University Facilities

Banking Facilities

BankBoston ATMs are available at the Campus Center and at 315 Boston Avenue, Medford Hillside.

Mail Services

The Tufts University branch of the U.S. Post Office is in Curtis Hall, at the intersection of Boston and College Avenues. Complete facilities including locked mail boxes are available. There is also a mail drop in the Campus Center.

Copy Services

Coin-operated copy machines are available at Tisch Library and other locations on campus. The Department of Education copy machine is not available for student use. Copies of course materials are available at the beginning of each semester from Gnomon Copy, 348 Boston Avenue, Medford, phone 781-391-6666.

Barnes & Noble Bookstore

The bookstore is located at the Mayer Campus Center, Professor's Row, and is operated primarily to provide the Tufts community with books and other educational supplies. The University bookstore welcomes special orders for books not stocked. Questions regarding the special order policy should be directed to the manager or assistant manager. In addition, the store offers a variety of paperbacks, records, clothing, toiletries, gift items, artist's supplies, etc. A valid Tufts I.D. must be presented when paying by check. In-session hours are Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; closed Sunday. Summer and inter-session hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; closed Saturday and Sunday. The bookstore is open additional hours, as posted in advance, during semester openings.

The Campus Center - Office of Student Activities

The Mayer Campus Center is an ideal place to take a break. It houses a quality cafeteria, pizza shop, coffee shop, information booth, mail drop, lockers and a lounge with television. The Campus Center in-session hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.; Saturday, Sunday and holidays 10:00 a.m. - 1:00a.m. Summer hours are Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday closed. Inter-session hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday closed.

Counseling Services

The Tufts Counseling Center is located at 120 Curtis Street. All graduate students are eligible to be seen at the Tufts Counseling Center at any point during their graduate school careers and afterwards as alumni. This eligibility is for brief counseling, initial assessment, and assistance in referral. In addition, the Counseling Center offers some longer-term work, on a discretionary basis, to full-time graduate students. In instances where longer-term work is indicated, graduate students may be referred out when there are alternative financial resources or clinical reasons to merit such a referral. The eligibility for graduate students for this kind of service is generally limited to the first two years of a Master's level program. Individuals seen at the Counseling Center are seen at no charge, and do not require any insurance. Telephone ext. 7-3360 for information or an appointment.

Cousens Gymnasium

The Cousens Gym, located beyond the railroad bridge on College Avenue, is the primary recreational gym on campus. With a current clearance sticker from the bursar on your I.D. card, you can use the pool, basketball courts, running track, weights, squash courts, and other facilities when they are not being used for team practices (which can be often, when they are in season). There is also an outdoor track on the main campus, as well as two sets of outdoor tennis courts. For a complete list of recreational facilities, consult the Tufts Student Handbook, the "Pachyderm" (the University mascot). You can get one from the Graduate School office.

Experimental College

The Experimental College is a center at Tufts that offers a selected range of courses intended to broaden and enrich the traditional curriculum for undergraduate education. Graduate students who are interested in teaching may submit proposals for courses to the Experimental College Program. Course proposals are reviewed by University faculty and the Experimental College staff.

Graduate students may not take courses through the Experimental College for credit. However, the Experimental College does offer non-credited colloquia, conferences, and workshops related to educational concerns of the University community. For more information call the Experimental College Office in Miner Hall at 617-627-3384.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is the academic and administrative unit responsible for all phases of post-baccalaureate education of the School of Arts and Sciences. Applications for admission, petitions for leave, continuation and transfers of credit, and filing for degree applications are all handled through the Graduate and Professional Studies Office. Lynne Pepall is the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Gretchen Inman is the Administrative Manager. For additional information, call the Graduate School at 617-627-3395.

Health Services/Vaccinations

The Health Service Office is located 124 Professors Row. The medical staff consists of physicians, psychiatrists, specialty consultants, nurse practitioners, nurses, nurses' aides and laboratory technologists. During the academic year students are seen by appointment or on a walk-in-basis. Tufts University policy requires that each student have medical coverage under an accident/sickness insurance plan with benefits comparable to the Tufts' plan. The University offers a comprehensive plan at a reasonable cost to students. If students are covered under their parents' or other private insurance plan and they do not want the Tufts' plan, it may be waived only by submitting a properly completed waiver form to the Health Service Office prior to the waiver cutoff date.

The specific date, noted in the Health Service information packet mailed to each student, occurs before matriculation. The Health Service fee is a mandatory and non-waivable cost. Please consult the Tufts University Bulletin for further information for health service information and fees.

Due to State regulations, Tufts University requires strict compliance with vaccination regulations for all students. You will have to show proof of vaccination for several diseases through immunization histories or an official letter from your doctor. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to continue in the program.

Information Technology Services

The ITS Computing Center at Eaton Hall has recently been renovated to increase the number of workstations in the lab from 75 to 160 Dell Pentium III PCs and new G3 iMacs. Also available are ten new multimedia workstations, two PC scanners, one Macintosh scanner, and centralized printing from all applications including the Internet.

The Mugar Computer Lab located at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is a graduate student only lab that contains twenty-six PCs, two Macintosh computers, and a digital scanner.  Two additional classroom labs located in Jackson and Tisch are available for faculty instruction and ITS training. Lab hours are posted in the labs and on the web. Information about requesting software and reserving labs for classroom use can be found on the web.

Email accounts are automatically assigned for all registered students. This method of communication is preferred within the Department of Education. In order to obtain your user ID and password, students must attend either the Graduate School orientation or stop in at the Arena Computer Annex (behind Pearson Annex) during business hours (M-F 9:00-5:00 pm). Your account will remain active as long as you are a registered student.

Parking

Parking at Tufts is limited. Students are encouraged to use public transportation whenever possible. Any vehicle parking on campus must be registered with the Traffic Office. Parking stickers can be purchased from the Traffic Office at 419 Boston Avenue (Dowling Hall). Permits are available 24 hrs a day. Applicants should bring their current Tufts ID, driver's license, and vehicle registration. Students whose vehicles are registered out of state must obtain a Massachusetts Nonresident Student Decal, presenting proof of insurance at the time of application. Vehicles parked in violation of Tufts' parking regulations are subject to being ticketed. Fines that remain unpaid after ten days will be billed to the student's bursar account. Traffic fines must be cleared before transcripts will be released. Students are also welcome to park in the Parking Garage at 419 Boston Avenue, Monday to Friday, 6:30 am to 12:00 am.  Parking Office 617-627-3692

Student Identification Cards

Graduate Student I.D.'s are available, without charge, from the Security Office at 419 Boston Avenue, with a clearance sticker from the Bursar's Office. There is a $20 replacement cost should you lose your I.D. These I.D. cards are necessary for the use of University facilities, such as the libraries and gym.

Summer School

This office offers courses during two six-week sessions and one twelve-week session each summer. The list of summer course offerings, available each spring, can be helpful in planning a year round academic program. The summer school calendar for the upcoming year can be found on the website.

Registration for Summer Courses
All graduate students should register for Summer School courses at the Graduate School, which verifies acceptability of summer courses toward degree requirements. All graduate students should submit their registration fee and form, signed by the department's advisor, to the Graduate School. For more information on summer school activities or to obtain registration forms, call the Summer School Office at 108 Packard Avenue at 617-627-3454.

Tisch Library/Consortium Libraries

The Tisch Library - the arts and sciences library - is an excellent campus resource. While the library provides a late night study room, it does not stay open all night. Call 617-627-3347 for hours of operation. The library offers a growing reference collection of both print and electronic resources, as well as a full range of services, including photocopiers, document delivery, lockers, and much more. If you are having trouble with your library research, please call the Reference Desk at 617-627-3460 to schedule an appointment with a reference librarian. Many courses require you to use reserve materials which are held at the Circulation/Reserve Desk in the library lobby. A tour of the library system for new students is arranged by the Department of Education during fall orientation.

Students and faculty also have access to the 16 academic and research libraries belonging to the Boston Library Consortium, and through Document Delivery to library collections throughout the country and abroad. Please refer to the Tufts University Bulletin for a complete description of library facilities and collections.