FPO NO FRAME ArtsCollege and of Letters FPO NO FRAME 88 89 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS American Studies Admission Policies. Admission to the College of Arts College of Arts and Letters Anthropology and Letters takes place at the end of the first year. Arabic Studies The student body of the College of Arts and Letters The College of Arts and Letters is the oldest, and Art: thus comprises sophomores, juniors and seniors. traditionally the largest, of the four undergraduate Art History The prerequisite for admission of sophomores colleges of the University of Notre Dame. It houses Design into the College of Arts and Letters is good standing 17 departments and several programs through which Studio at the end of the student’s first year. students at both undergraduate and graduate levels Classics: The student must have completed at least 24 pursue the study of the fine arts, the humanities and Classical Civilization credit hours and must have satisfied all of the the social sciences. Greek specified course requirements of the First Year of Latin Studies Program: University Seminar; Composition; Liberal Education. The College of Arts and Letters East Asian Languages and Literatures: two semester courses in mathematics; two semester provides a contemporary version of a traditional Chinese courses in natural science; one semester course cho- liberal arts educational program. In the college, Japanese sen from history, social science, philosophy, theology, students have the opportunity to understand Economics literature or fine arts; and two semester courses in themselves as heirs of a rich intellectual and spiritual English physical education or in ROTC. (The University tradition and as members of a complex national and Film, Television, and Theatre seminar will satisfy the relevant requirement in fine international society. The faculty of the college are German and Russian Languages and Literatures: arts, literature, history, social science, philosophy or committed to the life of the mind, to the critical and German theology.) Two semesters of physical education are constructive engagement with the whole of human Russian also required. A student who does not meet all of experience. On the basis of a firm yet broad founda- History these conditions is retained in the First Year of Stud- tion, graduates of the college are equipped for a Mathematics (honors only) ies until all of the conditions are met. The deficien- lifetime of learning in an ever- changing world. The Medieval Studies cies must be removed at the Notre Dame Summer overall curriculum and the specific major programs Music Session or in the student’s third semester at Notre encourage students to approach issues reflectively, to Philosophy Dame. analyze them carefully and to express their reasoned Philosophy/Theology (joint major) conclusions with clarity. Political Science Description of General College Requirements. The intellectual quest conducted in the Col- Program of Liberal Studies Every student graduating from the College of Arts lege of Arts and Letters takes place in an explicitly Psychology and Letters must have a minimum of 120 credit Catholic environment. Here ultimate questions of Romance Languages and Literatures: hours and must have fulfilled all University, college the meaning and value of human life before God are French and major requirements. Unless special permission welcome, and efforts to deal with such questions uti- Italian has been obtained from the Office for Under- lize the immense resources of the Catholic tradition. Spanish graduate Studies, special studies and directed read- Inquiry and faith are seen not as opposing forces but Sociology ings courses do not satisfy university or college as complementary elements of the fully human pur- Theology requirements. suit of truth. University Requirements Courses The college also offers supplementary majors, but Organization. The college’s administrative center, Composition 1 not standalone first or degree-yielding majors, in: the Office for Undergraduate Studies, is located Mathematics 2 Arts and Letters Preprofessional Studies (ALPP) in 101 O’Shaughnessy Hall. Sophomores who Natural Science 2 African and African American Studies have not yet declared a major and students of all *History 1 Art History (24 hours) levels in the college with questions about college or *Social Science 1 Chinese (24 hours) University requirements should seek advising there. *Theology 2 Classical Civilization Staff members are also available to discuss academic *Philosophy 2 Computer Applications (CAPP) progress, problems or career goals with all students. *Fine Arts or Literature 1 French (24 hours) Pre-law and preprofessional advisors are also available (Physical Education-two hours) 2 FTT–Theatre (24 hours) in this office. —— Gender Studies Because education is not limited to the class- 14 courses room, the college also sponsors or helps to subsidize German (24 hours) Greek (24 hours) events which are intended to enrich the under- * One of these requirements must be a University French (24 hours) graduate experience and facilitate faculty-student Seminar 180. interaction both on and off campus. History (24 houts) Italian (24 hours) Curricula and Degrees. The College of Arts and Japanese (24 hours) Letters offers curricula leading to the degree of Latin (24 hours) bachelor of fine arts in Art (Studio and Design) and Mathematics (42 hours) of bachelor of arts in: Medieval Studies (24 hours) Music (36 hours) Peace Studies (24 hours) Philosophy (24 hours) Russian (24 hours) Spanish (24 hours) Theology (25 hours) 88 89 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS Arts and Letters Requirements Registering for these courses will not affect a Dual Degree. Programs leading to dual degrees (two Arts and Letters Core 2 student’s overload status. These credits do not count undergraduate degrees, such as a bachelor of arts and Language 1-3 toward a student’s 17 semester hours. If students a bachelor of business administration) are distinct +History/Social Science 1 complete more than three of these courses, these will from programs in which a student receives one de- *Literature and Fine Arts appear on a student’s transcript, but the extra credits gree with two majors (such as a bachelor of business (whichever is not taken above) 1 will be subtracted from the student’s total number administration with a major in finance and a major Major 8-12 of hours at the time the graduation check is made; in political science). Dual degree programs require hence, these will not count toward the 120 hours the permission of the deans of both colleges. There + In addition to the University requirement of one his- needed to graduate. are additional requirements which usually result in tory and one social science course, the college requires the need for a fifth year. Dual degree students in the a third course, which can be either history or social Pass-Fail. Juniors and seniors may take one non- college are required to take the Arts and Letters Core science. major, non-required elective course each semester on Course (CORE 211 and CORE 212). a pass-fail grading basis. These declarations must be The requirements for a dual degree generally are * The arts and letters student is required to complete one made during the enrollment period of each semester, as follows: The student completes all of the Uni- fine arts and one literature course. and once made, these declarations are irreversible. versity requirements, all of the requirements for both University requirements are described under colleges, all of the requirements for both majors, “Degree Requirements,” in the front section of this Arts and Letters Degree Credit. Students should and the total number of degree credits specified for a Bulletin. not have both examination and degree credit for the dual degree in two colleges. While the total number same course. For example, if students have exami- of hours required does depend on the two major Course Load. The normal course load in the College nation placement credit for German 101, then they programs, the minimum required total number of of Arts and Letters is five courses. The maximum should neither take nor receive credit for German degree credits is set to be 30 degree credits beyond number of credit hours per semester is 17. Overloads 101 or German 105. Similarly, students should take the college total for the college with the greater num- for juniors and seniors are accepted only with the either Theology 100 or 200 and Philosophy 101 ber of degree credits. permission of the deans in the Office for Under- or 201, but not both. Economics 115 and 225 are graduate Studies and only during the designated days considered to be equivalent courses, as are Econom- International Studies. In light of the expansion of the enrollment period. ics 123 and 223. Students should take only one of Notre Dame’s international study programs, of each pair but not both. In cases where students the provost’s office has asked that students be Writing Requirement. Students in arts and letters are have double credit for the same course (that is, both encouraged to participate in University programs required to complete one course in their major at examination and degree credit), the examination whenever possible. Limited exceptions, however, will the 300 or 400 level designated as a writing intensive credit will not be counted toward a student’s degree be made for students whose academic or program- course. This course may satisfy other distributional credit despite the fact that it will be included on the matic needs cannot be met through existing Notre requirements within the major. Writing intensive student’s transcript. A list of equivalent math and Dame programs, i.e., Chinese or Russian majors who courses require the student to work closely with a science courses can be found under “Mathematics,” wish to pursue language instruction in Beijing or St. professor throughout the semester on a significant later in this section of the Bulletin.