Frequently Asked Questions

Currently, students in Mendoza graduating in the Class of 2024 and 2025, must have 128 credit hours to earn their BBA degree.  The Class of 2026 and onward, must have at least 122 credit hours to earn their BBA degree. Use the Graduation Progress System (GPS) on insideND and the plan of study saved to your Google Drive under "Shared with Me" to track your requirements each semester.  Keep in mind that only three credits deemed activity or experiential learning will be counted as degree seeking credits.  See a complete list of courses subject to this limit here.

There are four key things to know about your elective requirements:

1. 21 elective credits must be selected from courses outside of the College of Business.  These may be satisfied with AP credits, transfer credits and/or courses taken at Notre Dame. 
2. The remaining elective credits required to reach an overall total of 128 credits are unrestricted in that they may be applied to business or non-business classes.  To be clear, there is no requirement to take additional electives in business.
3. A maximum of three credit hours of activity or experiential learning non-business courses can be applied as elective credit.  A listing of these courses is posted here.
4. The GPS that tracks your courses and requirements is a wonderful tool, but there are occasionally glitches that cause issues in the elective section.  If you have any concerns about the way the GPS is counting your courses, please see an advisor.