Dartmouth College has a network of effective resources to assist every senior, whether you plan to graduate in June or are postponing your graduation until a later date. These resources provide support as you pursue academic and personal success while at Dartmouth, and can help you prepare for graduation and life after Dartmouth as well.
Make sure you access the support offered by the Undergraduate Deans Office, the offices highlighted below, and professors, advisors, coaches, mentors and deans.
Be proactive: visit Career Services' "Drop-In" hours or make an appointment (603.646-2215).
Take advantage of the programs at Career Services, including those about applying to graduate or professional school, and writing personal statements.
Career Services supports all interests and all stages of job search and self-reflection.
Personal
Use your Time Management skills!
Maintain and pursue out-of classroom contact with professors.
Reflect on personal values and lifestyle in relation to future planning.
Acknowledge that beginnings and endings can be stressful and are a normal part of growing. You are not alone! Be open and honest about this time of your life.
Remain diligent about your health and well-being.
Graduation Preparation
BannerStudent: Degree Application - Apply for Bachelor of Arts Degree
File a degree application in BannerStudent and be sure to complete the PRONUNCIATION section of the application. The Degree Application is used to confirm your intent to graduate; the deadline for completing the Degree Application for Winter and Spring term graduates is February 14, 2013. Fall term graduates need to have this completed by October 17, 2012.
(FYI: The PRONUNCIATION section is used by the Readers at the Commencement ceremony.)
Check with your major/minor department or program about your progress towards completion of the major and/or minor.
Contact the Physical Education Department with questions regarding the PE requirement, which includes the swim test.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Do not NRO a course you may need for general education or other future purposes. A course in which the final standing is NR cannot be used to satisfy a major requirement, distributive, world culture, or specific course requirement. For details on the Non-Recording Option, refer to the ORC.
Utilize Dartmouth's Commencement web page - it will contain all the information you need!
Read all the mail (via Hinman or US post) and all emails that come to you from Conferences and Special Events, your Class Council, and the Undergraduate Deans Office.
"Dean's Certification" for Professional Schools
The primary purpose of a "Dean's Certification" is to obtain information about academic and disciplinary misconduct (or lack thereof). If requested by the professional school, we will report any major disciplinary sanctions [i.e. Conduct (Suspension or Separation) or Academic (Suspension or Separation)]. It is not College policy to report the specifics of the proceedings. If you have experienced a major disciplinary sanction, please speak with Sarah Streit, the pre-law advisor in Career Services.
At Dartmouth, the Undergraduate Deans Office attests to the applicant's academic and personal record, if requested by the professional school as part of the "Dean's Certification."
Please submit the form provided by the professional school to Colleen Murphy in the Undergraduate Deans Office in person [Baker 224]. by emailing to Colleen Murphy a scanned copy (if the professional school allows), by fax 603.646.6166, or mail [Hinman 6064 or 6064 Baker Library, Suite 224, Hanover NH 03755].
Because of the high volume of requests, your "Dean's Certification" will take 2-3 weeks to be processed. Please plan accordingly.
PLEASE NOTE: Dean's Certifications will ONLY be sent to those schools that require them.
Family Addresses [www.dartmouth.edu/bannerstudent/]
Make sure the addresses for your parents, guardians and/or families are correct in BannerStudent so that they can receive important Commencement information.
Students with financial aid loans must complete Exit Counseling sessions. The Financial Aid and/or Student Financial Services Office will send out notification emails during the spring term with instructions on where to complete the sessions online.
If you are applying to Law School, you do not need to open an Interfolio Account. You do, however. need to have your letters sent to LSAC Credential Assembly Service. Contact Career Services for more information.
Visit the Career Serviceswebsite for information about letters of recommendation and writing personal statements.
Make sure your bill (including DartCard charges, tuition, and room and board) is in good standing with Student Financial Services. Watch for a pre-graduation bill that will be sent on May 24, 2013.
