Overview

Gateway Program Invitation

Select Notre Dame applicants will be invited to participate in the Gateway Program at the time admissions decisions are released by Notre Dame. Students selected for the program will have until May 1 to decide whether they will accept their spot in the program. In addition, some students who are not offered admission from the waiting list will be invited to the Gateway Program beginning mid-May and will have the opportunity to confirm their participation this summer.

Upon confirmation in the Gateway Program, a student's Common Application will be provided to Holy Cross College so that he or she will not be required to submit additional information. However, students will need to send their final high school transcripts, as well as AP and IB scores, to Holy Cross College upon graduation. If you plan to apply for financial aid, make sure to add Holy Cross College (007263) to your FAFSA.

Gateway Students' First-Year Experience

While enrolled as full-time students at Holy Cross, Gateway students are encouraged to actively participate in activities in the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, and Holy Cross communities. Students are encouraged to participate in a variety of student activities throughout the year, beginning with the Notre Dame Student Activities Fair in September.

Holy Cross College program directors will assist students in enrollment, course selection, and housing. Housing is guaranteed for the student’s first year at Holy Cross. Once officially admitted to Notre Dame, Gateway students will be assigned to on-campus housing during the summer preceding their fall enrollment by Notre Dame’s Office of Residential Life.

At the end of the spring semester of the student’s first year, the Notre Dame Office of Undergraduate Admissions will review the grades for both semesters along with the student's residential and social record at Holy Cross and Notre Dame. Provided the student has met the academic requirements and has not violated any student conduct code, the student will receive admission to Notre Dame by the end of May.