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Most forms mentioned below are available online or in the Office of the Class Deans, College Hall 101. Please pay close attention to deadline dates!

If you have specific questions after reading the information and guidelines, talk with the assistant in your class dean's office, or make an appointment to speak with your class dean.

Accelerate
Accelerated Course Programs- Please type directly onto the Request for Acceleration form. Once the form is completed, print it and obtain all signatures required. Submit the form to the Class Deans Office.

Add or Drop a Class
Complete and submit the Course Change Form to the Class Deans Office.

    Request a Free Drop

Apply for an Alumnae Scholarship
Complete and submit a Smith College Application for Alumnae Scholarship to the Class Deans office.

Apply to Enter the Departmental Honors Program

Directors of Honors 2009-2010

2009-2010 Honors Dates Please Note: Dates for Honors are highlighted in yellow.  The List includes dates for 10J graduates and 10's. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

Honors Project Library Permission Form

Calculate My G.P.A.
Use the information on GPA Calculations.

Change My Adviser
Please type directly onto the Drop or Change Major or Minor or Change Adviser Form. Once the form is completed, print it and obtain all signatures required. Submit the form to the Class Deans Office before NOON on Friday.

Change My Grading Option
Complete and submit a Change of Grading Option Form.

Change the Level of a Course
Please type directly onto the the Petition to the Administrative Board for an Exception to an Academic Regulation form. Once the form is completed, print it and obtain all signatures required. Submit the form to the Class Deans Office.

Declare My Major or Minor
Please type directly onto the Declaration of Major or Minor Form. Once the form is completed, print it and obtain all signatures required. Submit the form to the Registrar's Office.

    Frequently Asked Questions about choosing a Major or Minor

Design My Own Interdepartmental Major
Complete and submit a Smith College Student-Designed Interdepartmental Major form to the Class Deans Office.

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Design My Own Interdepartmental Minor
Complete and submit a Smith College Student-Designed Interdepartmental Minor form to the Class Deans Office.

Do a Special Studies
Complete and submit a Special Studies/Advanced Studies Registration Supplement the Class Deans Office.

Drop or Change My Major
Complete and submit a Drop or Change Major or Minor or Change Adviser Form to the Class Deans Office.

Drop or Change My Minor
Complete and submit a Drop or Change Major or Minor or Change Adviser Form to the Class Deans Office.

Enroll in a Course After the Deadline
Complete and submit before noon on Friday the Petition to the Administrative Board for an Exception to an Academic Regulation to the Class Deans Office.

Enroll in Two Courses With a Time Conflict
Please type directly onto the Petition to the Administrative Board for an Exception to an Academic Regulation form. Once the form is completed, print it and obtain all signatures required. Submit the form to the Class Deans Office before NOON on Friday.

Enter a Seminar/Special Studies Before Junior Year
Complete and submit before noon on Friday the Petition to the Administrative Board for an Exception to an Academic Regulation to the Class Deans Office.

Enter the Senior Year With a Credit Shortage
Please type directly onto the Petition to enter the senior year with a credit shortage form. Once the form is completed, print it and obtain all signatures required. Submit the form to the Registrar's Office.

Find The Deadlines For Registration
Use the Key to Accurate Registration

Go on an Exchange Program

Leave the College
Use the information from students completing an approved off-campus study or personal leave Web page to complete and submit a Smith College Approved Off-Campus Study or Personal Leave form to the Class Deans Office.

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Petition to the Administrative Board
Information about petitions to the Administrative Board. Complete and submit before noon on Friday the Petition to the Administrative Board for an Exception to an Academic Regulation to the Class Deans Office.

  • to enroll in a course after the deadline
  • to withdraw from a course after the deadline
  • to change the level of a course
  • to enter a year-long course at mid-year
  • to enroll in two courses with a time conflict
  • to enter a seminar/special studies before the junior year

Return to the College
Complete and submit a Smith College Application for Readmission to the Class Deans Office.

Spend My Senior Year Elsewhere
Complete and submit a Senior Year Elsewhere form to the Class Deans Office.

Special Funding
Apply to the Student Aid Society and submit the Smith Students' Aid Society Application for Assistance to the Class Deans Office.

Transfer Credits
Use the Smith College Procedures and Guidelines for Transfer Credits information sheet. Please type directly onto the Smith College Petition to Transfer Credit form. Once the form is completed, print it and submit the form with the course descriptions to the Class Deans Office.

Withdraw from the College
Information about withdrawal and readmission. Please type directly onto the Smith College Notification of withdrawal form. Sign and submit the form to the Class Deans Office.

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