Registrar's Office
The Registrar's Office is responsible for registration processes, student enrollment services and reporting, evaluating and sending transcripts, assigning class spaces, and the maintenance, accuracy, and privacy of all student records. Additionally, the Registrar's Office determines graduation candidates and issues diplomas. Working with Institutional Research and Academic Services, the Registrar's Office strives to offer student-centered resources and solutions that align with College academic policies and procedures.
Hours
- during term: M–F, 9:00AM–5:00PM
- summer/fwt: M–F 8:30AM–4:00PM
Location
- Barn 123
Contact
- registrar@bennington.edu
- 802-440-4404
Carly Rudzinski
Carly directs operations related to registration and records and is responsible for ensuring the protection of student records as well as upholding and implementing academic policy at the college. Contact Carly for information about course registration, tutorials, reserving rooms, grading, cross-enrollment, and transfer credits. Through the College's Drupal site, Carly edits and publishes the yearly curricula, working closely with faculty.
Alexa Litchfield
Contact Alexa for in person services, paper transcript requests, and apostille requests. Alexa also determines graduation candidates and issues diplomas.
Undergraduate Student Forms and Resources
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Electronic PDF Transcripts: Bennington has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to provide electronic PDF transcripts. The fee for an electronic PDF of your transcript is $3.90 ($1.00 delivery method fee + $2.90 processing fee) per email address. After the request is processed, your transcript will be mailed electronically. If you are sending your transcript via the Electronic Exchange to another participating college, the cost is reduced to $2.90 per school. You can order transcripts using any major credit card. Your card will only be charged after your order has been completed. Please allow 7 business days for processing.
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Paper Transcripts: You may still order a free hard copy transcript by completing the form and returning it to the Registrar’s Office. Please be sure to sign the form, and allow up to 10 business days for your request to be processed. While the College does not pay for expedited shipping, we do accept pre-paid shipping labels purchased by the individual to be attached to their transcript mailing. These labels can be emailed to our office along with the request form.
- Add/Drop Form
- Contact Information Update Form: Students Only - Use this form to update your contact, your parent/guardian contact, emergency contact, or missing person contact information. You may also use this form to notify us of a forwarding address over FWT/Summer.
- Course Enrollment Page: Visit this site during the registration and add/drop periods to see the number of seats remaining in classes.
- Course Schedule Worksheet
- Course Withdrawal Form
- Credit Waiver Form
- Curriculum
- Enrollment Verification Request: Use this form to request a letter verifying your enrollment, academic standing, graduation date, or other program information. By signing in with your Bennington.edu email, you authorize the Registrar's office to send your information.
- FERPA Policy
- FERPA Release Form: Under FERPA, Bennington College is permitted to disclose information from your records to your parent(s)/guardian(s) if they claim you as a dependent for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Please complete the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Section on this form if one or both of your parent(s)/guardian(s) claim you as a tax dependent.
- Incomplete application
- International Student Status Change Form: Please complete this form if your visa status has recently changed.
- Intent to Graduate Form: Completing the Intent to Graduate form allows the Dean's office to order your diploma to your specifications and project attendance at the Commencement event.
- Kansai Gaidai Remote Course Approval Complete this form if you would like to apply for a remote course at Kansai Gaidai
- Letter Grade Request Form (Full Term/1st 7 weeks)
- Letter Grade Request Form (2nd 7 weeks)
- Name and/or Pronoun Update Form: Use this form to update your first name (if different from your legal name) or the pronoun you use. For legal name changes, please submit the legal name change form and official documentation (driver's license, passport, court order, etc.) to the Registrar's Office.
- Replacement Diploma Request Form
- Transfer Credit Application
- Transfer Credit Policy
- Tutorial Proposal Form
- Williams College Cross-Enrollment Application
- Williams College Cross-Enrollment Procedure
Alumni Forms
Faculty Forms and Resources
Buildings, Rooms, Calendars, and Space Request Form
Use the links below to navigate to the specific building page - each page contains a room photo, room capacity, and classroom amenities.
Beginning with Spring 2026, space reservations will be moved to Booked Scheduler. User Guide can be found here. If you need a user account, please email registrar@bennington.edu.