Preparing for Return

Undergraduate Deans Office 

• Schedule a returning student meeting with your dean. This can be done over Zoom in the weeks prior to your return or in person once you are back on campus. You can do this through your dean's Calendly link, calling us at 603-646-2243, or emailing us at undergraduate.deans.office@dartmouth.edu. 

• You will have a check-in hold on DartHub until you meet with your dean 

• Review your academic plans for the term and beyond – please keep in mind that students return with the same academic standing that they had when they left 

• Discuss your support network for the term 

• Ask questions about your reengagement with the community and how to be connected to appropriate resources 

• Plan to move back to campus the day dorms open for the term in which you have been returned 

Registrar's Office 

• Students may not have access to DartHub immediately after their return has been approved. Once your access is restored, confirm that your D-Plan accurately reflects your enrollment plans. 

• Review course offerings, and elect courses (depending on course registration schedule). 

• Confirm permanent mailing address and phone number 

• Discuss transfer credit(s), if applicable 

Housing 

• Review the Housing Return Process and Deadlines 

• Contact Housing immediately upon submitting your return form to discuss housing options. Do not wait to hear about the status of your request to return 

• Submit the housing application for students seeking return 

Student Accessibility Services 

• Discuss disability-related accommodations as appropriate 

Campus Billing and DartCard Services 

• Arrange for tuition and housing bill payments 

• Make arrangements for any necessary student loan payments 

Financial Aid Office 

• Arrange for tuition and housing bill payments 

• Make arrangements for any necessary student loan payments 

• Obtain and complete any necessary paperwork from the Financial Aid office 

Dartmouth College Health Services and Insurance Office 

• Obtain student health insurance material and forms 

• Complete insurance waiver form if not enrolling in DSGHP 

• Make sure your health records (including vaccinations) are up to date 

Visa and Immigration Services 

• Contact OVIS to request a new Form I-20 

Athletics 

• Discuss eligibility with the Athletic Compliance office 

• Some students may find it helpful to engage their families and supporters as they return to the college. Students must sign a FERPA waiver for college officials to share academic information.

• If you are returning with less than 9 credits, read more about first-years.
• If you are returning with 9-17 credits, read more about sophomores.
• If you are returning with 18-26 credits, read more about juniors.
• If you are returning with 27+ credits, read more about seniors.

A student can defer an approval to return by one term. For example, if a student is approved to return in the fall term and they decide to return in the winter term instead, they can defer their return by one term. The student must email their undergraduate dean with this request. A return cannot be deferred for a second term. At that point, the student must rescind their return. This is also done via email to the undergraduate dean requesting their return be rescinded. Students who have rescinded their return must resubmit the necessary paperwork to return, adhering to the deadline for the term in which they wish to return. If you do not check-in for the term in which you have been returned and have not let the college know you are deferring or rescinding, the college will rescind your return.