We recommend you meet with your advisor on a regular basis – at least once per semester, based on your personal and academic goals. As those goals change, it is important that you have support and guidance to understand your options and make the best decisions.  Key touch points include when planning for study abroad, major declaration and graduation checks.

The Registrar’s Office created a number of eForms which are housed on insideND and are used University-wide. (Look for the blue diamond icon or simply plug eform into the search bar).  These include forms to add/drop a class after the 6th class day, obtain pre-approval for a summer transfer course and a Curriculum Change form to add or drop a major or minor.  Not all forms can be initiated directly by a student depending on the timing.  Contact an advisor if you have any questions.

These forms differ from the forms built into your Student Dashboard which are specifically for business students.

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.

Yes.  All Notre Dame students must achieve a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.0 in order to graduate.  Additionally, business majors must achieve an average GPA of 2.0 within their selected major (this refers to the 19.5-21 credits specifically in your major and does not include College requirements).  Both GPAs are calculated automatically on your GPS so be sure to check it regularly.  Advisors regularly reach out to students who are in danger of not meeting these two requirements to discuss resources and strategies to help ensure you meet these requirements.

Available on insideND, the Graduation Progress System (or GPS as it’s more commonly known) tracks all your graduation requirements including University, College, Major and 2nd major or minor, if officially declared.  It offers a What If? feature that helps you explore majors and minors you’re considering declaring and calculates your major GPA.  We recommend you refer to it before registering to make sure you’re clear on your outstanding requirements and after registration to ensure your courses were properly categorized.  Any discrepancies should be brought to the attention of an advisor for clarification and correction.

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.

Exam conflicts include the following:

• Two exams at the same time.
• More than two exams in one day.  This means 3 or more exams in one calendar day.
• More than three exams in 24 hours.  This means 4 or more exams in a 24-hour period.

If your final exam schedule fits any of these scenarios, complete the Final Exam Conflict eform found on insideND, which opens after the 3cr. course drop deadline.  This form must be submitted one full week prior to start of exams. The form will confirm that you do indeed have a legitimate conflict by highlighting the affected courses in red (no red = no conflict). You can start an eform to verify whether you have a conflict and see all your exam dates, times and locations in one place.

Our office will determine which class is required to provide a make up exam per the UG Academic Code Policy and email the impacted professor and student.  Upon receipt of that email, it is the student's responsibility to make contact with the professor to schedule the date and time of the make up exam.  If the eform does not indicate a conflict but you believe it is in error, you must meet with an advisor to discuss your situation.

Students who would like to transfer a course from another university must receive pre-approval from the appropriate academic department before doing so. A maximum of two courses (up to eight credits) may be taken at another school each summer.  A grade of C or better must be earned in order to receive transfer credit for the course. The transfer course pre-approval form is available on the eForm link on your Student Academic Tab on insideND  Students are responsible for obtaining all necessary approvals prior to leaving for the summer.  Please note that all business courses must be taken at Notre Dame.  It is also important to note that only the credits will transfer.  The grade earned in a summer course does not get factored into your Notre Dame GPA.  A new Registrar's Office Transfer Credit Search website is also available for reference.

Transcripts should be sent to:

Office of the Registrar

University of Notre Dame

300 Grace Hall

Notre Dame, IN 46556

Yes, students may earn one (1.0) academic credit per summer internship to satisfy elective credit. Students are limited to earning internship credit three times (total of 3.0 credits).  Please refer to the detailed explanation regarding internship credit which can be found here.

You may attend Notre Dame as a part-time student in your final semester only. Part-time is defined as less than than 12 credits being taken at the main campus.  Make an appointment to see an advisor to discuss this option and its consequences. If you don’t feel you can successfully carry 12 credit hours and are ineligible to be part-time, please meet with an advisor to discuss a health withdrawal.  

Dr. Gina Shropshire is the international student liaison for our office.  Please refer all OPT/CPT questions to her at gshropsh@nd.edu.

Here's what the Academic Code says about interviews:

For all other absences to be excused under sections 3.1.3.3 through 3.1.3.7, the student is responsible for providing satisfactory evidence to the instructor to substantiate the reason for missing class according to the following guidelines: 

3.1.3.7 A junior or senior with a mandatory admission interview for professional or graduate school, a post-graduate employment interview that cannot be rescheduled, or a presentation of original academic research that requires participation of external reviewers. Students requesting an excused absence under this provision must present documentation of the qualifying event to the student’s dean (or dean’s designee) at least one week prior to the anticipated absence. The dean (or dean’s designee) will determine whether the event qualifies for an excused absence and will notify the instructor(s) of the affected course(s). A student can request excused absences for no more than two class days per semester under this provision. Students are reminded that it is their responsibility to manage scheduling of such events to minimize class absences, and to use fall, Christmas, and spring breaks for scheduling interviews whenever possible.

Sophomores will receive information in September regarding Study Abroad Info Sessions. Unless you have an interest in a very unique location or have multiple major/minor combinations, we ask that you do not request a meeting with an advisor until AFTER you have attended an Info Session. Most, if not all, of your questions will be answered during the session where we will walk you through the application process and the impact of studying abroad for a semester. Beforehand, please review the information on the Study Abroad website to help determine which programs you are most interested in.

Juniors who have been accepted into a program and are looking to have their courses pre-approved prior to departure should follow the directions noted here.

Business students may apply to most of the International Study programs depending on particular requirements of each location which are explained in detail on the Study Abroad website.  There are no preferred business locations; our students have been approved to study in nearly every program available to business majors. Students are encouraged to explore a variety of study abroad locations based on their personal interests and goals.

Business students have participated in international year-long programs, however, it usually requires very stringent scheduling and possibly summer school to complete all requirements and graduate on time in 4 years.  You will need to work closely with Dr. Gina Shropshire in the Office of Undergraduate Studies if you choose to apply for a full academic year.

You may apply for two international programs, however, you will only receive one acceptance. If you are open to fall and spring, that still only counts as ONE choice. After you have submitted all of your Study Abroad applications and the online application system closes, the Study Abroad Office will have you rank order your locations.  Applications to summer programs are counted separately.

Each program has different requirements and restrictions.  This information is available on the Study Abroad website. Regardless of the program requirements, students in the Mendoza College of Business must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above to receive Academic Advisor and Dean’s approvals. Fall grades will be factored into your CUM GPA when making these determinations.

This listing shows courses that have been approved in the past in each of the Notre Dame Study Abroad locations.

These lists are representative of available courses but are neither guaranteed nor exhaustive. You may revise your Plan of Study using these lists but understand that the courses are subject to change. Keep in mind that you do not need to list specific courses on your plan of study. It is sufficient to indicate that you will complete your 2nd THEO requirement, for instance.  We do not need you to indicate the specific Theology course.

Required major-level business courses are not typically available. However, juniors majoring in FIN or MARK may take one major elective in their international semester if the course has been pre-approved and assigned an ND course number.  For example, in Dublin there are several FIN major courses listed. Students may list one FIN major elective in their plans. International courses are listed with a “4” in the second digit, thus FIN 34220 is the equivalent of FIN 30220 (Macroeconomic Analysis).

Students with 2nd majors or minors should contact their departments to verify how many courses might count in any study abroad location.

Working with the Google Sheets plan that was reviewed by an advisor this summer, you will move most courses out of the semester you plan to study abroad. Before making any edits, start a new version: Right click on the tab with the most recent date, choose Duplicate to copy the existing plan to a new tab which you can then rename as INTL. The courses in your semester abroad may include University Requirements, business courses (where available), courses for your second major or minor, and electives. You do not have to list specific course titles or numbers unless there is a required course for that location. 

Students should attend the Study Abroad Office's Information Sessions for the various locations so that you have a clear idea of what courses might be offered in your preferred location. Courses are not guaranteed. Before your semester abroad, you will again work with your Academic Advisor to fine tune the safest plan – one that allows you to take courses abroad and still graduate on time in 8 semesters.

Decisions are usually sent out in mid to late January from Notre Dame Study Abroad Office.  Please direct all questions regarding international study decisions to Study Abroad at 574-631-1138. 

Yes, you may apply to both semester and summer programs.  These decisions are made independently of each other.  

Notre Dame offers a variety of international study opportunities. If your initial application was not accepted and you are still interested in international study, you should contact the Notre Dame Study Abroad Office to learn about any additional international study programs that are still accepting applications.

Students have 2 options to apply to non-Notre Dame Study abroad programs.

1. Petition Process: Pending ND Study Abroad Office and MCOB approvals, students may submit information about a non-ND program as an option by the November 1st deadline. Students must provide compelling rationale why the non-Notre Dame program provides unique support for their curriculum. Students may apply to Notre Dame Programs at the same time they are submitting a Petition Process request. Contact the Study Abroad Office for more information.
2. Study Abroad Leave of Absence (LOA): If students have applied to and been wait-listed or denied acceptance to a Notre Dame International Study program, then these students may apply for a limited number of Study Abroad Leave of Absence (LOA) approvals. The application and more information is located on this webpage. If approved, students may attend a non-Notre Dame Study Abroad Program and have approved credits transferred back to their transcripts. Without having applied to any Notre Dame International Study Programs, students are not eligible for a Study Abroad LOA.

No, all international classes must be taken for a grade.

Students are able to study abroad through another university during the summer. These courses are treated as transfer courses and students may receive academic credit for their courses as long as they meet our contact hour requirements and have been pre-approved by the relevant department. Students interested in this option should speak with an advisor to plan which courses to take and to begin the transfer course approval process via eforms.

Many resources and recommendations are available to you right on this website. You may also make an appointment to meet with your First Year Advisor for general guidance and referrals. 

Mendoza College of Business students, beginning for the Year Group 2026, can now double major in any two business majors, excluding Business Analytics. Business courses outside your major may be taken with departmental approval on a space-available basis.  All business students are also eligible for the minors in Real Estate and Innovation & Entrepreneurship.  For more information, see the majors page of this website.

Although the College has imposed major enrollment limits in the past, as of Fall 2019, all business students are free to select their preferred business major without exception. Students may also subsequently change their business major so long as they can complete the requirements within the standard eight semester limit. We encourage students to utilize the discernment resources available to them, to ensure they make informed and intentional major selections. 

Yes, students may change their business major at any time so long as they can reasonably complete the major requirements without exceeding eight semesters at Notre Dame. We recommend you meet with an advisor in 101 Mendoza for assistance in revising your plan of study and ensuring you understand all the implications of the change under consideration. The advisor will then submit the required form to effect the change. 

In addition to choosing one of the five business majors, Mendoza students may elect to minor in Business and the Common Good, Business Technology & Analytics, Finance, Impact Consulting, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Marketing, or Real Estate. Students should keep in mind that pursuing a business-oriented minor may result in coursework beyond the standard graduation requirements due to the rule that 21 of your elective credits must be in non-business courses.  For additional clarification, please meet with an advisor to review your plan of study.

Students are encouraged to first research the requirements of such an addition by running a What If? audit on your GPS and meeting with an advisor in the secondary department. If your reason for adding the second credential is job related, you might also wish to speak to a Career Center Counselor about the opportunities available to those majors and strategies to maximize your options. After doing this legwork, we recommend that you sit down with an MCOB advisor to determine how the course requirements will fit into your business curriculum.

See this page for additional guidance on choosing and declaring a second major or minor. 

Students majoring in Marketing may elect to pursue one of four specialized tracks: (1) Marketing Decision Analytics to focus on marketing models and data analytics; (2) Brandscaping to focus on marketing communications, creativity and culture; (3) Market Development to focus on consulting, sales, and sales management; and (4) Graduate Study, appropriate for students interested in graduate school (e.g., PhD, JD, MBA). Each track consists of three recommended elective courses for depth, and a fourth elective selected from one of the other tracks for breadth. More detailed information is available here. Students are not required to pursue any of these tracks, and are thus free to choose elective courses consistent with their academic interests.

The Marketing major prepares students for a wide range of opportunities in business. The Marketing Decision Analytics track prepares students for careers in marketing & data analysis, marketing research, and retail consulting. The Brandscaping track prepares students for careers in brand management, advertising media planning, digital marketing analysis, and social media strategy. The Marketing Development track prepares students for careers in retail account management, digital marketing sales, and B2B technical sales. Each of these tracks also prepare you for a career in consulting. The Graduate School track should be self-designed to lead to a targeted graduate or law school. Marketing majors from each of these tracks are also increasingly employed by nonbusiness and nonprofit organizations—educational or art institutions, charitable organizations, and hospitals—as they realize the critical importance of marketing to their success.

FAQ1: Is taking courses within a track mandatory?
No, it is purely voluntary, and you can mix and match elective courses as you please.

FAQ2: Why do we have a track structure?
The track structure allows students to develop expertise and depth in a specific area.

FAQ3: Are tracks mentioned on the transcript?
No, tracks are not reported on the degree transcript in any fashion.

FAQ4: How will the tracks benefit a marketing student?
If you apply for a job that requires you to have depth in, say, Marketing Decision Analytics, and you have taken the electives within the track, you can list the track and the corresponding courses on your resume. You are more likely to be short-listed for job interviews for specific positions and industries (e.g., Marketing Analytics, Brand Management, Consulting etc.) if you show expertise by taking courses within a track. However, we strongly encourage students to take courses across multiple tracks to develop both breadth and depth in marketing.

FAQ5: Will tracks change?
By design, tracks will be configured to reflect the current trends in the marketplace and placement opportunities for our graduates.