2013–2014 The Bulletin - USS at Tufts - Tufts University

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Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
Graduate students’ primary academic relationships
are with their department. However, the personnel
of the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs in
Dowling Hall are available for concerns outside
academic life. Graduate students should refer to
http://uss.tufts.edu/studentaffairs to become
familiar with university rules. Breaches of rules will
be referred to the Office of the Dean of Student
Affairs for investigation and, when appropriate,
disciplinary action. Students writing theses or
dissertations should be particularly sensitive to
standards of acceptable research and presentation.
Expenses
Tuition
Tuition for graduate students in the Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences and the School of
Engineering varies by program. For an arts and
sciences master’s degree requiring eight to twelve
courses, one full year’s tuition is charged. For
programs requiring additional course work, tuition
is charged for two years. For an arts and sciences
doctoral degree, full tuition is charged for five years.
Engineering master’s programs require full tuition
payment for three semesters unless a student has
registered for all ten credits required for the degree
and completed all required courses (excluding thesis
or project) in fewer than three semesters. For an
engineering doctoral degree, full tuition is charged
for nine semesters unless the student enters the
program with an appropriate master’s degree, in
which case tuition is charged for six semesters. Part
time graduate students in both schools are charged
for each course/credit taken until their degree is
completed. Current tuition rates for each school are
available on the web at http://gradstudy.tufts.edu.
The Trustees of Tufts University reserve the
right to change the tuition or to establish additional
fees or charges for special features or services
whenever in their opinion such action is deemed
advisable.
Student Activity Fee
All graduate students pay an annual student activity
fee. The monies are used by the Graduate Student
Council to support the interests of graduate
students.
Penalty Fees
A penalty fee is charged for late registration and for
late payment of any university charge. Any loss or
damage to university property for which the student
is responsible, including breakage of equipment in a
laboratory, is charged to the student.
Financial Assistance
To help students whose records indicate scholarly
promise, the university makes available a variety of
awards and work opportunities. Tuition scholarships
and fellowships are normally granted for one
academic year; therefore, a registered student who
holds a scholarship or fellowship must apply
annually to the department for a renewal. All
awards are granted and accepted with the understanding
that they may be revoked or reduced at
any time for inadequate progress toward the degree
as defined by departmental standards. Ordinarily,
no student may hold a fellowship, scholarship, or
teaching assistantship for more than two years of
study for a master’s degree, or for more than five
years of study for the doctoral degree. Priority in
making awards is given to full-time students.
Scholarships
A tuition scholarship is an award, on grounds of
scholarly ability and need, of financial credit that
may be used exclusively for remission of tuition
during the academic year. A limited number of full
scholarships and a larger number of partial
scholarships are available. Scholarship students are
responsible for payment of tuition charges above
those covered by their particular scholarship as well
as all fees.
Fellowships
A fellowship is an academic award of honor to
outstanding students to help them in furthering
advanced study and research. No services are
required of students for fellowship or scholarship
awards.
Teaching Assistants
Teaching assistants are resident graduate students
who participate part time in the instructional
programs of the university and receive a stipend.
The university has established these awards to
enable graduate students to gain teaching experience.
Teaching assistants are also eligible for
scholarships and fellowships. Teaching assistants
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