University of Notre Dame
What Notre Dame says
Exact quotes from Notre Dame’s official pages, checked word for word on Oct 22, 2026.
A personal leave of absence requires application to the dean (or the dean’s designee) stating the reason for the leave, including how the leave will serve the student’s development.
— provost.nd.edu ↗The deadline for this request is the day prior to the first day of class.
— provost.nd.edu ↗A personal leave of absence is for an agreed-upon period of time, normally with a limit of two semesters.
— provost.nd.edu ↗Students returning from a leave of absence will not go through the readmission process but will instead be reinstated to the University.
— provost.nd.edu ↗A personal leave of absence requires application to the dean (or the dean’s designee) stating the reason for the leave, including how the leave will serve the student’s development.
— provost.nd.edu ↗Written by AI from the quotes and pages we read. It may be incomplete or wrong; the school’s own pages win.
- Notre Dame appears to need a personal leave application to your dean stating the reason.
- The deadline looks like the day before classes start, January 10, 2027.
- Leave should fit a plan for your development; approval is needed.
- Reasons accepted: dean's approval (Must show developmental purpose; else counts as withdrawal).
- Time away allowed: Normally 2 semesters.
- Classes start Jan 11.
Before you decide
Check on the following…
- Will my spot be held?Check how long your school keeps your place and whether you have to apply to come back.Ask: Registrar
- Will I graduate later?A term off can push back your graduation. Ask which required classes only run in the spring.Ask: Academic advisor
- Is there a deadline to ask?Some schools want your leave request before January. Find out the exact date and the form.Ask: Dean’s office or registrar
- What happens to my scholarships and aid?Ask whether your scholarships and grants pause while you’re away or end, and what you need to do to get them back.Ask: Financial aid office
- When would I have to start repaying loans?Student loans usually stop being deferred when you’re not enrolled. After a short grace period, often six months, payments can start.Ask: Financial aid office
- Will I still have health insurance?A student health plan usually needs you to be enrolled. Make sure you’re covered from January to April.Ask: Student health office
- What about my housing?Ask whether you can leave your housing contract without a penalty and whether you’ll get housing when you come back.Ask: Housing office
- I’m on a student visa. Does this affect it?For F-1 students, not enrolling usually ends your visa status. Talk to this office before anything else.Ask: International student office
Student founder community
- Founders of Notre Dame ↗Student-managed early-stage investment fund and VC club
Entrepreneurship center
- IDEA Center ↗Notre Dame's commercialization and student entrepreneurship center
Hard-tech team
- Domer Rover ↗Mars rover team for the University Rover Challenge
- Fighting Irish Racing ↗Notre Dame's Formula SAE team. Active on Engage, but the profile was last updated in 2022, so verify current activity.
- IrishSat ↗CubeSat team working through NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative
- Robotic Football Club of Notre Dame ↗Designs and builds robotic football players
CS club
- CS for Good ↗Builds technology for social impact
- Linux Users Group of Notre Dame (NDLUG) ↗Open-source and Linux community
Why 73
Spend the winter building. Southbound runs Jan 11 to Apr 11, 2027 in Miami. Acceptance is rolling.
What we could find (checked Oct 22, 2026). Not final: confirm dates and aid with your school before you act. Source pages look current for 2026–27. We date pages from server timestamps, page metadata, “last updated” text, PDF dates and the Wayback Machine.