Graduate & Professional Students
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged us to reimagine how we support students in every aspect of their Tufts experience–academic, social, and personal. Our graduate and professional schools have created specialized plans for the fall semester with a variety of accommodations for graduate students. The information below and on each graduate school’s website, as well as in the FAQs and in our resource with the details about the university’s comprehensive testing process, should answer most of your questions about life as a graduate and professional school student this fall.
Review our policy on singing and wind instrument playing.
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences students have a variety of class formats available, including in-person, virtual, and a hybrid of the two.
Tufts has released a Thanksgiving travel policy for AS&E students. Read the full message here.
The School of Engineering is pleased to offer options like taking classes virtually for any graduate students who have been unable to join us on campus.
Tufts has released a Thanksgiving travel policy for AS&E students. Read the full message here.
The studio arts curriculum offered by SMFA at Tufts has been completely redesigned by the faculty to mix in-depth virtual instruction with options for graduate students to receive supplies and equipment at home or to access studios and facilities in person to complete coursework.
Tufts has released a Thanksgiving travel policy for AS&E students. Read the full message here.
First- and second-year medical students are on campus for clinical skills training and some small group sessions, and third- and fourth-year medical students are on clinical rotation.
First-year Physician Assistant students are on campus for clinical experiences and second-year Physician Assistant students are on clinical rotations. Public Health and Biomedical Sciences programs are remote in the fall.
Courses and seminars for continuing students are being taught remotely. GSBS will delay matriculation of first-year PhD and Masters in Pharmacology students on the Boston campus until January 2021.
First- and second-year students at the School of Dental Medicine have remote education in the fall with clinical experiences shifted to spring. Some advanced students may be back for hands-on and clinical education in the fall.
(The Dental School will update their site as information becomes available.)
The Friedman School is offering a flexible and hybrid academic experience this fall with a mix of online and on-campus activities.
