college overall curriculum and the specific major programs Romance Languages and Literatures: and major requirements. Unless special permission encourage students to approach issues reflectively, to French and Francophone Studies has been obtained from the Office for Under- analyze them carefully and to express their reasoned Italian graduate Studies, special studies and directed read- conclusions with clarity. Romance Languages and Literatures ings courses do not satisfy university or college Spanish requirements. The intellectual quest conducted in the College of Sociology Arts and Letters takes place in an explicitly Catholic Theology University Requirements Courses environment. Here ultimate questions of the mean- Composition 1 ing and value of human life before God are welcome, The college also offers supplementary majors, but Mathematics 2 and efforts to deal with such questions utilize the not stand-alone first or degree-yielding majors, in: Natural Science 2 immense resources of the Catholic tradition. Inquiry Arts and Letters Preprofessional Studies (ALPP) *History 1 and faith are seen not as opposing forces but as African and African American Studies, Africana *Social Science 1 complementary elements of the fully human pursuit Studies *Theology 2 of truth. Art History (24 hours) *Philosophy 2 Organization. The college’s administrative center, Chinese (24 hours) *Fine Arts or Literature 1 the Office for Undergraduate Studies, is located in Classical Civilization (Physical Education-two hours) 2 104 O’Shaughnessy Hall. Sophomores who have not Computer Applications (CAPP) —— yet declared a major and students of all levels in the French and Francophone Studies (24 hours) 14 courses college with questions about college or University FTT–­­­Theatre (24 hours) * One of these requirements must be a University requirements should seek advising there. Staff mem- Gender Studies Seminar 180. German (24 hours) bers are also available to discuss academic progress, Arts and Letters Requirements Greek (24 hours) problems or career goals with all students. Pre-law College Seminar 2 French (24 hours) and preprofessional advisors are also available in this Language 1–­­­3 History (24 hours) office. +History/Social Science 1 Italian (24 hours) *Literature or Fine Arts Because education is not limited to the classroom, Japanese (24 hours) (whichever is not taken above) 1 the college also sponsors or helps to subsidize events Latin (24 hours) Major 8–­­­12 which are intended to enrich the undergraduate Mathematics (42 hours) experience and facilitate faculty-student interaction Medieval Studies (24 hours) + In addition to the University requirement of one his- both on and off campus. Peace Studies (24 hours) tory and one social science course, the college requires Curricula and Degrees. The College of Arts and Let- Philosophy (24 hours) a third course, which can be either history or social ters offers curricula leading to the degree of bachelor Russian (24 hours) science. of fine arts in Art (Studio and Design) and of bach- Spanish (24 hours) * The arts and letters student is required to complete one elor of arts in: Theology (25 hours) fine arts and one literature course. Admission Policies. Admission to the College of Arts University requirements are described under American Studies and Letters takes place at the end of the first year. “Degree Requirements,” in the front section of this Anthropology The student body of the College of Arts and Letters Bulletin. Arabic Studies thus comprises sophomores, juniors and seniors. Art: Course Load. The normal course load in the College Art History The prerequisite for admission of sophomores into of Arts and Letters is five courses. The maximum Design the College of Arts and Letters is good standing at number of credit hours per semester is 17. Overloads Studio the end of the student’s first year. for juniors and seniors are accepted only with the 58 college of arts and letters permission of the deans in the Office for Under- ROTC. First-year students enrolled in any of the graduate Studies and only during the designated days three ROTC programs are exempted from the Student Awards of the enrollment period. University’s physical education requirement. Credits and Prizes received for 10000- and 20000-level ROTC courses Writing Requirement. Students in arts and letters do not count toward a student’s 120 credit hours, de- are required to complete one course in their major COLLEGIATE AWARD IN MODERN spite the fact that they appear on the transcript. They at the 30000 or 40000 level designated as a writing AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES will be manually subtracted from the student’s total intensive course. This course may satisfy other dis- The Robert D. Nuner Modern and Classical Lan- number of hours appearing thereon. The College of tributional requirements within the major. Writing guage Award—presented to the graduating senior in Arts and Letters accepts a maximum of 12 free elec- intensive courses require the student to work closely the College of Arts and Letters with a first or second tive credits only for ROTC students from the 30000- with a professor throughout the semester on a sig- major, in any classical or modern foreign language, and 40000-level military sciences only. Non-ROTC nificant written project. who has earned the highest cumulative grade point students may not take ROTC courses for credit average. Activity and Experiential Learning Courses. Three toward graduation except by special permission ob- elective credits of the required 120 hours can be tained in advance of registering for the course from derived/obtained from the following activity courses: the deans in the Office for Undergraduate Studies. AMERICAN STUDIES If a non-ROTC student registers in ROTC classes James E. Murphy Award for Excellence in Journalism— Band (Marching and Concert) without first acquiring permission, these credits will open to graduating American sudies majors or Orchestra appear on the student’s transcript, but the credits non-majors with an interdisciplinary minor in Jour- Chorale will be subtracted manually from the student’s total nalism, Ethics and Democracy. Glee Club hours at the time the graduation check is made. Liturgical Choir Paul Neville Award for Journalism—awarded to a Folk Choir Dual Degree. Programs leading to dual degrees (two senior in American studies for excellence in Music Lessons and Ensembles undergraduate degrees, such as a bachelor of arts and journalism. Ballet a bachelor of business administration) are distinct Hugh A. O’Donnell Award in American Studies— Debate from programs in which a student receives one de- awarded to a senior in American studies for superior Social Concerns Seminars gree with two majors (such as a bachelor of business administration with a major in finance and a major academic achievement. Exceptions will be made for music majors. in political science). Dual degree programs require Prof. James Withey Award—awarded to a senior in Registering for these courses will not affect a the permission of the deans of both colleges. There American studies for