Dartmouth College
What Dartmouth says
Exact quotes from Dartmouth’s official pages, checked word for word on Oct 22, 2026.
After this initial enrollment, students may make subsequent changes in their enrollment pattern (D-Plan) online using DartHub.
— dartmouth.smartcatalogiq.com ↗Last day to submit a petition to change enrollment pattern (D-Plan) for winter term. November 10, 2026
— registrar.dartmouth.edu ↗Students who wish to take more than four consecutive terms with an enrollment pattern (D-Plan) of only leave (L) or administrative withdrawal (A) terms must withdraw from the College…
— dartmouth.smartcatalogiq.com ↗All return materials … must be submitted to the Time Away Office or the Undergraduate Deans Office by 11:59pm Eastern time on or before the following deadlines. … January 15th for a Spring term return
— undergraduate-deans.dartmouth.edu ↗Personal/TAPR : Personal time away allows students to take time away for any reason.
— undergraduate-deans.dartmouth.edu ↗Written by AI from the quotes and pages we read. It may be incomplete or wrong; the school’s own pages win.
- Dartmouth appears to handle time off through D-Plan leave terms, changed in DartHub.
- A Winter 2027 petition looks due November 10, 2026; Spring by March 2, 2027.
- Up to four straight leave terms seems to keep active status.
- Reasons accepted: any personal reason (D-Plan leave term is also an option).
- Time away allowed: Up to 4 straight leave terms.
- Classes start Jan 5.
Before you decide
Check on the following…
- Will my spot be held?Check how long your school keeps your place and whether you have to apply to come back.Ask: Registrar
- Will I graduate later?A term off can push back your graduation. Ask which required classes only run in the spring.Ask: Academic advisor
- Is there a deadline to ask?Some schools want your leave request before January. Find out the exact date and the form.Ask: Dean’s office or registrar
- What happens to my scholarships and aid?Ask whether your scholarships and grants pause while you’re away or end, and what you need to do to get them back.Ask: Financial aid office
- When would I have to start repaying loans?Student loans usually stop being deferred when you’re not enrolled. After a short grace period, often six months, payments can start.Ask: Financial aid office
- Will I still have health insurance?A student health plan usually needs you to be enrolled. Make sure you’re covered from January to April.Ask: Student health office
- What about my housing?Ask whether you can leave your housing contract without a penalty and whether you’ll get housing when you come back.Ask: Housing office
- I’m on a student visa. Does this affect it?For F-1 students, not enrolling usually ends your visa status. Talk to this office before anything else.Ask: International student office
Student founder community
Entrepreneurship center
Hard-tech team
- Dartmouth Aerospace Engineering Club ↗Aerospace/rocketry student club listed by Thayer; no own website.
- Dartmouth Formula Racing ↗Thayer team building a hybrid/electric race car for Formula Hybrid+Electric.
Why 72
Spend the winter building. Southbound runs Jan 11 to Apr 11, 2027 in Miami. Acceptance is rolling.
What we could find (checked Oct 22, 2026). Not final: confirm dates and aid with your school before you act. Source pages look current for 2026–27. We date pages from server timestamps, page metadata, “last updated” text, PDF dates and the Wayback Machine.