Undergraduate International Student Pre-Orientation Program (UG-ISPOP)
The International Student Experience Office provides transitional programming and resources for first-year undergraduate international students. Our signature transition program, the Undergraduate International Student Pre-Orientation Program (UG-ISPOP) is required for all F-1 international students AND others by invitation. Further information about UG-ISPOP will be shared to all incoming undergraduate students via email in late spring.
UG-ISPOP has virtual and in-person components:
Virtual sessions can be accessed both synchronously via Zoom as scheduled in June through the end of July and asynchronously on Canvas from July onwards.
In-Person: Undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to arrive on-campus on Day One of UG-ISPOP to ensure full participation in the Undergraduate International Student Pre-Orientation Program (UG-ISPOP), on-campus housing is only available to those registered to participate in UG-ISPOP. Check-in and UG-ISPOP Programming also begins on Day One.
Further information will be shared to all incoming undergraduate international students via email. Please contact International.Student.Experience@dartmouth.edu with questions about UG-ISPOP.
Important Resources for Undergraduate International Students
Below are links to important information as you prepare to attend Dartmouth’s Undergraduate International Student Pre-Orientation Program. Please direct any questions regarding UG-ISPOP to International.Student.Experience@dartmouth.edu. You will receive more detailed information after you arrive.
Visa and Immigration Services
Pre-Arrival Resources
Student Organizations (on Dartmouth Groups)
Travel Resources
Dartmouth Coach (Private bus service direct to/from Hanover, NH to Boston, MA including Logan Airport and New York City, NY)
Greyhound Bus Line (National bus service with terminal in White River Junction, VT)
Amtrak (Train service with a station in White River Junction, VT)
- Advance Transit (Local community bus service in the Hanover area)