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

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semester of the academic year. For more information
about the program, please call the Office of
Undergraduate Admissions, located in Bendetson
Hall, at 617-627-3170, or call the director, Jean
Herbert, at 617-627-2000.
Transfer Students
Entering transfer students are considered sophomores
until their transfer credits have been
evaluated. Transfer students are entitled to the same
advanced placement credits and exemptions from
foundation requirements as students who enter
Tufts as first-year students, with the same stipulation
that transfers may not receive credit for a
course covering essentially the same material as that
for which advanced placement credit is granted.
Transfer students with eligible scores on the
SAT II Subject Tests and Advanced Placement
Tests should have official records of their scores sent
to Undergraduate Education before orientation.
Such credits will be approved only on the basis of
official test records and not a transcript from the
student’s previous institution.
Students transferring from other institutions
must spend a minimum of four full-time semesters
and must complete at least half the credits toward
their degree at Tufts or on a Tufts study abroad
program (17 for liberal arts; 19 for engineering).
Pre-matriculation credits received from certain
standardized examinations (such as Advanced
Placement and international diplomas) are not
considered Tufts credits for this purpose.
Transfer of Credit from Other Institutions
In order to receive transfer credit from another
accredited institution, a student must have received
a grade of C- or better. Transferred credits are
entered in the Tufts record without the grade.
Students may transfer from other institutions no
more than the equivalent of seventeen Tufts course
credits for the College of Liberal Arts and nineteen
Tufts course credits for the School of Engineering.
Tufts does not accept transfer credits for internships
nor for online courses.
A matriculated student may take courses at
other accredited four-year colleges and universities
and receive credit for them toward a Tufts degree by
obtaining approval in advance from the relevant
department through iSIS. Courses taken at a
community college after a student has matriculated
at Tufts are not accepted for transfer. Up to two
semesters of full-time study after matriculation at
Tufts may be spent at other approved four-year
institutions or on approved foreign study programs.
Students who transferred to Tufts must spend a
minimum of four full-time semesters at Tufts or on
a Tufts study abroad program. Students attending
summer schools (other than Tufts Summer Session)
are normally allowed to transfer no more than three
credits earned in one summer, nor more than a
cumulative total of five credits toward a Tufts
degree.
Students who plan to complete a full-time
semester elsewhere must complete the equivalent of
three or more Tufts credits to have it qualify as a
full-time semester.
All students planning to transfer credits earned
while on leave at other institutions should begin
the process by first discussing their plans with their
academic dean.
Applied courses in music and dance, such as
performance ensembles and lessons, are not
normally accepted for transfer.
Registration Information
Registration for courses is done through iSIS
online. Students register for courses in November
for the coming spring term and in April for the
next fall term. It is critical that students register for
courses during this time. Students who are taking
personal leaves of absence or leaves of absence to
study elsewhere in the U.S.A. must complete the
online leave of absence form (available through
iSIS) and should contact their academic dean.
Students taking a leave of absence to study abroad
on a non-Tufts program must complete a leave of
absence form and submit it to the office of Tufts
Programs Abroad. International students taking a
leave of absence must also contact the International
Center at 617-627-3458. Failure to register or file
the appropriate leave of absence could result in
administrative withdrawal from the University.
Registration will reopen during winter and
summer breaks. Students will be able to register for
any open classes, drop any classes, and sign up for
the waitlist during this period. Please note that the
waitlist will be active throughout this time. If a
student is number one on a waitlist for a course and
another student drops this course then the first
waitlisted student will be rolled into the course. The
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