Choosing Arts and Letters
The College of Arts and Letters welcomes undergraduate and graduate students choosing to pursue degrees in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. A liberal arts education from the College of Arts and Letters gives students broad experience of multiple disciplines and provides a variety of opportunities for learning, growth, and professional accomplishment.
Honors Opportunities in the Arts and Sciences
The University of Notre Dame is well known for the excellence of its undergraduate education. As part of its commitment to student scholarship, the University offers a wide variety of honors opportunities, from research grants to study abroad and selective honors courses.
ND students from the arts, humanities, and sciences share their stories in this short video.
Among the students featured are:
- Andrea Dreyfuss Rivas, who since graduating has been helping youth avoid gang involvement and substance abuse as a counselor with Youth Outreach Services in Chicago. She was recently accepted into medical school.
- Grant W. Van Eaton, who after graduation completed a year-long research fellowship in Heidelberg, Germany, and is next embarking on a two-year commitment to teach high school biology in Washington, D.C., as part of the Teach For America program.
- Joseph Piarulli, who is building a career in film in Los Angeles.
- Heidi Hausse, who is now pursuing a Ph.D. in history at Princeton University.
- Amy Reinthaler, who received a post-baccalaureate certificate from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and is now studying for an MFA at the Glasgow School of Art in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Andrea Laidman, who since graduating has been in Ireland pursuing a master’s degree in international development before she goes on to New York University School of Law.
Admission
Admission to Arts and Letters varies by student background. Different processes apply for prospective undergraduate students, prospective undergraduate transfer students, and prospective graduate students. The College facilitates each process in conjunction with either the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the First Year of Studies, or the Graduate School.
- Office of Undergraduate Admissions (http://admissions.nd.edu)
- First Year of Studies (http://fys.nd.edu)
- Graduate School (http://graduateschool.nd.edu)
