<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Participation in extracurricular activities has long been recognized as having important benefits for business students, including the development of competencies relevant to future career success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, a review of the literature suggests that what constitutes an extracurricular activity remains ambiguous and unclear as no generally-accepted definition has been established in the literature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, the meaning is often described in terms of examples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is argued that the lack of a definition hampers research because it does not allow for proper classification of activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The purpose of this study is to address this gap through a review of the relevant literature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based on the review, definitions for extracurricular and co-curricular are proposed along with additional clarifications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Implications for scholars and academic advising are also provided.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span>

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