General
Undergraduate Information
Pre-matriculation Credits
Including Advanced Placement, International
Baccalaureate, and Foreign Diploma
Foreign Language Placement
University
Requirements, School of Arts & Sciences
For complete information on foundation,
distribution, and concentration requirements, please
consult The
Bulletin of Tufts University.
Courses taken to fulfill requirements
(foundation, distribution, concentration, minor) may
NOT be taken Pass/Fail. In addition to the
requirements, students in the School of Arts &
Sciences need 34 credits and 8 semesters of
full-time study. See
The Bulletin
for details on requirements for major
(concentration) and further graduation
requirements.
Check Degree Requirements and Progress: DARS -
Degree Audit Reporting System
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Foundation
Requirements, A&S
The faculty recognizes the following elements as
basic to any program leading to a bachelor's degree
in liberal arts, whatever a student's particular
interests may be. First, an educated person in our
society must be able to write coherent English, and
must be able to apply that writing ability to the
critical analysis of information and ideas in any
field. Second, the study of another language and of
foreign cultures is indispensable to a liberal
education; such study provides a basis for locating
oneself within a larger cultural and international
context. Courses in college writing, foreign
language and culture, and world civilizations
constitute the foundation of a liberal arts
education at Tufts.
The foundation requirements should be met early
in a student's college career, so that these courses
may serve as a foundation for later work. Please
refer to The
Bulletin for more information on foundation
requirements.
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Distribution
Requirements, A&S
The faculty holds that a student enrolled in any
program leading to a liberal arts degree must
demonstrate a reasonable acquaintance with each of
the following five areas of inquiry: the humanities,
the arts, the social sciences, the natural sciences,
and the mathematical sciences. As in the case of the
foundation requirement, a student may be granted
credit toward fulfillment of the distribution
requirement in any of these areas on the basis of an
examination such as the AP or International
Baccalaureate.
Students are
expected to take two classes in each of the five
areas, with no more than two of the ten courses used
to fulfill the requirement may be from a single
department or program. Students are advised to
attend to their distribution requirements early.
Please refer to
The Bulletin
for an updated list of courses that fulfill
the distribution requirements.
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