Resources for Students

Fall 2027 Pre-Enrollment Drop-Ins will be held at the following times:  

Monday April 20th – May 1st

• Mondays: 10:00am – 12:00pm
• Tuesdays: 10:00am – 12:00pm
• Wednesdays: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
• Thursdays: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
• Fridays: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

All Drop-Ins are held via Zoom or in person in Statler Hall 180

Meeting ID: 946 8781 2347

Passcode: 624493

• Step 1: USE YOUR RESOURCES to try to find the answer to your question independently.
  • The Hotelie LaunchPad and the Nolan Student Handbook provide information and policies related to Undergraduate Degree Audit, Practice Credit, degree requirements, and more!
• Step 2: Attend Advising Drop-Ins
  • Details can be found on the Office of Student Services Contact Page.
• Step 3: EMAIL ha-advising@cornell.edu
  • If you cannot find the answer to your question independently, and are not available to join drop-ins, email us your question.  
• Step 4: Make an appointment for a 30 minute academic advising session
  • 30-minute appointments are intended for students who wish to discuss long term goals and want to do complex planning related to those goals.

Please DO NOT make a 30-minute appointment if you have a quick question that would be better addressed during drop-ins or via email.

Block enrollment into core classes will take place at least one week ahead of pre-enrollment. The Core Swap Request Form will open after block enrollment takes place. If you would like to swap into a different section of a core class you are enrolled into, please do so using the Electronic Core Swap Request Form.

• While the registrar team will try to accommodate as many requests as possible, swaps are not guaranteed.
• Please do not submit duplicate requests.
• If you have questions, please email the Nolan School Registrar at ha-registrar@cornell.edu.

The swap request form will be available after block enrollment in 1000-level and 2000-level core has taken place. This should be at least one week ahead of pre-enrollment. The Nolan School Registrar will send messaging when block enrollment has occurred and the Swap Request Form is open. 

Refer to one of the following resources for next best steps:

• Common Student Center Enrollment Error Messages
• Common Enrollment Questions

Students can access their degree audit via the link under the Registrar & Academic Resources column of Hotelie Launchpad. It is important that students check their degree audits regularly to track their progression through their degree requirements.

The default number of credits a Nolan School student can take is 18 credits (this includes PE). Students may request to take more than 18 credits if their cumulative GPA falls within the following ranges:

• The credit limit increase is only valid for one semester and must be requested each semester as cumulative GPAs will change after grades are posted for each semester.

Every class is offered for one of the following grade options:

• Letter Grade (A+ through F) exclusively
  • Passing is D- and above.
  • All core classes are offered for a letter grade only.
• Pass/Fail Exclusively (SX/UX)
  • These classes will not impact your GPA.
  • Passing grade is C- or higher.
• Student Option (S/U)
  • Students have the choice to decide whether they would like to take the class for a letter grade or pass/fail.
  • If you choose to take the class pass/fail, it will not impact your GPA.
  • Passing grade is C- or higher.
  • All classes taken Student Option pass/fail (S/U) only count toward Free Elective requirements.

Note: students are limited to enrolling in up to 4 credits S/U in a single semester. In total, students cannot exceed 8 credits total non-graded in a single semester, including both Student Option graded credits (S/U) and Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Only (SX/UX) credits.

Students sometimes choose the S/U option to reduce academic risk in a course that falls outside their primary area of study. Because S/U courses do not affect your GPA, this option can provide flexibility if you are exploring a new subject, balancing a heavier semester, or prioritizing performance in required core courses. It may also reduce pressure in situations where a course is being taken for personal interest rather than to strengthen a transcript.

However, at the Nolan School, Student Option (S/U) courses count only toward Free Elective requirements. They cannot be used to satisfy core, specialization, or other specific degree requirements. For this reason, students should consider both their academic goals and remaining elective space before selecting the S/U option.

Specializations are optional, and not required. Students can declare their Specialization via the dropdown tool in the Degree Audit.

Updated Specialization options and requirements can be found on the Minors and Specializations webpage.

Students can declare a Specialization starting in the second semester of their Sophomore year.

Forbidden Overlap courses are groups of courses that cover material that significantly overlaps in content.

Nolan School students WILL NOT receive credit for classes that are a Forbidden Overlap with any of their core courses.  It is the student’s responsibility to confirm that they are not enrolling in any Forbidden Overlap courses, this includes core or any other course they have already taken.

In the example below, we can see that AEM 2100 is a Forbidden Overlap with one of the required Nolan School Core classes – HADM 2011. This means that Nolan Students are not eligible to receive credit for AEM 2100.

• Step 1: Sign into your Student Center
• Step 2: Look for ‘Holds’ on the right side of the screen.
• Step 3: Click on ‘Details’ to read more about your hold(s), and instructions on how to get them removed.
• Step 4: Take the appropriate steps to get hold removed. This may include contacting the department that placed the hold.
  • If you have 1000 and/or 2000-level core remaining, please e-mail ha-registrar@cornell.edu to alert them when your hold(s) have been removed. The registrar team will NOT be able to enroll you into your 1000 and 2000 level core classes while a hold is in place. It is the student’s responsibility to notify them once a hold is cleared so they may move forward with enrolling the student in their lower-level core.

Student Disability Services (SDS) provides the opportunity for you to disclose your disability status, as well as to request any needed accommodations or services.

• Step 1: Complete a Disability Self-Disclosure Form and/or a Housing Accommodation Request Form
• Step 2: Submit supporting information (if available.)
• Step 3: Make sure you submit your form!
• Step 4: After SDS reviews your information, they will follow up with you about any requested accommodations or services.

• Step 5: If an accommodation plan is created, SDS will inform you of the next steps in using your accommodations.

First, review all eligibility requirements, policies, and processes listed on the NSHA Study Abroad webpage.

To be eligible to go abroad students must:

• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Complete both credits of the PE requirement.
• Complete all 1000-level and 2000-level core prior to departure.
  • Exception: Internal and External Transfers do not need to complete all 2000-level, but must have no more than 15 credits of core total remaining prior to departure
• Complete their First Year Writing Seminar.
• Be able to go abroad and still graduate on time. Students are not eligible to pursue optional programming such as a semester abroad if it means that they cannot graduate on time.

We generally recommend that students plan to reserve 15 credits of Additional Distribution Electives for their semester abroad. However, classes taken abroad may also be eligible to count toward Non-JCB Distribution Electives, the Ethics requirement, or the D&I requirement, depending on which classes are taken during the abroad program. Classes taken abroad can also count toward Free Electives. Students cannot receive credit toward Core or HADM Electives while abroad.

These credits must be 3000-level or higher and completed as a letter grade unless the course is only offered SX/UX. Students may complete this requirement by completing the Real Estate Minor or an optional specialization in Hospitality Finance, Hospitality Analytics, Services Marketing, Foodservice Management, or Beverage Management. Course lists per specialization are available online.

• HADM 4150 and HADM 4960 will count toward free electives only.
• Up to 3 credit hours of the following coursework may be used toward HADM electives, any credit over 3 will count as free elective only: HADM 4910, HADM 4970, HADM 4971, HADM 4980, HADM 4990, HADM 4930, HADM 4940.

• Outside the SC Johnson College of Business(Non-JCB)electives (15 Credit Hours)
  • Video Demo: How to Find Non-JCB Distribution Electives
• Additional Distribution electives (21 CreditHours)

Students are required to complete one approved Ethics course and one approved Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) course (3 credit hours each). The Ethics course is designed to develop students’ ability to think critically about questions of right and wrong, virtue and responsibility, in personal, professional, and public contexts. The Diversity & Inclusion course provides an opportunity to examine the challenges and opportunities organizations and communities encounter related to power, privilege, access, and equity. Together, these requirements support students in developing ethical reasoning and a deeper understanding of inclusive practices in complex, real-world environments.

• Ethics
• Diversity & Inclusion (D&I)

May be taken for a letter grade or S/U. Students can explore any type of academic course number 1100 or higher to fulfill this requirement at any of Cornell’s colleges or schools in or out of the SC Johnson College of Business. Courses can be applied or liberal arts and sciences courses. P.E. courses are not considered academic courses and cannot be used to fulfill the Free Elective requirement.