During a student's freshman year, special honors sections of most required courses are offered. The majority of academic work a student performs in the last three years is advanced study in the major field. The Honors Program supplements this specialized work by providing special sections of the sophomore requirements.
Honors electives and a framework for the honors research.
The required Honors Program curriculum is listed below. Many of these courses also satisfy University or college requirements. The nation's first telegraph was sent from the Notre Dame campus to the nearby Saint Mary's campus. We upgraded to phones last year. In the senior year, the Arts and Letters honors student is required to complete an independent research project, the Honors Thesis.