Higher Education Amendments of 1998

In compliance with the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, The Fletcher School at Tufts University provides this notice to all enrolled students of the availability and location of certain information to which you are entitled under Subpart D of Part 668 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations and under various federal and state laws.

The following information is available to any enrolled student or prospective student, upon request:

• Financial assistance information, including a description of the federal, state, local, private and institutional student financial assistance programs available to students; application procedures; eligibility requirements; criteria for selection and amount of award; methods of disbursement; the terms of, the schedules for, and the necessity of loan repayment and required loan exit counseling; the terms and conditions that are part of any employment that is part of the financial aid package; and the criteria for measuring satisfactory academic progress and how a student may reestablish eligibility for federal financial aid. Source: Fletcher Student Handbook

• Institutional information, including the cost of attendance; refund policies; return of federal student aid (FSA) program funds when a student withdraws; academic programs, faculty, and facilities; procedures for officially withdrawing from the University; accreditation and licensure; special facilities and services available to disabled students; terms and conditions under which students receiving federal education loans may obtain deferments; information regarding the availability of FSA program funds for a study abroad program; and whom to contact for information on student financial assistance and whom for general institutional issues. Source: Fletcher Student Handbook

• Your rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Source: Fletcher Student Handbook

• Annual Security Report and Drug-Free Campus Program

Source: You will receive a notice by October 1 of the internet location of the Report.

Additional Information:

Massachusetts Voter Registration Information.

• Massachusetts voter registration affidavit forms are available at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howreg.htm (registration or other locations)
• Other: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/
• Out-of-State Voter Registration Forms and Information: https://www.usa.gov/voter-registration

Tufts University Policy on Sexual Harassment

• https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/sexual-misconduct/
• A paper copy of this policy may be obtained from the University Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in Ballou Hall.

This notice is provided pursuant to regulations of the U.S. Department of Education published at 34 CFR Section 99.7 and Part 668.