Dartmouth Course Guidelines
What is the policy for taking a class at Dartmouth College?
The following guidelines have been developed with the Dean’s Office at Dartmouth when a Hanover High School student wishes to enroll in Dartmouth courses on a tuition-free basis. A student interested in taking a Dartmouth course should first consult with his/her Guidance Counselor.
General expectations for applying are:
- The student’s academic performance must be strong in all areas. Students approved to take Dartmouth courses generally rank in the top quarter of their class.
- The student should usually be in his/her junior or senior year.
- The student must have completed successfully (generally at an A-/A level) all course work at Hanover High School in the chosen field.
- The student must be a full-time student in the high school. This is defined as carrying the recommended five courses, with the Dartmouth course counting as one or two of them.
- During a student’s time at Hanover High School, the student may take a limit of four Dartmouth courses over 2 years but no more than one Dartmouth course per Dartmouth term.
- Once a student is enrolled in a Dartmouth course, a) the student is expected to complete the course unless he/she is forced to drop out for health reasons, and b) the student falls under the grading policies of Dartmouth College for that part of his/her program. Grades earned at Dartmouth will become part of the permanent record of the student.
- No Hanover High School student is to approach a Dartmouth instructor for admittance to a course as part of his/her high school program before he/she has made application through the high school’s Guidance Department.
- Once started students may continue taking Dartmouth courses as long as they earn grades of “B” or better.