Dismissal

Effective Date

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Office of Primary Responsibility

Summary of Policy

Individual programs and the Dean of the School of Graduate and Advanced Studies may dismiss a student whose work is not satisfactory.

Affected Parties

School of Graduate & Advanced Studies Students

Policy Statement

Both the department faculty and the Dean of the School of Graduate and Advanced Studies have the right to dismiss a student from a program if their academic work is not up to the generally accepted standards of a graduate scholar.

Students who were previously dismissed and wish to apply to another graduate program at Dartmouth must submit a written petition to the Dean of the School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.