Academic Programs
Nearly 3,000 students take degree granting programs:
- The Women’s College serves traditional undergraduate women. The college offers 29 undergraduate majors along with interdisciplinary minors, certificates, and 5-year Bachelor of Arts(BA)/Master of Arts and BA/Master of Arts in Teaching programs.
- It offers a Weekend College which includes 10 majors. There is an Accelerated College, which offers three programs of study for professional women and men who need a more flexible schedule for their studies.
- Notre Dame has pre-professional programs, including pre-law, pre-medical and pre-pharmacy.
- The Center for Graduate Studies provides co-educational weekend and evening classes leading to a master’s degree. It offers programs in education, management, contemporary communication, liberal studies and nonprofit management. In fall 2004, the college launched its first doctoral program, a Ph.D. in Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations.
- The school has partnered with a virtual education company to provide online multimedia education courses for teachers and higher education students. The courses provide information on current topics needed for certification, or re-certification.
The college offers two noncredit programs:
- The English Language Institute provides instruction in the English language and American culture for international students, professionals, and visitors to the United States. The majority of these students are in their mid- to late twenties.
- The Renaissance Institute is a voluntary association of women and men age 50 and older who pursue study of a variety of topics on a not-for-credit basis. Courses have included: literature, public affairs, writing, history, philosophy, music, art, languages, t'ai chi, film, science, computers, travel, strength and balance, dance and acting.
- Personal Pathways
There is an honors program.
There is a program for first-generation college students.
There is a Transformational Leaders program.
Notre Dame has 1,254 undergraduate students and 1,647 graduate students, 140 of whom are enrolled in the two-year-old pharmacy school.
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