Female students have the opportunity to attend Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. The Spelman exchange offers students the alternative of experiencing a term at a historically black college in an urban environment. Spelman operates on a 16-week semester schedule. A Dartmouth student wishing to participate for the first semester can adjust the semester to the Dartmouth fall term, however, participation in Spelman College's second semester would result in an exchange of both the winter and spring terms at Dartmouth. Ordinarily students earn four credits in a semester.

Applications for the ensuing year must be submitted by February 1; sometimes it is possible to negotiate individual arrangements subsequently.  Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.8.

Students pay tuition to Dartmouth. Room, board, and students fees are paid directly to Spelman.

Upon completion of the exchange, the exchange coordinator at the host institution will forward the transcript to the Office of the Registrar, Dartmouth College. Future transcripts of exchange program grades must be obtained by the student from Spelman.