Things To Think About During Your Senior Year
On-Going Resources
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 Office of the Class Deans, the offices highlighted below, and professors, advisors, coaches, mentors and deans.
Check out these web sites:
Career/After Dartmouth Opportunities
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
- File an on-line degree application in Banner Student and be sure to complete the PRONUNCIATION section of the application. This information is used to help Readers pronounce your name correctly at the Commencement ceremony.
- Go to the Undergraduate Student Main Menu: click on "Degree Application - Apply for Bachelor of Arts Degree"
- On the Undergraduate Student Main Menu: click on "Degree Audit Results"
- Review your degree audit carefully and confirm completion of degree requirements including:
- distributive requirements,
- prerequisites,
- major requirements,
- language requirement,
- PE requirement,
- swim test.
- Meet with the Associate Registrar to discuss any questions/discrepancies.
- Contact the Physical Education Department with questions regarding the PE requirement, including the swim test.
- Check out Dartmouth's Commencement web page
- Monitor the Commencement Information blitz bulletin
- Monitor the 2009 Class Council blitz bulletin
- Monitor the Conferences and Special Events bulletin
Dean Certification for Law and Professional Schools
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Many professional schools, in particular law schools, require certification of an applicant's undergraduate record. A Dean Certification includes a student's dates of attendance at Dartmouth, major, minor, graduation date, SAT score, Academic Standing, and current or final GPA. It also will include any major disciplinary sanctions [i.e. Conduct (Suspension or Separation) or Academic (Probation, 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 Karen Whittet, the pre-law advisor.
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At Dartmouth, the Office of the Class Deans attests to the applicant's academic and personal record as part of the Dean Certification. All law schools that require a Dean Certification will accept Dartmouth's standard Dean Certification form, in lieu of their own formats.
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To obtain a Dean Certification you must open a LEO Credential File on the Career Services web page and print out and complete the Dean Certification request form. Submit the form to Colleen Murphy in the Office of the Class Deans in person [111 Parkhurst], by fax [(603)646-1405], or mail [Hinman 6003 or 6003 Parkhurst, Hanover, NH 03755]. The Deans Office will forward your Certification to be included in your LEO File in Career Services. Because of the high volume of requests, your Certification will take 2-3 weeks to be processed. Please plan accordingly.
Family Addresses
- Make sure the addresses for your parents and/or guardians are correct in Bannerstudent so that they can receive important Commencement information (on the Undergraduate Student Main Menu: "Address/Contact Information").
Financial Aid/Loans
International Students
- Contact the Office of Visa and Immigration Services:
- if your family will need letters of invitation for visa purposes to attend Commencement;
- for final questions regarding your immigration status;
- to apply for Optional Practical Training, if eligible;
- to arrange for transfer to another school, if applicable.
Libraries
- Return all borrowed books to the library from which they were borrowed and pay any fines.
Recommendations
- Contact professors, deans and/or employers EARLY for recommendations, allowing for ample time prior to a deadline. It is helpful to provide a current resume'. Recommendations can also be included in your Credentials File in Career Services for future use.
Student Financial Services
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Enjoy your Senior year!
Continue to take advantage of all Dartmouth has to offer.
We wish you the best.
