Transfer Credit Procedures

To receive credit, a transfer course must be equal to the amount of coursework required by a Dartmouth course. For example, the reading requirements for a typical Dartmouth WGST course is 7-10 required books per ten week term, and a reading packet of 300-500 pages. Most Dartmouth WGST courses have a combination of several writing assignments and exams as well as a final project/paper.

1. Before Going on Leave Term

• You must get a pre-approval from the Women's Studies Program by providing a detailed course description.
  
  • Approval is conditional, depending on the final syllabus, and other course requirements. To get final approval for your transfer course you must provide the documentation required under #2 below when you return to campus.
• Only after you have submitted the appropriate documentation will the Women’s Studies Program review your course and approve it.

2. While on Leave Term

•  Make sure you save the syllabus and any other course-related documents you receive while you are taking the course
  • If your documentation is limited, you’ll need to submit a written report including all of the information below.

3. When You Return

• To receive final approval, you must provide the WGST Program the following:
  • Detailed course description
  • Length of semester, number of times the course met
  • Syllabus
  • Bibliography of Texts and articles read in the course
  • Course Requirements: all writing assignments, exams
  • Distribution credit equivalent
• If your documentation was limited, you must submit a written report including all the information above. Do not hand in a stack of papers and expect the chair or steering committee to try to make sense of your course.
• If satisfactory, form will be signed.