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
Please read our guide to Accelerated Course Programs.
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 (PDF) form to the Class Deans Office.
A student may not drop a course after the end of the fifth week of classes. However, on two and only two occasions during her years at Smith College—once during her first year; once during any subsequent year—a student may drop a course at any time up to the end of the ninth week of classes, for any reason, without penalty. The drop form requires signatures of the instructor, adviser and class dean and is only available in the Class Deans Office, College Hall 101.
Calculate my GPA
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 (PDF).
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.
Do a special studies
Complete and submit a Special Studies/Advanced Studies Registration Supplement (PDF) the Class Deans Office.
Some language and science courses earn more than 4 credits.
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 DChange 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 classes 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 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 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
Refer to the Office of the Registrar.
Go on an exchange program
- Smith College Twelve College Exchange Guidelines provides information and procedures for studying at: Amherst College, Bowdoin College, Connecticut College, Connecticut College - NTI, Dartmouth College, Mount Holyoke College, Trinity College, Vassar College, Wellesley College, Wesleyan College, Wheaton College, or Williams-Mystic Seaport Program.
Complete and submit a Twelve College Exchange Application to the Class Deans Office.
Leave of Absence
Use the information from students completing an approved off-campus study or personal leave page to complete and submit a Smith College Approved Off-Campus Study or Personal Leave form to the Class Deans Office.
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
Go to the registrar's Web site for information on readmission.
Spend my senior year elsewhere
Complete and submit a Senior Year Elsewhere form to the Class Deans Office.
Transfer credits
Read these Procedures and Guidelines for Transfer Credits for important information about transferring credits. 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.
View/print my transcript in BannerWeb
Please follow the guidelines for Transcript Transmission on the Smith College fellowships site.
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.
