College of Science Transfer Requirements
Applicants planning to transfer into the College of Science must apply to a specific major within the college. Once a transfer student has been successfully admitted to the college and a major, changes to a student's major are not typically granted.
The following programs are not open to transfer students for the foreseeable future:
- Science-Business
- Chemistry-Business
- Mathematics-Business concentration
Most years, the College of Science does not have seats available for students applying to major in Neuroscience and Behavior.
In addition to making progress in the University’s Core Curriculum, the College of Science requires the following courses be completed in the first year:
- Calculus I
- Calculus II
- English Composition
Please note, the following majors have more specific guidelines on first-year course requirements:
ACMS
- General Chemistry I w/ lab
- General Chemistry II w/ lab or Organic Chemistry I w/ lab
- Physics I w/ lab
- Physics II w/ lab
Biological Sciences
- Biology I w/ lab
- Biology II w/ lab
- General Chemistry I w/ lab
- Organic Chemistry I w/ lab
Environmental Sciences
- Biology I w/ lab
- Biology II w/ lab
- General Chemistry I w/ lab
- Organic Chemistry I w/ lab
Biochemistry
- Biology I w/ lab
- Biology II w/ lab
- General Chemistry I w/ lab
- Organic Chemistry I w/ lab
Chemistry
- General Chemistry I w/ lab
- Organic Chemistry I w/ lab
- Physics I w/ lab
- Physics II w/ lab
Mathematics
- General Chemistry I w/ lab
- General Chemistry II w/ lab or Organic Chemistry I w/ lab
- Physics I w/ lab
- Physics II w/ lab
Neuroscience and Behavior
- Biology I w/ lab
- Biology II w/ lab
- General Chemistry I w/ lab
- Organic Chemistry I w/ lab
Physics
- Physics I w/ lab
- Physics II w/ lab
- General Chemistry I w/ lab
- General Chemistry II w/ lab or Organic Chemistry I w/ lab
Science Preprofessional
- General Chemistry I w/ lab
- Organic Chemistry I w/ lab
Statistics
- General Chemistry I w/ lab
- General Chemistry II w/ lab or Organic Chemistry I w/ lab
- Physics I w/ lab
- Physics II w/ lab
For more information about the individual departments within the College of Science, please refer to the College's list of majors and programs.
Students who have completed first-year coursework that closely mirrors Notre Dame's first-year coursework will be more competitive in the transfer admissions process. Please be aware that the College of Science does not favor substituting sophomore courses for those required in the first year.