

Once an admitted student confirms their enrollment to Notre Dame, they will be required to submit official score reports from SAT and/or ACT before they enroll. If you choose to submit your test scores with your application, self-report them. Learn more about our test-optional program and check out our test-optional FAQs for further information. Notre Dame is test-optional for the 20 application cycles: Applicants may choose whether or not to submit their ACT or SAT scores. For example, if you earned credit for one full-year introductory French course as an eighth grader, then completed French II in ninth grade, both credits will be counted. We do include algebra and/or foreign language courses completed during eighth grade in our count of admissions requirements. Neuroscience and Behavior (within the Colleges of Science and Arts & Letters)Īlthough we require at least 16 academic units for admission, our most competitive applicants will have four units in each major academic area and in the most rigorous level their high school offers.It is also strongly recommended that students with the following intended majors take a unit of Physics: Mathematics (within the Colleges of Science and Arts & Letters).Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics.Additionally the following majors require a unit of Physics: **Students with an intended major within the College of Science or the College of Engineering must take a unit of Chemistry. *For students with an intended major within the College of Science, the College of Engineering, the School of Architecture, or certain majors within the College of Arts & Letters (Neuroscience and Behavior, Arts & Letters Pre-Health), 4 units of Mathematics are required, which must include an advanced Mathematics course (Pre-Calculus or Calculus). 2 units of History/Social Science (3-4 units preferred).2 units of Science (4 units preferred)**.2 units of Foreign Language (3-4 units preferred).3 units of Mathematics - Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry (4 units preferred)*.This distribution will differ slightly based on the student’s intended area of study, but must include the following: Students are required to take 16 units during their high school career. The two language units must be in the same language and a language offered by the University of Notre Dame. A unit is equivalent to the credit for a year of satisfactory work in an accredited secondary school. The University requires the completion of the following high school courses in order to be considered for admission. The more rigorous your course selection, the better your grades, and the higher your class rank, the more competitive your application will be. There’s no minimum grade point average or class rank required, but know this: You’re up against the best and the brightest in the world. We are proud of the students we enroll, and we understand that we can’t admit every incredible student who applies. Over 21,000 students applied for the 2,065 places in the first-year class of 2020.Īs we evaluate applications, we admit students who excel within the context of our highly competitive applicant pool. There’s no shortage of extraordinary applicants at Notre Dame.
