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

• • Virtual 1:1 Drop-in sessions are offered daily throughout each semester. 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 ha-registrar@cornell.edu.

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 on Hotelie Launchpad. It is important that students check their degree audits regularly to track their progression through their degree requirements.

If you matriculated prior to Fall 2026, please access your undergraduate degree audit via this link.

If you matriculated Fall 2026 or later, you will use a new degree audit system, Stellic, which is launching in the fall.

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:

Recommendation: To request an increase in credit limit in accordance with your cumulative GPA, email ha-registrar@cornell.edu at least 3 days prior to your enrollment window.

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.

Distribution elective descriptions can be found on the Hotel Administration (B.S.) Program Requirements under “Distribution Requirements.”

Watch this video for instruction on how to How to find Degree Requirements using the Cornell Roster (video link)

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

Specialization options and requirements can be found on the Hotel Administration (BS) Program page under “Specializations.”

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. Forbidden overlaps are listed in the course details on the class roster.

Nolan School students WILL NOT receive credit for classes that are a forbidden overlap with any 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.

For example: 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 the  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: SDS will review your information and follow up about your request(s).

Step 5: If an accommodation plan is created, SDS will inform you of the next steps.

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

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.