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The Sheedy Family Program is a highly selective, cohort-based academic program for undergraduate students with majors in Arts and Letters and substantive interests in business. Students admitted into the program gain access to courses, programming, and resources designed to enhance their intellectual, personal, and professional development all at once. Students who apply should understand the full extent of the opportunity and commitment.

Eligibility

Updated AY26-27 for the Spring 2027 application cycle

To be eligible to apply for the Sheedy Family Program, students must:

• Be a first-year or sophomore undergraduate student at the University of Notre Dame or a Gateway student at Holy Cross College
• Have a major or majors in the College of Arts and Letters (with at least one A&L major maintained throughout their time in the program)
• Have a substantive interest in business
• Commit to taking "Business in Context," the Sheedy gateway course, during their first full semester in the Sheedy Family Program. Studying abroad is NOT an exception to this policy. (Example: This means students who wish to apply during the January/February application cycle but who will be studying abroad during the subsequent fall semester are ineligible to apply that semester.) Business in Context is taught M-W from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Timeline

Updated AY26-27 for the Spring 2027  application cycle

Application cycles for the Sheedy Family Program run twice annually. The application opens the first day of each semester (late August in the fall, mid-January in the spring) and remains open for one month. Admissions decisions are communicated before midterm break each semester. A maximum of 25 students will be admitted into each cohort.

Students are eligible to apply as first years and sophomores. If denied admission on their first attempt, students may apply to the Program a second time. Each student may apply a maximum of two times. 

Learn More

Current ND students who wish to apply to Sheedy have many opportunities to learn more about the program during the fall and spring application cycles. They include office hours with the SFP faculty leadership team, office hours with current Sheedy students, a panel discussion with current Sheedys, and tabling events in Duncan. A full schedule of events will be posted here at the beginning of each semester.

Applicants are highly encouraged to take advantage of one or more of these opportunities to discern their fit for the program, demonstrate their seriousness as an applicant, and learn about the program's goals.

Note that, due to the volume of requests, the SFP faculty cannot accommodate one-on-one meetings with applicants outside of the designated Sheedy office hours, nor answer questions via email that are already answered on the website or require in-depth responses.