Checklist for Fall Term

Accessing your Checklist forms

The following forms are accessible by logging into your enrolled student portal. You will now use your Bennington email to log in. If you have any questions, please contact admissions@bennington.edu.

If you don't have access to your Bennington email, please contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@bennington.edu.

Form Deadlines

May 22

May 26

Request a course exception - first year students only (required)
Here are some recordings of registration-related events to help:
- Recording: Navigating the Curriculum event
- Recording: First Year Course Selection Q&A

June 1

Register for your Bennington email account (required)
Contact and other information due (required)

June 15

Roommate questionnaire due (required)
Here is a recording of the housing event from May 17 to help:
- Recording: Housing Nuts & Bolts event
Course registration due (required). This form will be available in the first week of June.
Here are some recordings of registration-related events to help:
- Recording: Navigating the Curriculum event
- Recording: First Year Course Selection Q&A
Accommodation request due (optional) - 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 are invited to 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.
- Check out the recording and slideshow from the May 7 webinar.

July 1

Capacities self assessment due (required)
Card ID image upload due (required)
Name pronunciation due (required)
First payment due (four-payment plan) | Make a payment.

August 1

Health information due (required)
Early this summer you will be emailed a notification from Practice Fusion, our Health Center's software. The email will have a link that will allow you to create a patient portal. Once in the portal, you can fill out all required health and insurance information. The required information includes:
- 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
Proof of health insurance due (required)
All Bennington College students are required to have health insurance and to provide policy information to the College. This will be done via Practice Fusion, our Health Center's software. International students will receive separate information about a required health insurance plan.
Transportation options form due (optional)
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.
First payment due (two-payment plan) | Make a payment.
Payment due (single-payment plan) | Make a payment.

September 1

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 will follow. If you have further questions, please reach out to Ali Tartaglia, DrPH, Assistant Dean of Student Life and Director of Wellness.