College of Arts and Letters
Programs of study:
American Studies
Anthropology
Arabic Studies
Art History
Art Studio
Chinese
Classics
Design
Economics
English
Film, Television and Theatre
French
German
Greek and Roman Civilization
History
Italian
Japanese
Medieval Studies
Music
Philosophy
Philosophy and Theology (Joint Major)
Political Science
Preprofessional Studies (preparation for the fields of medicine, dentistry and allied health & available only as a second major)
Program of Liberal Studies
Psychology
Romance Languages and Literatures
Russian
Sociology
Spanish
Theology
A student applying for admission as a sophomore in a liberal arts curriculum should typically have completed Notre Dame’s First Year program of 30 semester hours which includes:
| Mathematics | Two courses: 6 semester hours total (each course must be at least 3 semester hours or 4 trimester hours) of any combination of Calculus I or II, Algebra-based Statistics, or Finite Mathematics* Economics majors must have two semesters of Calculus |
| Natural Science | Two courses: 6 semester hours total (each course must be at least 3 semester hours or 4 trimester hours) of any combination of Introductory Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Astronomy, etc. No laboratory is required. |
| English Composition | 3 semester hours |
| History | 3 semester hours |
| Behavioral Science | 3 semester hours of Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology |
| Other | 9 semester hours total of Philosophy, Theology, Foreign Language, or Transferable Electives. (Transferable electives are typically any courses from the subject areas listed in this guide.) |
For further information about Notre Dame’s First Year of Studies curriculum, please review the Academic Guide available at: http://fys.nd.edu/guide.html. This link will help you choose specific courses (e.g. non-lab or “topical” science courses, transferable electives, etc.) which match Notre Dame’s requirements.
In addition to the courses listed above, a student applying for admission as a junior should typically have completed:
| History or Behavioral Science | 3 semester hours |
| Literature | 3 semester hours |
| Fine Arts | 3 semester hours |
| Foreign Language* | 9 semester hours |
| Transferable Electives | 15 semester hours of courses taken in any of the subject areas listed above |
If you are interested in majoring in Art, you should submit a portfolio to be evaluated by the Art Department. If you are interested in majoring in Music, you should submit a tape or CD to be evaluated by the Music Department.
- Mathematics-There are some college-level math classes that do not fulfill the requirements for transferring, including precalculus, college algebra, and many statistics courses. If you are uncertain whether a particular mathematics course fulfills the requirement, please submit an electronic copy of the course content syllabus, including title and author of the text, to Susan Joyce at transfer@nd.edu.
- Finite Mathematics (3 semester hours) = Fundamental principles of counting systematically, probability, statistics, linear programming, optimization problems, game theory, and mathematical finance. Other topics that may be covered include population problems, difference equations and modeling, and coding information. (If you are uncertain whether a particular math course is equivalent to Finite Math, please send an electronic copy of the course content syllabus, including title and author of the text, to Susan Joyce at transfer@nd.edu for an evaluation.)
- Credit for foreign language courses may require a placement test.
