Dartmouth’s Thayer School Exchange Program with Duke University

Students enrolled in the Master of Engineering Management Program at Thayer School typically spend the fall term at Duke University taking courses in its Master of Engineering Management Program on an exchange basis. The Duke M.E.M. courses will count toward completion of the Thayer M.E.M. degree and will not be counted toward any degree from Duke University. Students should contact the Thayer M.E.M. Director if they are considering a term at Duke in this exchange program.

To participate in this exchange program at Duke, students must submit the Dartmouth at Duke' Application Form to the Master of Engineering Management Admissions Office at 3120 Fitzpatrick Center, Box 90271, Durham, NC, 27708-0271 by July 1st. The Duke M.E.M. Director will review the form, and the Academic Coordinator will submit the necessary information to the University Registrar to obtain a PIN for the exchange student and ensure the exchange student has access to Duke resources such as Sakai and the Facebook group for current students.

Full tuition must be paid to Duke, with course tuition paid on a per credit basis. Domestic students are required to obtain some form of medical insurance coverage, but are not required to enroll in the Duke Student Medical Insurance Plan [“the Duke Plan”]. International students are required to enroll in the Duke Plan unless enrolled in a plan through Dartmouth that provides adequate coverage to the student while attending classes at Duke. In order to waive the requirement for the Duke coverage, the student must provide proof of adequate coverage to the Duke MEM office. The plan is administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and Koster Insurance. A schedule of benefits is available at Students must enter insurance decisionsin ACES during the open enrollment period, which will be posted on the Bursar web site. If students do not enter a health insurance decision on ACES before the open enrollment period ends, a decision will be made for the student and they will be automatically enrolled in the Duke Student Medical Insurance Plan.

Additional information is available via the following URLs:

International students will remain on Dartmouth’s visa sponsorship with Dartmouth’s permission to enroll at Duke for one semester.International students will submit visa information to Duke via webforms and will need to register with Duke’s International Office upon arrival at Duke’s campus, but Duke will not issue the visa documents. Students will receive information and instructions for the webform submission after completing the necessary administrative procedures for the exchange program outlined in this document.

Housing information is available in the MEM Introduction section of Sakai ( information regarding parking is available in the Frequently Asked Questions within that same section. Students will be given access to the Duke Sakai system after completing the necessary administrative procedures for the exchange program outlined here. The Facebook group for current students is also a good resource for housing.

It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that their course schedule is acceptable to the Thayer School Master of Engineering Management Program. Students should read and utilize the Course Registration Guide and other course-related documents available in the Academic Info section of the MEM Sakai site when making course selections. Students may enroll in the following:

  • Four core or technical elective courses available to Duke University’s Master of Engineering Management Program. Please note that core courses are not required. Detailed information regarding the available courses may be found on our website
  • Seminar and Workshop Series: The Seminar Series is designed to expose students to different aspects of business and to expose them to a variety of business people. MEM Workshops teach a concept or skill that is not directly covered in class, including topics such as ethics, negotiations, sales, interacting with the media and networking. Workshops are more structured than MEM seminars and generally last 2 to 4 hours. Information regarding the seminar and workshop series is available on our website.