Graduation Deadlines

Steps for Graduation

1. Apply for your anticipated graduation date in SIS on the Academics tab.
   • This must happen before your Graduation Packet can be submitted.
2. Locate and complete your Major Checklist and any Second Major or Minor Checklists. These are usually found on the department web page.
3. Obtain the necessary signatures for each checklist. Be sure to observe any internal deadlines your departments may have set. Make sure to receive your signed checklist back from each department.
4. Run your BFA Student Degree Audit. You can find step-by-step instructions for running your audit and what version you should submit as part of your Graduation Packet online. Make sure to sign your Student Degree Audit before meeting with your advisor.
   • If you are graduating in May or August, please run your audit AFTER you have registered for Spring 2022 courses.
5. Meet with your BFA advisor to obtain the necessary signatures on your BFA Student Degree Audit. Set up an advising appointment at go.tufts.edu/SMFAAdvisor.
6. Run your Liberal Arts Student Degree Audit.
   • For students graduating in May or August, please run AFTER you have registered for Spring 2022 courses.
7. Review subsequent emails from Tufts Student Services regarding next steps and additional information about how to submit your Graduation Packet.

Additional Information

• Transcripts are sealed after graduation, at which time no further changes can be made, so please be sure to check your transcript to ensure enrollments, test credits, transfer credits, and grade changes are all correct. Document any discrepancies and submit with your Graduation Packet.
• If you wish to count a course towards a foundation or distribution requirement for which it is not already listed, you will need to submit a petition. Petitions may be approved or denied, so please plan to have a back-up course if your petition is denied.
• You may use this Student Degree Audit Correction form to request corrections to where and how courses are listed on your Student Degree Audit. Changes will only be made to correct an error and not for a preference of courses used as the audit will place courses in one of many possible ways to satisfy requirements while also enforcing general policies. Additionally, please note that students will still need to go through the petition processes to request approval for courses to satisfy any foundation or distribution requirements that are not currently listed as satisfying in the SIS course catalog. There will be a delay between when petition approvals are submitted to Student Services and when you will see the exception noted on your Student Degree Audit.
• Your Student Degree Audit may include details about requirements for your major(s) and/or minor(s). You are still required to fill out any major or minor checklists and submit those with your Graduation Packet.
• If your advisor has approved a substitution for your major or minor requirements, they need to submit the Undergrad Major/Minor Substitutions form. They can find this form under Faculty Forms in SIS.
• If you are participating in the Thesis Honors Program, you must fill out a candidate form by October 20, 2021. The form is available at go.tufts.edu/seniorhonorsthesis.
• If you are reserving courses toward graduate school, you must fill out the corresponding form, which can be found on the Student Forms web page.