Graduation Deadlines

Steps for Graduation

1. Apply for your anticipated graduation date in SIS on the Academics drop-down menu.
   • This must happen before your Graduation Packet can be submitted.
2. Complete any petitions for approval to substitute courses for any Engineering degree requirements.
   • These must be submitted for all approvals before the Graduation Packet to ensure your student degree audit is up to date when you run it for submission.
3. Submit the Use A Different Matriculation Year Degree Sheet form if you plan to follow the requirements from a newer Degree Sheet. By default, undergraduate Engineering students use the Degree Sheet associated with their anticipated year of graduation at the time of matriculation. However, engineers may also choose to use a newer Degree Sheet from a year after their matriculation. (They may not use an older Degree Sheet from a year prior to their matriculation.) Please make sure to receive a response that your record has been updated before running your Student Degree Audit to ensure it is following the correct set of degree rules. The requirements on your Audit will update, but the catalog year at the top should still show your matriculation year when you run it for submission.
4. Run your 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 sending it to the department for signatures.
   • If you are graduating in May or August, please run your audit AFTER you have registered for Spring 2022 courses.
5. Locate and complete any Second Major or Minor Checklists, usually found on department websites.
6. Obtain necessary signatures on the Student Degree Audit and any other checklists. Be sure to observe any internal deadlines departments may have set. Make sure to receive your signed Degree Audit and signed checklists back from each department.
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.
• Your Student Degree Audit may include details about requirements for your second major(s) and/or minor(s). You are still required to fill out any second major or minor checklists and submit those with your Graduation Packet.
• If you have a second major in a Liberal Arts department or any minor and your advisor has approved a substitution to the standard 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 towards graduate school, you must fill out the corresponding form, which can be found on the Student Forms web page.
• ABET Coordinators:
• BSBME: Sergio Fantini
• BSCHE: Hyunmin Yi
• BSCE: Babak Moaveni
• BSEVE: Andrew Ramsburg
• BSCS: Alva Couch
• BSEE: Jeffrey Hopwood
• BSCPE: Hwa Chang
• BSME: Doug Matson