<p>When they say that students are on campus for their entire freshman and senior years, do they mean the ENTIRE year (as in they stay on campus during the summers too) or just during the the normal academic year (September through May)? I was sort of wondering about that...</p>
<p>They mean late September to early June. The only required summer on campus term is after sophomore year.</p>
<p>LATE september (13ish for freshman move in day, and a full week of orientation, classes start in the 20 somethings) until june. You spend the summer of your sophmore year on campus, but you have freshman summer off. (for senior "summer", you've graduated ;-))</p>
<p>Oh okay thanks. Yeah, it seemed kind of weird to have students stay on campus the summer of their senior year lol</p>
<p>do students get any breaks? Like, do they get winter breaks and spring breaks? Are students expected to stay at Dartmouth for the FULL term?</p>
<p>Yeah Dartmouth has plenty of breaks to divide it up. Winter break is almost a month.</p>
<p>Winter break began on december 8 (last day of finals were Dec 7) and students return Jan. 3 as classes begin Jan. 4 (Jan 6 is the last day to check in.</p>
<p>Are there less opportunities to take classes in the summer, or are all of the professors there? They make it seem like Dartmouth is going strong all year round, but I would think that during the summer some professors take time off, etc, which would limit the class-taking opportunities somewhat, especially for freshman- or junior-level courses.</p>
<p>The only "required" freshman courses are English 5 (if applicable because you can be exempt) and first year seminar. Since students meet distribution requirements, there will always be courses available to meet those requirements</p>
<p>Dartmouth also shows what courses are expected to be offered over the next 2 years so one can plan accordingly. </p>
<p>Prospectus of Courses, Summer 2005 through Spring 2007</p>
<p>Just click term, department(s) and sort how you want to see the information</p>
<p>There are of course fewer opportunities during summer when compared to the other terms, but this is true everywhere. And because Dartmouth requires sophomore summer, there are more opportunities available during the summer than at most places. But I think it is pretty rare for freshman and juniors to stay for the summer term and take classes, especially junior summer, because internships are much more popular.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info sybbie and saila. I guess the Prospectus of Courses would guide my D-plan if I were to go to Dartmouth, but I'm okay with that...at least you don't say "oh I'm going to stay this summer" as a frosh and then end up not liking the courses offered.</p>
<p>Unless you have a really good reason, I don't think they let you stay for the summer as a freshman to take classes. I think you can do research buy you can't take classes. I think you need to demonstrate why you need to take classes summer of junior year.</p>
<p>You need 35 classes to graduate and you cannot take less than 2 courses in any given term.</p>
<p>Shortly after the start of the spring term every first-year student must file with the Registrars Office his or her enrollment preferences for the remaining (normally) nine terms that permits, within a period of four academic years (or fifteen terms after matriculation), the satisfaction of the degree requirement of thirty-five courses passed. Routine changes in enrollment pattern may be made in the Office of the Registrar.</p>
<p>By the beginning of sophmore year, I think you will need to have your D-plan work out. The school will schedule leave terms for you if you don't schedule them for yourself. I know my D will be "on" for the rest of the school year including sophmore summer, but she will do a study abroad fall junior year and a leave term winter junior year.</p>
<p>hope this helps</p>