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Announcement: Recommendations




Off-Campus Programs will notify any student who is missing the required recommendations after the application deadline. Off-Campus Programs will continue to accept and process recommendations if they are submitted after the application deadline.


RECOMMENDATION PROCEDURES

Recommendation Guidelines 

Recommendations are requested online via the application page and students should request them well in advance of the application deadline. Prior to requesting a recommendation on-line, students must contact each potential recommender directly to ask the faculty member if he/she is willing to serve as a recommender.  After receiving approval from the faculty member(s), students will need to identify their recommenders in the application system. Each recommender will then receive an e-mail message requesting that a recommendation be completed on the student's behalf along with information about how to complete the recommendation on-line.

Please note the following guidelines:
  1. If the recommendation is from a Dartmouth professor, it must be from one who has taught you in class.
  2. Faculty visiting at Dartmouth are allowed to write recommendations.
  3. If the recommendation is from an adviser, it must be your Undergraduate Dean or Major adviser.
  4. Student recommendations are not accepted.
  5. For exchange program recommendations, please consult the appropriate exchange program information sheet.
 
Department Sponsoring Program Number & Type of Recommendations Needed
Anthropology/Linguistics (2) One Dartmouth faculty member and one person who has supervised you in a nonacademic activity (e.g., boss, coach).
Art History (2) Two from Dartmouth professors. With a first year applicant, the second recommendation can be from a high school teacher. A recommendation from the leader of group trip in which the student has participated is also acceptable.
Asian and Middle Eastern [AMEL] (1) One from a Dartmouth professor NOT in the department.
AMELL/WGST 2 recommendations from Dartmouth Professors or one from a Dartmouth Professor and one from an advisor who knows you and your work well.

 
AMES (Fez), Classics, English, Environmental Studies, Geography, Government, History, Music, Theater (2 for each program) Two from Dartmouth professors or one from a Dartmouth professor and one from an adviser.
Biological Sciences (1) One from any Dartmouth professor except Ayres, Cottingham, Folt, Gilbert, Holmes, Irwin, McPeek, Peart
Earth Sciences None
French or Italian (2) LSA or LSA+First year: Two, one (but preferably both) of which must be from a Dartmouth professor. The second can be from a Dartmouth adviser. Upperclassmen: Two from Dartmouth professors. FS: Two from Dartmouth professors.
German Studies (2) LSA First year: Two, one (but preferably both) of which must be from a Dartmouth professor. The second can be from a Dartmouth adviser.
Upperclassmen: Two from Dartmouth professors.		 FS: Two, one (but preferably both) of which must be from a Dartmouth professor.. A recommendation from an employer would be acceptable.
Philosophy (1) One from a Dartmouth professor.  
Portuguese or Spanish (2) LSA or LSA+ First year: Two, one (but preferably both) of which must be from a Dartmouth professor. The second can be from a Dartmouth adviser.
Upperclassmen: Two from Dartmouth professors.		 FS: One from a Dartmouth professor only.
Religion (2) Two from Dartmouth professors, one of which must be from a Religion professor.

I have read and understand the guidelines for obtaining recommendations and agree that it is my responsibility to make sure that all recommendations have been submitted by the appropriate deadline. If applying to more than one program, I understand that I am responsible for requesting a recommendation for each program.