STUDENTS ELECTING ADVANCED STANDING
Students electing advanced standing must spend at least three academic years--defined as fall through spring--as full-time students. Ordinarily, two years or four semesters of the undergraduate’s course of study must be taken at Tufts University’s home campus. Up to one year or two semesters may be spent in a Tufts-related program, either foreign or domestic. Under exceptional circumstances, when the academic needs of a student cannot be satisfied with a Tufts program, a student electing advanced standing may participate for as much as one year in the accredited academic program of another institution with the prior approval of the appropriate academic dean.

HOUSING IN MEDFORD
Students should check with the Office of Residential Life regarding their on-campus housing requests for the semester or year in which they plan to return to Tufts. A proxy, usually the Residential Life office itself, should be designated to act in the housing lottery.

HEALTH INSURANCE AND MEDICAL EXAMS
If you now have Tufts health insurance, it may be possible to continue it while abroad on a non-Tufts program, provided that you plan to return to Tufts. You must call/send for a brochure and enrollment form as you are not automatically billed. If you are not covered by Tufts, be sure that you are covered by medical and accident insurance while you are studying and traveling abroad, either through the sponsoring institution or by a family or personal policy.

Some alternative options for coverage can be found through the NAFSA website.

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
Students studying abroad, though on leaves of absence from Tufts, remain matriculated students of the university. As such, it is assumed that you will conduct yourself by the same standards of academic and social responsibility that are required on the Medford campus. If you do not meet the academic policies of a program (especially concerning class attendance) or fail to observe appropriate behavior outside of class and in a program’s housing, you must expect to pay the appropriate penalties: penalizing of grades and/or suspension from the program. Tufts University will support fully the academic and disciplinary actions taken by the various study abroad programs.