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Advising
Introduction
Every entering student at Tufts is assigned a faculty or
professional staff member as a pre-major academic
adviser, as well as a pair of Orientation Leaders who
work with your academic adviser. We link our pre-major
advising to a set of five programs – four of which are
based on a class that you take during your first
semester. After Memorial Day, you will be able to read
course descriptions and select your advising option in
the new student online resource Connection2014.
Regardless of which option is chosen, students will
become part of a small community.
Five Advising Options:
- Curricular Advising Program (CAP) - Enroll in a
traditional class taught by your advisor.
If you are placed in the CAP program, you will be
registered for the class you choose and your advisor
will be the teacher of that course. You will see your
advisor every time you go to class. In turn, your
adviser will get to know you – your work, your study
habits, your test performance, and your writing skills.
- Faculty Seminar - Take a special class taught by
your advisor.
A Faculty Seminar is a class that takes an in-depth look
at an academic issue of special interest. Seminar
members discuss readings, share ideas, lead group
discussions, write papers, and comment on one another’s
work. You will get to know the other students and your
advisor as you meet weekly and move more deeply into the
subject matter.
- Explorations - Participate in a course taught by
two upper-class students and attended by your
advisor.
Each Explorations class involves an interactive,
participatory inquiry into a specific topic that is led
by two upper-level students. Your advisor also attends
part of your weekly meetings. Small-group projects,
debates, simulations, and lots of discussion will make
your Explorations a special introduction to the college
experience. Your will broaden your horizons, have your
assumptions about the world challenged, and develop a
new set of critical thinking skills.
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Perspectives - Participate in a course about the
study of movies taught by two upper-class students.
Take a student-taught seminar on the study of movies
and join with other first-year students who share
your passion for film. In Perspectives you will
receive advising, support, and a sense of community
within the framework of a seminar taught by two
upper-level peer leaders. You’ll stretch yourself
and start to think about the world of movies in ways
you never have before.
- Host Advising - Meet with your academic adviser,
as needed, during the semester.
You can do this by making appointments, dropping in during office hours, or using e-mail.
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