Important Dates on the Dartmouth Academic Calendar for 2022–2023

Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Founded in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is the ninth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The university offers a liberal arts education and has four undergraduate faculties: Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business. It also has a graduate school, the Geisel School of Medicine.

The Dartmouth academic calendar includes deadlines, dates for adding and dropping classes, holiday schedules, and registration dates. The quarter system is used at Dartmouth College. Most quarter systems last 10 weeks or so.

The academic year at Dartmouth is divided into four ten-week quarters: fall, winter, spring, and summer.

Between matriculation and graduation, there are 15 academic quarters, or terms; usually students take classes for 12 terms to receive their degrees.

For the fall, winter, and spring quarters of their first year, for two of the three academic quarters of their final year, and for a summer quarter of their choosing, Dartmouth College students are required to attend classes on campus.

Academic year 2022 Fall at Dartmouth

1. The First-Year advising day is September 9, 2022.
2. Dartmouth Fall term online check-in is from September 11 to September 14, 2022.
3. Dartmouth Fall 2022 classes start on September 12, 2022.
4. The first week of the fall term schedule adjustment (add/drop) is from September 12 to September 18, 2022. Permission to add courses is not necessary unless normally required.
5. September 14, 2022 is the deadline to complete check-in without a $50 late registration fee – check-in must be completed by 11:59 p.m.
6. The deadline for prospective fall term graduates in residence to elect or change a major or minor is September 18, 2022.
7. The second week of fall term schedule adjustment (add/drop) is September 19 to September 25, 2022. All courses require instructor permission to add, according to the Dartmouth academic calendar.
8. September 21, 2022 is the final day for delayed check-in (with a $50 late fee). Any student not checked in by the end of this day, but still listed with the enrollment pattern letter R (residence) for the fall term is liable for administrative withdrawal.
9. September 25, 2022 is the final day for each undergraduate to establish an official and final two-, three-, or four-course load. Any registered student not officially enrolled in at least two courses becomes liable for administrative withdrawal.
10. The final day for electing the use of the Non-Recording Option (NRO September 26, 2022.
11. The deadline to file completed transfer term applications for winter and spring terms is October 3, 2022.
12. The date for submission of degree applications by prospective fall term graduates is October 24, 2022.
13. October 24, 2022 is the final day for dropping the fourth course without a grade notation of “W.” If dropping the fourth course after this date, one of four eligibilities for a fourth course is exhausted by such action.
14. Dartmouth Homecoming Weekend is from October 28 to October 29, 2022.
15. November 1, 2022 is the final day to withdraw from a course; any later request to withdraw from a course requires a petition to a special committee.
16. The final day to alter the grade limit filed under the Non-Recording Option (NRO) is November 8, 2022.
17. The last day in term for holding a major test or examination is November 8, 2022, according to the Dartmouth academic calendar 2022-2023.
18. Fall term classes end on November 15, 2022.
19. Dartmouth Pre-Examination break is from November 16 to November 17, 2022.
20. Final examinations begin on November 18, 2022 to November 23, 2022.
21. Final examinations are suspended on November 19, 2022.
22. Scheduled final examinations end on November 22, 2022.
23. The unscheduled final examination day is November 23, 2022.
24. Grades and medians are available on the web on December 6, 2022.
25. Dartmouth winter break 2022 is from November 23, 2022 to January 3, 2023.

Academic year 2023 winter at Dartmouth

1. Course Timetable is available for the winter term on October 21, 2022.
2. The Winter term course election period is from October 26 to November 3, 2022.
3. The final day of the winter term course election period is November 3, 2022, according to the Dartmouth academic calendar 2023.
4. November 8, 2022 is the last day to submit a petition to change the enrollment pattern (D-Plan) for the winter term.
5. The Winter term course change period is from November 11 to November 15, 2022.
6. November 15, 2022 is the final day, prior to the start of winter term classes, for making changes in winter term course elections.
7. Winter term online check-in is from January 3 to January 6, 2023.
8. Dartmouth Winter term classes start on January 4, 2023.
9. The First week of winter term schedule adjustment (add/drop) is from January 4 to January 10, 2023. Permission to add courses is not necessary unless normally required, according to the Dartmouth academic calendar 2023.
10. January 6, 2023 is the deadline to complete check-in without a $50 late registration fee — check-in must be completed by 11:59 p.m.
11. The deadline for winter term prospective graduates in residence to elect or change a major or minor is January 10, 2023.
12. The second week of winter term schedule adjustment (add/drop) is from January 11 to January 17, 2023. All courses require instructor permission to add.
13. January 13, 2023 is the final day for delayed check-in (with a $50 late fee). Any student not checked in by the end of this day, but still listed with the enrollment pattern letter R (residence) for the winter term is liable for administrative withdrawal.
14. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday is January 16, 2023. Courses regularly held in the 8-, 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, and 2-sequences moved to their x-periods. Courses held in the 3A period moved to the 3B period. Laboratory sections meet as scheduled (unless otherwise notified by the instructor).
15. January 17, 2023 is the final day for each undergraduate to establish an official and final two-, three-, or four-course load. Any registered student not officially enrolled in at least two courses becomes liable for administrative withdrawal.
16. January 18, 2023 is the final day for electing the use of the Non-Recording Option (NRO).
17. The final day for dropping the fourth course without a grade notation of “W” is February 14, 2023. If dropping the fourth course after this date, one of four eligibilities for a fourth course is exhausted by such action.
18. The date for submission of degree applications by prospective winter and spring graduates is February 15, 2023.
19. February 21, 2023 is the final day to withdraw from a course; any later request to withdraw from a course requires a petition to a special committee.
20. The final day to alter the grade limit filed under the Non-Recording Option (NRO) is February 28, 2023.
21. February 28, 2023 is the last day in term for holding a major test or examination, according to the Dartmouth academic calendar 2022-2023.
22. Winter term classes end on March 7, 2023.
23. Dartmouth winter term Pre-Examination break is from March 8 to March 9, 2023.
24. Winter term Final examinations begin from March 10, 2023 to March 14, 2023.
25. Scheduled final examinations end on March 13, 2023.
26. The unscheduled final examination day is March 14, 2023, according to the Dartmouth academic calendar exam schedule.
27. Grades and medians are available on the web on March 24, 2023.

Dartmouth academic calendar spring term 2023

1. Course Timetable is available for the spring term on February 3, 2023
2. The Spring term course election period is from February 8 to February 16, 2023.
3. The final day of spring term course election period is February 16, 2023.
4. The spring term course change period is from February 24, 2022 to March 7, 2023, according to the Dartmouth academic calendar 2022-2023.
5. February 28, 2023 is the last day to submit a petition to change the enrollment pattern (D-Plan) for the spring term.
6. The final day, prior to the start of spring term classes, for making changes in spring term course elections is March 7, 2023.
7. Dartmouth spring break 2023 is from March 14, 2023 to March 26, 2023.
8. Spring term 2023 online check-in is from March 26 to March 29, 2023.
9. Dartmouth Spring term 2023 classes start on March 27, 2023.
10. The first week of spring term schedule adjustment (add/drop) is from March 27 to April 2, 2023. Permission to add courses is not necessary unless normally required, according to the Dartmouth academic calendar.
11. March 29, 2023 is the deadline to complete check-in without a $50 late registration fee — check-in must be completed by 11:59 p.m.
12. The deadline for the return of degree applications by prospective June graduates who were not in residence during the winter term is April 3, 2023.
13. The deadline for spring term prospective graduates in residence to elect or change a major or minor is April 3, 2023.
14. The second week of spring term schedule adjustment (add/drop) is from April 3 to April 9, 2023. All courses require instructor permission to add.
15. The final day for delayed check-in (with $50 late fee) is April 5, 2023. Any student not checked in by the end of this day, but still listed with the enrollment pattern letter R (residence) for the spring term is liable for administrative withdrawal.
16. The final day for sophomores to declare a major and, if appropriate, revised enrollment patterns is April 6, 2023.
17. April 9, 2023 is the final day for each undergraduate to establish an official and final two-, three-, or four-course load. Any registered student not officially enrolled in at least two courses becomes liable for administrative withdrawal.
18. The final day for electing the use of the Non-Recording Option (NRO) is April 10, 2023.
19. The final day for first-year students to submit enrollment patterns (D-Plan) is April 13, 2023.
20. The deadline to file completed transfer term applications for summer and fall terms is April 17, 2023.
21. Course Timetable is available for the summer term is April 21, 2023, according to the Dartmouth academic calendar 2022-2023.
22. The summer term course election period is from April 26 to May 4, 2023.
23. The final day of the summer term course election period is May 4, 2023.
24. Course Timetable is available for the fall term on May 5, 2023.
25. The final day for dropping the fourth course without a grade notation of “W” is May 8, 2023. If dropping the fourth course after this date, one of four eligibilities for a fourth course is exhausted by such action.
26. The Fall term 2023 course election period is from May 10 to May 18, 2023, according to the Dartmouth academic calendar 2023-2024.
27. The Summer term course change period is from May 12 to March 31, 2023.
28. The final day to withdraw from a course is May 17, 2023; any later request to withdraw from a course requires a petition to a special committee.
29. The final day of the fall term 2023 course election period is May 18, 2023.
30. The final day to alter the grade limit filed under the Non-Recording Option (NRO) is May 24, 2023.
31. The last day in term for holding a major test or examination is May 24, 2023.
32. May 24, 2023 is the last day to submit a petition to change the enrollment pattern (D-Plan) for the summer term.
33. The Fall term 2023 course change period is from May 26 to May 31, 2023 according to Dartmouth academic calendar 2023-2024.
34. Memorial Day Holiday (no classes held) is May 29, 2023, according to the Dartmouth holiday schedule.
35. Spring term classes end on May 31, 2023.
36. May 31, 2023 is the final day, prior to the start of summer term classes, for making changes in summer and fall term course elections.
37. Spring term Pre-Examination break is June 1, 2023.
38. Final examinations begin from June 2, 2023 to June 6, 2023.
39. Scheduled final examinations end on June 5, 2023.
40. The unscheduled final examination day is June 6, 2023.
41. Dartmouth Spring term Class Day is June 10, 2023.
42. Dartmouth Graduation/Commencement 2023 is on June 11, 2023.
43. Grades and medians are available on the web on June 16, 2023.

For more on the Dartmouth academic calendar 2022-2023, visit the Dartmouth College office of the registrar website.