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College of Arts and Letters 86 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 History sion or in the student’s third semester at Notre equipped for a lifetime of learning in an ever- Mathematics (honors only) Dame. changing world. The overall curriculum and the Medieval Studies specific major programs encourage students to ap- Music Description of General College Requirements. proach issues reflectively, to analyze them carefully Philosophy Every student graduating from the College of Arts and to express their reasoned conclusions with Philosophy/Theology (joint major) and Letters must have a minimum of 120 credit clarity. Political Science 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 students of all levels Art History (24 hours) *Fine Arts or Literature 1 in the college with questions about college or Uni- Chinese (24 hours) (Physical Education-two hours) 2 versity requirements should seek advising there. Classical Civilization —— Staff members are also available to discuss academic Computer Applications (CAPP) 14 courses progress, problems or career goals with all students. Gender Studies Pre-law and preprofessional advisors are also avail- German (24 hours) * One of these requirements must be a University able in this office. Greek (24 hours) Seminar 180. Because education is not limited to the class- French (24 hours) 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) 87 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 political science). Dual degree programs hence, these will not count toward the 120 hours require 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 The requirements for a dual degree generally are one fine arts and one literature course. made during the enrollment period of each semester, as follows: The student completes all of the Univer- University requirements are described on and once made, these declarations are sity requirements, all of the requirements for both pages 18-19. irreversible. colleges, all of the requirements for both majors, and the total number of degree credits specified for a Course Load. The normal course load in Arts and Letters Degree Credit. Students should dual degree in two colleges. While the total number the College of Arts and Letters is five courses. The not have both examination and degree credit for the of hours required does depend on the two major maximum number of credit hours per semester is 17. same course. For example, if students have examina- programs, the minimum required total number of Overloads for juniors and seniors are accepted only tion placement credit for German 101, then they degree credits is set to be 30 degree credits beyond with the permission of the deans in the Office for should neither take nor receive credit for German the college total for the college with the greater num- Undergraduate Studies and only during the desig- 101 or German 105. Similarly, students should take ber of degree credits. nated days of the enrollment period. either Theology 100 or 200 and Philosophy 101 or 201, but not both. Economics 115 and 225 are con- International Studies. In light of the expansion of Writing Requirement. Students in arts and letters sidered to be equivalent courses, as are Economics Notre Dame’s international study programs, the are required to complete one course in their major at 123 and 223. Students should take only one of each provost’s office has asked that students be encour- the 300 or 400 level designated as a writing intensive pair but not both. In cases where students have aged to participate in University programs whenever course. This course may satisfy other distributional double credit for the same course (that is, both ex- possible. Limited exceptions, however, will be made requirements within the major. Writing intensive amination and degree credit), the examination credit for students whose academic or programmatic needs courses require the student to work closely with a will not be counted toward a student’s degree credit cannot be met through existing Notre Dame pro- professor throughout the semester on a significant despite the fact that it will be included on the grams, i.e., Chinese or Russian majors who wish to written project. student’s transcript. A list of equivalent math and pursue language instruction in Beijing or St. Peters- science courses can be found on page 151. The same burg, or art history majors who may require a semes- Activity and Experiential Learning Courses. rules about double credit apply to them also.