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Tufts in Oxford
*Informational
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Introduction
Oxford University, with 9,000 undergraduates and
3,000 graduate students, is now over 800 years old and
consists of thirty-five independent, self-contained,
self-governed colleges and numerous other institutes and
organizations. Tufts maintains an agreement with
Pembroke College under which a select few qualified
Tufts students may spend an academic year at Pembroke
College, as fully integrated visiting students. Pembroke
College was founded in 1624 and has a student body of
400. It is a friendly and informal college, emphasizing
intellectual activity, but sports, drama, and music are
also important. (Pembroke has its own boathouse and
playing fields.) There are numerous clubs and societies
organized by Pembroke students.
Administration
Director: Simon J. Steel, B.Sc. Sussex University,
M.A. Brandeis University, Ph.D. National University of Ireland
Prerequisites
Students wishing to apply to Pembroke College must show
college-level course work in the subject they wish to
pursue at Oxford and meet the requirements listed
here.
Additionally, each applicant is required to have a
3.7 cumulative grade point average (on a scale of 4.0)
after two semesters. Pembroke will accept applications
only from students who are prepared to study in one of
the following areas:
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Economics and Management
English Language and Literature
English and Modern Languages (French, German, Italian)
Experimental Psychology
Mathematics
Mathematics and Philosophy
History
History and Economics
History and English
History and Modern Languages
History and Politics
Modern Languages (French, German, Italian)
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Philosophy and Modern Languages
Theology
Additional Application Procedures
Each Tufts student applicant (for the 2010-2011 academic
year) is required to submit to the Office of
Tufts Programs Abroad the following items by December 1, 2009:
- A completed Oxford University Visiting Student
application form, available at the Office of Tufts
Programs Abroad.
- Two letters of recommendation from full-time members of
the Tufts faculty, submitted on department stationery to
the Office of Tufts Programs Abroad. Both
recommendations should be from the Tufts department
corresponding to the subject the student wishes to study
at Oxford University.
- Two term papers or other pieces of work in the subject
the student wishes to study at Oxford.
Tufts will select nominees to submit to Pembroke.
Pembroke, in turn, will choose the candidates to study
at Pembroke for the 2010-2011 academic year, depending
on the availability of spaces in the various academic
disciplines. This process may take two to three months.
Comprehensive
Program Fee 2009-2010
$51,796 for the academic year includes:
- One-week orientation;
- Full room and board (accommodations excluding meals
during vacation provided);
- Full tuition and fees for University College London
or the School of Oriental and African Studies;
- Use of all facilities at UCL or SOAS such as email,
libraries, athletics, and clubs;
- Tutorials for all courses;
- Tickets for a variety of cultural events such as
plays, concerts, operas, and group meals;
- Subsidies for day and weekend excursions as
indicated here.
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