Here, you will find the necessary resources for the beginning of your degree, during your degree, and finally graduation!
On this page:
Beginning your degree
- 2019-2020 Ph.D. Graduate Student Handbook
- 2019-2020 Master’s, OTD, and Certificate Student Handbook
- Graduate Advising Topics and Expectations (GATE) worksheet is a suggested list of topics for discussion with advisors. These discussion topics in mentoring relationships are suggestions, meant to support the pre-existing relationships and procedures within departments. It is not an exhaustive list, but serves to augment existing communication between advisors and advisees.
- Guidelines for Biology Graduate Students! Learn about your degree requirements and expectations during your time at Tufts.
- Seminar Policy for PhD and MS students. You are required to attend all weekly seminars. You will give a seminar talk about every year.
- Graduate Student Course Registration Guidelines. Check your course requirements before each semester and don’t forget to register.
During your degree
General
- 2020-2021 Ph.D. Graduate Student Handbook
- 2020-2021 Master’s, OTD, and Certificate Student Handbook
- Guidelines for graduate Students! Learn about your degree requirements and expectations during your time at Tufts.
- Seminar Series. PhD and MS students are required to attend all weekly seminars. You will give a seminar talk about every year.
- Graduate Student Course Registration Guidelines. Check your course requirements before each semester and don’t forget to register.
- Tufts Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training. This training should be completed annually; you should receive an email when it expires.
Committee Meetings
- Remember to complete a Graduate Progress Report for Committee Meetings form prior to your committee meeting. It is also good to print off your updated CV and make a timeline for future work.
- Graduate Student Committee Meeting Guidelines. This is what you and your committee should expect during your meetings.
- Graduate Student Self-Assessment Form (IDP). Good to fill out every semester, particularly in preparation for your committee meetings. Required for NIH funded students, but helpful for ALL.
Qualifying exam
- PhD Qual Exam Research Proposal Instructions should be used as a guide when writing your proposal, but you can follow other guidelines as determined by your advisor. You should discuss this before you begin writing! Also includes a timeline to keep you on track.
- Research Proposal Self Evaluation Guide is an opportunity to self-evaluate your written proposal. This can help identify areas to improve upon.
- PhD Qualifying Exam Submission Form. This should be completed by your advisor and all commmittee members after quals.
Finally, graduation!
- Guidelines for Graduate Students! Learn about your degree requirements and expectations during your time at Tufts.
- Final steps to complete your graduation!
- You can find the Application for Graduation on Tufts SIS.
- Sample Thesis Title Pages for MS (page 1) and PhD (page 2) candidates.
- The Graduate Student Handbook (updated every year) has important dates!
- PhD candidates must fill out the Survery of Earned Doctorates.
- The Certificate of Fitness must be signed by all committee members at your thesis defense.
- The Approval of Thesis/Dissertation for Submission must be signed your primary research mentor AFTER you have made edits to your thesis.
- Check the Graduate Commencement Checklist to make sure you haven’t missed anything!