Orientation Information
Welcome to the Fletcher Community!
Orientation is designed to assist you with your transition to Fletcher. We’ll introduce you to your new school with academic briefings, information sessions, and a Resource Fair. During Orientation, you will also meet members of the community who will contribute to your Fletcher experience, including your classmates, administrators, and faculty. We hope that you take the time to get to know your classmates, as many of these friendships will last far beyond your time as a student.
In the Orientation Prep pages of this site, you’ll find two things: 1) Information about your Orientation Week, which is mandatory for all incoming students; 2) Things you can do to prepare in advance for your arrival, such as setting up housing; your ID card; and medical insurance.
Warmly,
The Office of Student Affairs
Cyndi Rubino, Kate Drizos Cavell, and Donna DeFuria
FletcherStudentAffairs@tufts.edu
Fall Term 2024: View the Orientation Week Schedule here! This is the final version, published August 20, 2024. You’ll receive a paper copy at Orientation check-in (in person).
Arrival: Please arrive in the Medford/Somerville area by Sunday, August 25 so that you are ready to begin Orientation on August 26.
Location: Fletcher’s Cabot Hall, 160 Packard Ave, Medford, MA
Attendance: Orientation Week is mandatory for all incoming students (with the exception of GMAP and GBA students, who will have a separate program)
Questions about Orientation or student life at Fletcher? Email FletcherStudentAffairs@tufts.edu
Questions about academics and classes? Email FletcherRegistrar@tufts.edu
Equivalency Exam Information
The E201, E210M, and B205 Equivalency Exams will be administered during Orientation. These equivalency exams are administered, without exception, only twice during the academic year.
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- You are strongly encouraged to take the equivalency exams during your first semester; if you miss the equivalency exams, the next time the equivalency exams will be administered is the following semester.
- Fall 2024 semester details: This term, exams will be available online from Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 2 PM through Friday, August 30, 2024 at 5 PM
- For more information and details about how to best prepare for the equivalency exams, review the equivalency exams information section.
MBTA Passes (Boston public transportation passes)
Click here to learn more about discounted MBTA Pass Program for Tufts students.
Digital Platforms at Fletcher
Read more about Tufts’ WiFi networks, Fletcher Elists, and other digital platforms. (This document is for Fletcher’s Spring 2024 and Fall 2024 enrolled students.)