College of Arts and Letters Transfer Requirements

Admission to the College of Arts and Letters is contingent upon enrollment in a liberal arts curriculum that is taken in-person.

In addition to making progress in the University's Core Curriculum, all students in the College of Arts and Letters should be enrolled in a writing and rhetoric or composition course, at least one quantitative course, at least one natural science course, and one additional quantitative or science course during their first year. It is helpful to also begin one’s 4-semester foreign language sequence.

Please note that quantitative courses typically include statistics, finite mathematics, or calculus. College algebra and pre-calculus cannot be transferred in for credit.

Applicants seeking to transfer into the College of Arts and Letters must apply to a specific major within the college. Once a transfer student has been successfully admitted, changes to intended college and major are not typically granted. Students intending to supplement their major with the Arts and Letters Pre-Health track must declare this intent on their transfer application.

Additionally, the following majors or tracks have more specific guidelines on first-year course requirements:

Arts and Letters Pre-Health

• Calculus I
• Calculus II
• General Chemistry I (w/lab)
• Organic Chemistry (w/lab)

Neuroscience & Behavior

• Calculus I
• Calculus II
• General Chemistry I (w/lab)
• Organic Chemistry (w/lab)
• Biology I (w/lab)
• Biology II (w/lab)

Economics or International Economics

• Calculus I
• Calculus II
• Introduction to Microeconomics
• Introduction to Macroeconomics

Note: "Survey of Economics" or similar courses do not fulfill these requirements.

Design (Recommended Courses)

Bachelor of Arts

Students will ideally have taken 3-6 credits of arts-related coursework at their current institution

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Students will ideally have taken 6-9  credits of arts-related coursework at their current institution

Suggested courses include:

• Drawing I
• Two-Dimensional Foundations
• Three-Dimensional Foundations
• Art History courses
• Photography I

If you have additional questions about Design coursework, please contact Emily Beck at Emily.S.Beck.38@nd.edu.

For more information about the individual departments within the College of Arts and Letters, please refer to the College’s list of majors and programs.

Students who have completed first-year coursework that closely mirrors Notre Dame's first-year coursework will be more competitive in the transfer admissions process. Please be aware that the College of Arts and Letters does not favor substituting sophomore courses for those required in the first year.