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Holy Cross College

Holy Cross College
P.O. Box 308
Notre Dame, IN 46556-0308

Official telephone: (574) 239-8377
Fax number: (574) 239-8323
Website: www.hcc-nd.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in June, July, August, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of five weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business, communications, psychology
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 60%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 33 men, 33 women
Full-time faculty: 15 men, 11 women
Part-time faculty: 18 men, 22 women
Graduation rate: 23% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, honors program, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in business, communications, education, English, gerontology, global perspectives, graphic design, history, leadership/theology, liberal studies, marketing, political science, psychology, sociology, Spanish, sports management, and studio art. Concentrations offered in music, pre-law, pre-med, and theatre.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-theology
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Cooperative education programs:
engineering
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Brazil, France, Ghana, India, Italy, Nicaragua, Peru, and Uganda. Many additional study abroad options available in conjunction with area institutions.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Experiential core of classes (service learning, global experience, internship in major, and senior capstone presentation).
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Notre Dame.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Notre Dame.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Liberal Studies
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Biology
  • Business
  • Communications
  • Education
  • English Literature
  • History
  • Liberal Studies
  • Psychology
  • Theology
  • Visual Arts

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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