Undergraduate Education
 

The professionals in Undergraduate Education are dedicated to guiding students through their academic career at Tufts. Whenever Tufts undergraduates want to enhance their educational experiences, they will be assisted by their Liberal Arts and Engineering class deans, pre-professional advisors, study abroad experts, and tutors in all intellectual areas

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Academic Advising

Each incoming student is assigned an academic advisor who is trained to assist the student in the selection of courses and the identification of long-range educational goals. Tufts offers six innovative advising programs for first-year students. Each of the programs enables students to get to know their assigned faculty advisor.  The programs include:  Curricular Advising Program,  regular university course whose instructor is the academic advisor for some of the enrolled students; Explorations, a class designed and taught by two upper-class peer advisors with participation by the faculty advisor; the Faculty Seminar, an informal seminar with the faculty advisor; Host Advising, a traditional one-to-one advising in the first year; Perspectives, a student-taught seminar, shared with first-year students and a faculty advisor who have a passion for film; and Windows on Research, an opportunity to take part in research led by the faculty advisor.  In the on-going relationship between student and advisor, the academic advisor will offer suggestions but leaves the final decisions to the student.  

 
 
Associate Deans

The associate deans oversee the overall academic progress of undergraduates at Tufts. Students should consult their associate dean with questions relating to any of the following:
 

- academic and intellectual direction.

- academic difficulty

- issues that are affecting course work

- extended absence from class

- choice of major

- change of advisor

- leave of absence
 

 
Disability Services
The Academic Resource Center provides students with disabilities support so that they may achieve their academic potential. Students with documented learning disabilities or other special needs receive specific accommodations (such as extended time on tests), as needed. Students are required to submit their documentation, including test results, from a qualified professional, to the Coordinator of Undergraduate Education for Students with Disabilities, for review. Upon approval, the Coordinator will be available to arrange the appropriate accommodations and offer assistance in strengthening study skills and developing compensatory strategies. Commonly used forms can be downloaded from the Student Forms page. For more information, please visit the disability services web site.
 
 
Study Abroad
A student interested in Study Abroad is required to attend a general information meeting. Applications for Tufts Programs Abroad are due February 1 of sophomore year (for Tufts-in-Oxford, the deadline is December 1.) There are distinct advantages to studying abroad and the program is for everyone:  it ties together a student's academic program with a unique opportunity to study in a new environment or  engage in field studies, as well as offering tremendous opportunity for personal growth. Typically, about half of the Tufts junior class chooses to study abroad, either through a Tufts program or through those offered by other schools. Tufts offers programs in Paris, France; London and Oxford, England; Madrid, Spain; Tubingen, Germany; Hong Kong and Hangzhou, China; Santiago, Chile; Kanazawa, Japan; and Accra, Ghana.

Visit the Office of Tufts Programs Abroad Website

 
Academic Resource Center

In order to enhance learning, tutors are available to help students in any class.  They can explain difficult material, as well as help students develop good study strategies, manage their time, and review before examinations.  Tutors are undergraduates who have been selected because they have done well in the classes for which they tutor, and they are available for individual assistance by appointment in Dowling Hall and in the residence halls.  In addition to providing one-on-one tutoring, they run review sessions, organize study groups, and offer workshops on study skills.

In addition to subject area tutoring, graduate and undergraduate tutors are available to help students with written and oral communications.  Writing tutors provide help with everything from course papers, fellowship applications, and thesis and proposal writing.  Speaking tutors coach students with oral presentations.  These services are available to graduate and undergraduate students, as well as to students in the professional schools.

The Director of the Academic Resource Center works with students who wish to obtain academic counseling for a wide variety of issues ranging from lack of motivation to poor performance in classes, from writer’s block to exam anxiety.

Check out the Academic Resource Center website for information about obtaining a tutor, joining a review session, or getting assistance with writing or public speaking.