Requirements and Deadlines

This page contains information about transfer eligibility, the application, standardized testing, and deadlines.

Transfer Eligibility

Dartmouth classifies you as a transfer applicant if you will have spent at least one year at another college or university prior to your matriculation at Dartmouth. Admitted transfer applicants enroll at Dartmouth for a minimum of six academic terms-as either sophomores or juniors, depending on prior course work, in order to complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

When applying for Transfer admission to Dartmouth, applicants must choose to apply for fall admission (not spring). Admitted students may be given the option of enrolling during the Summer Term

Please note that offers of transfer admission cannot be deferred to the following year. If you already have completed an undergraduate degree, you are ineligible for transfer admission.

Transfer Application

Dartmouth uses the Common Application for Transfer Admission along with our own supplement. The transfer application and supplemental form are available only on the Common Application web site. The transfer application fee is $80.00US.

In addition to these items, we ask each candidate to arrange for the submission of the appropriate standardized test scores (see below) and financial aid forms if applying for aid. The financial aid form for U.S. citizens and permanent residents will be available on the Financial Aid web site in December. Canadians and international students can download their financial aid forms here.

All Admissions materials should be mailed to: Office of Admissions, Attn: Transfer Committee, 6016 McNutt Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-3541.

Standardized Tests for Transfer Students

All transfer applicants to Dartmouth are required to submit official scores from the following exams prior to the application deadline:

1. The SAT or the ACT -- either as listed on your official high school transcript or reported directly from the College Board
2. At least two College Board SAT II Subject Tests

In addition, it is helpful for applicants to submit official scores from any AP exams they may have taken.

Applicants whose native language is not English and who are currently attending a school where English is not the primary language of instruction are required to submit TOEFL or iELTS scores before the application deadline.

Transfer Deadlines

Completed applications, along with a non-refundable $80.00 application fee, are due by March 1, and notification letters will be posted online no later than mid-May.

If you are an international student who wishes to transfer to Dartmouth and who will require financial aid, you must submit both the admissions and financial aid applications by March 1.