Transfer of Credit

Transfer credit towards the Tufts writing requirement may be granted for English 1 or English 2 equivalent courses taken at another institution. These must be regular college courses taken by secondary school graduates in college facilities and attended by regularly enrolled college students.

Transfer credit may be given for a course taken by a high school student if the course was taken at the college with regularly enrolled college students, the student received a C- or better, and the course did not count toward high school graduation.

Some universities offer high school students their credit and provide a college transcript for courses that are taken in high schools or in enrichment programs during summer session. Tufts does not give credit for such courses.

Students planning to take a class at another institution in order to transfer the credits to Tufts should seek pre-approval from the Department's transfer of credit representative to ensure the credits will be accepted and will count towards the writing requirement.

Students who transferred to Tufts from another institution should consult with the Department's transfer of credit representative to see what courses, if any, will count towards the Tufts writing requirement.

English 2 alternative courses, such as Philosophy 1, may not be taken at another university for credit towards the writing requirement. All such courses must be taken at Tufts.