Introduction

Administration

Prerequisites

Application Procedure

Academic Programs

Academic Calendar

Accommodations

Orientation

 Activities

 Comprehensive Fee

 Oxford University

Pembroke College

 Financial Aid

 Academic Credit

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Oxford University, with 9,000 undergraduates and 3,000 graduate students, is now over 800 years old and consists of thirty-five independent, self-contained, self-governed colleges and numerous other institutes and organizations. Tufts maintains an agreement with Pembroke College under which a select few qualified Tufts students may spend an academic year at Pembroke College, as fully integrated visiting students. Pembroke College was founded in 1624 and has a student body of 400. It is a friendly and informal college, emphasizing intellectual activity, but sports, drama, and music are also important. (Pembroke has its own boathouse and playing fields.) There are numerous clubs and societies organized by Pembroke students.


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Administration

Director: Jaki Leverson, B. Sc. Econ., University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; M. Litt., University of Oxford.

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Prerequisites

Students wishing to apply to Pembroke College must show college-level course work in the subject they wish to pursue at Oxford. Each applicant is required to have a 3.7 cumulative grade point average (on a scale of 4.0) after two semesters. Pembroke will accept applications only from students who are prepared to study in one of the following areas:

Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Bio-Psychology
Chemistry
Economics
Economics and Management
English Language and Literature
English and Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish)
Mathematics
Mathematics and Philosophy
Modern History
Modern History and Economics
Modern History and English
Modern History and Modern Languages
Modern History and Politics
Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish)
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Philosophy
Philosophy and Modern Languages
Politics
Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology
Theology

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Application Procedure

Each Tufts student applicant is required to submit to the Office of Tufts Programs Abroad the following items by December 3, 2007:

  1. A completed Oxford University Visiting Student application form, available at the Office of Tufts Programs Abroad.
  2. Two letters of recommendation from full-time members of the Tufts faculty, submitted on department stationery to the Office of Tufts Programs Abroad. Both recommendations should be from the Tufts department corresponding to the subject the student wishes to study at Oxford University.
  3. Two term papers or other pieces of work in the subject the student wishes to study at Oxford.
  4. Tufts will select nominees to submit to Pembroke. Pembroke, in turn, will choose the candidates to study at Pembroke for the 2008-2009 academic year, depending on the availability of spaces in the various academic disciplines. This process may take two to three months.

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Academic Program

Oxford (http://www.ox.ac.uk/)

Pembroke College (http://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/)

Courses at Oxford usually include eight tutorials each, but some are covered in four tutorials. Although a good deal of flexibility is possible, Humanities and Social Science majors will normally take two courses each term, usually consisting of eight tutorials each, though occasionally one course may only consist of four tutorials. Science majors will follow an equal amount of work but through a combination of tutorials and laboratory work. Although students may be required to take a final test at the end of each course of tutorials, they do not take the end-of-year final exams and assessment is based largely on tutorial coursework. Usually, tutorials are conducted by the Fellows of Pembroke and by Fellows of other colleges. Attendance for lectures at Oxford is at the student’s discretion.

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Academic Calendar 2007-2008

Arrival

October 1
Pembroke Orientation

October 1-6
Michaelmas Term
Term Begins

October 7
Term Ends

December 1
Hilary Term
Term Begins January 9
Term Ends March 8
Trinity Term
Term begins April 17
Term Ends June 14
Departure June 15

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Accommodations and Meals

Tufts students are housed in single rooms within the college in one of Pembroke’s residence halls, which range from older, renovated buildings to modern ones. The college dining hall serves eighteen meals per week, and Tufts students are enrolled in the full-board plan. Students are given an allowance to meet the cost of their meal plan and basic living expenses.

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Orientation

Pembroke has an orientation for new students which lasts several days before the beginning of the first term.

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Student Activities

Tufts-in-Oxford students are allowed to participate in the optional subsidized day and weekend trips along with students in the Tufts-in-London program. Past locations have included Cambridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Edinburgh, Bath, Stonehenge, and Salisbury. Tufts-in-Oxford participants are able to attend a selection of cultural events at a highly subsidized cost or at the Program's expense. They are also invited to participate in a special Thanksgiving dinner. These activities are in conjunction with the Tufts-in-London program.

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Comprehensive Program Fee: 2007-2008

$46,098 for the academic year includes:
  • Full tuition and fees at Pembroke College of Oxford University;
  • Full room and board (includes single room in residence halls);
  • Full use of Oxford University facilities: sports, computers, e-mail, and library access;
  • Membership in Oxford Union (special student club and debating society);
  • Orientation provided by Pembroke College;
  • Opportunity to attend plays, concerts, operas and group meals in London with Tufts-in-London students; subsidized tickets are provided;
  • Subsidized day and weekend trips as previously mentioned.

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