Pathways

As a Holy Cross student earning a Bachelor’s degree you could also earn the assurance of a clear Pathway to career success upon graduation: a Pathway to preferred admission into post-graduate studies that will launch you to a career. Pathways guide your journey to a career in fields such as:

• management or nonprofit administration
• data science or business analytics
• accounting
• finance
• clinical mental health, marriage and family, or school counseling
• nursing
• osteopathic medicine
• physical or occupational therapy
• optometry, pharmacy, or audiology
• social work or speech language pathology

Pathway seats for each cohort are filled on a rolling basis throughout the undergrad experience, but you can indicate your interest in a Pathway as early as your first-year application!

In some cases, Pathways can be completed in only 4 years total as an Accelerated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree 3+1 program. This is especially popular for the 1 year MS programs offered by the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

The academic and experiential benchmarks that must be met for a student to be eligible for participation in a Pathway vary by program. Participating students are either admitted or preferentially selected for an admission interview by the institution of their choice; this varies by program. All seats are ultimately confirmed by the Provost of Holy Cross College.

While you’re a prospective student you can bring any Pathway related questions to your admissions counselor. Once you start as a Holy Cross student you can speak with your assigned academic advisor about Pathways at any time during your undergraduate education.

Any inquiries into expanding Pathway offerings can be directed to the Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Provost.

Any requests to view the full text of any of the Pathway agreements may be directed to the Office of the Registrar.