Checklist for Spring Term

Your journey to Bennington continues here! We want to start to get to know you—your academic interests, your living preferences, who we should contact in case of emergency, and so on. Use the checklist below as your guide for what to do when.

At Bennington, email is our primary mode of communication. Students typically check and respond to email twice a day. Bring good habits to Bennington by checking your Bennington email frequently. It’s how we will contact you if we have questions about your course preferences or roommate information and housing assignment, and how we will send you information on accessing student employment opportunities on campus.

If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. If you need help with the forms below, please contact admissions@bennington.edu. If you need help getting access to your Bennington email, please contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@bennington.edu.

Tools


Forms Deadlines

ASAP
  • Register your Bennington email account
    You’ll be asked for your first and last names and your student ID number which was emailed to you directly.
  • Log into your Bennington email and set up 2-step verification! This involves verifying a phone number and clicking the enroll button. Bennington policy requires email users to set up 2-step verification. If you don’t set this up, you will eventually be locked out of your Bennington email and the ability to access other necessary Bennington systems. If you do not have the ability to receive text messages via a phone number, please contact the help desk directly.  
January 7
  • Accommodation Application due (if applicable)
    Please work with a medical provider to fill out this request form if you plan to request specific academic or housing accommodations in college. Learn more about Accommodations and Support at Bennington. Enrolled students and parents/guardians can contact us at accommodations@bennington.edu if they have questions about academic accommodations and support or would like to discuss their (or their student's) particular learning needs.
January 8
January 15
February 1
  • Card ID image upload due (required)
  • Name pronunciation due (required)
  • Transportation Reservation due (optional) More information coming in early January
  • Payment due |  Single-payment plan
  • First payment due |  Two-payment plan
  • Review and order course materials and texts in Populi—just click on the name of the course in your schedule and the "Info" tab. Students are encouraged to order all required texts from a vendor of their choosing before the term begins. Most course supplies and kits are available in the Campus Bookstore.
February 9
  • Proof of Health Insurance due (required) | All Bennington College students are required to have health insurance and to provide policy information to the College. International students will receive separate information about a required health insurance plan. More information coming in early January.
  • Health Forms due (required) More information coming in early January.
    The required information will include:
    • Health history
    • Immunizations record
    • Documentation of varicella (chickenpox)
    • Tuberculosis (TB) screening document  If any questions on the TB screening are answered Yes, an additional tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment form is required
    • Consent for medical treatment
    • Release of records
  • First-Year Credit Transfer Form due (optional)
    Please fill out this form if you have earned credits that you would like to have reviewed and transferred to Bennington. Read more about Bennington’s undergraduate transfer credit policy.
  • Students who have been awarded work allotments for the Spring 2025 term (domestic students granted Federal Work Study and international students who have work as part of their financial aid package) will be contacted directly regarding work. Students who wish to work on campus this term please email campusjobs@bennington.edu directly. Please feel free to contact campusjobs@bennington.edu (802-440-4451) with any questions.
February 16
  • As part of Bennington's comprehensive wellness program, we will require incoming students to complete some online courses.  We have partnered with 3rd Millennium Classrooms to offer online prevention and intervention courses. More information coming in January. If you have further questions, please reach out to Ali Tartaglia, DrPH, Assistant Dean of Student Life and Director of Wellness.

Other Important Dates:

February 17: New students arrive 8:30 am-10:00 am, New student orientation 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
February 18: Classes begin at 8:30 am.

 

 

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