Early Admission to Tufts' Professional Schools
*Tufts University offers Early Assurance programs for our undergraduates committed to applying to our School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine. Transfer students have not had success applying for the early assurance programs because the early assurance programs exist on the strength of the extremely rigorous lab science classes that students must take on campus at Tufts. You must have studied at Tufts for at least two years to be considered, so this is not an available option for transfer students. It is possible in some cases, but this is very rare.
Early Assurance to the Tufts University School of Medicine
For a very select group of sophomores, the Tufts Medical School offers an opportunity for early acceptance into medical school. To be eligible, students must complete two semesters of general chemistry, two of introductory biology, and one of organic chemistry by summer of sophomore year. Qualified applicants need to perform extremely well in all their academic work, and should demonstrate a mature, informed motivation for a medical career. If accepted, a student will still complete the remaining two undergraduate years before beginning the four-year medical school curriculum. At the end of the junior year, those students who had been accepted make their final commitment to attend Tufts School of Medicine. In turn, accepted students are expected to maintain the same level of performance in their course work during their junior and senior years. The MCAT exam is not required for early admission.
For more details on pre-health advising at Tufts, please click here.
Early Assurance to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
For a very select group of sophomores with commitment to veterinary medicine and experience working with animals, the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine provides an opportunity for early acceptance into veterinary school. To be eligible, students must complete two semesters of general chemistry and two of introductory biology by the end of sophomore year. Accepted students will complete the remaining two undergraduate years before beginning the four-year veterinary school curriculum. The veterinary school expects accepted students to maintain the same level of performance in their course work during their junior and senior years. The GRE test is not required for matriculation.
Each year, about 3-4 students apply for Early Acceptance to the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, and about 1-2 are admitted. Please visit the Pre-Health Advising website for more information.
Early Assurance to the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
For a very select group of sophomores, the Tufts Dental School offers an opportunity for early acceptance into dental school. To be eligible, students must complete two semesters of general chemistry and two of introductory biology by summer of sophomore year. Qualified applicants need to perform extremely well in all their academic work, and should demonstrate a mature, informed motivation for a dental career. If accepted, a student will still complete the remaining two undergraduate years before beginning the four-year dental school curriculum. Accepted students are expected to maintain the same level of performance in their course work during their junior and senior years.
For more details on pre-health advising at Tufts, please click here.
Early Admission/Combined Degree Program in Public Health
The combined degree program enables undergraduates to complete some of their Masters of Public Health (MPH) requirements during their junior and senior years of college. Instead of taking four years to complete the bachelor's degree and one and a half to two years to complete the MPH, students would be able to complete both degrees in five years, provided they plan well and seek faculty guidance.
For students who are committed to a career in Public Health, this program will allow them to take maximum advantage of their time at Tufts University. Most importantly, the combined degree program offers a way for students to be educated broadly in the liberal arts and sciences as they prepare to work on a professional degree. They will save time and money while being part of a student-centered degree program.
Visit the BA/MPH website for more information on the combined degree program including requirements and a sample curriculum.
Early Admission/Combined Degree Program in Health Communications
With the world of information overload we live in today how do hospitals, health departments, non-profit organizations, marketing groups, insurance companies, government agencies and their contractors make sure their message is heard? They rely on health communication specialists. Health communication is one of the fastest growing fields in the country. At Tufts we have been graduating students from our Master of Science program since 1994--longer than any other university.
Our program addresses not only all modes of health communication--from public health campaigns to one-on-one patient-provider dialogue to new media--but also teaches the science behind message creation and behavior change. Students are taught those theories that ground communication strategies, the research skills necessary to identify target audiences and their needs and the writing and presentation skills to deliver the message. The Applied Learning Experience gives students the opportunity to put what they have learned to use in a field based placement.
The combined degree program allows Tufts undergraduates with an interest in health communication to complete graduate studies at an accelerated pace. After admission to the program students work to complete the required graduate level courses on the Medford campus. Once they have completed these courses and their undergraduate degree they matriculate into the MS program on the Boston Health Sciences campus. Here they will share classes with both recent undergraduates and with professionals advancing their careers. Both degrees may be earned within five years, reducing both time and tuition costs. Visit the BA/MS Health Communications website for more information.