Cross Registration
Undergraduate and graduate students may cross-register within the University or at other institutions with appropriate approvals. The schools with which we have consortium agreements are Boston College, Boston University, and Brandeis. Graduate students may cross-register at MIT for the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality. Undergraduate students may cross-register at the New England Conservatory of Music. SMFA at Tufts undergraduate students may cross-register through the ProArts Consortium. Cross-registration at Harvard is only available to Fletcher students.
To qualify, you must be enrolled in a degree program as a full-time student. You must take the course for credit and you may not take it for a Pass/Fail grade (ProArts courses excluded). You must abide by all deadlines of the host institution or school, and all requirements of the cross-registered class, including attendance.
Cross-Registration within Tufts University
A full-time graduate student at Tufts University may also enroll for two graduate courses during any semester at the Fletcher School, the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Cross-registration is possible on a space available basis. Students who wish to cross-register should consult with their academic advisor and/or the department’s graduate studies committee representative before consulting with the instructor of the course and should expect to satisfy any prerequisites typically required for enrollment. Requests to cross-register with Tufts schools are submitted through SIS and subject to approval of the instructor and both the host school’s registrar’s office as well as the student’s home registrar’s office.
Arts, Sciences, and Engineering students who are currently enrolled full time at Tufts University may cross-register within the university with appropriate approvals. The course must be taken for credit and may not be taken with pass/fail grading. The student must abide by all deadlines of the host school and all requirements of the cross-registered class, including attendance.
Undergraduate students (excluding those in the combined MPH and MALD programs) are limited to one cross-registered course in a single full-time semester. Students who wish to cross-register for an additional course must get permission from their Advising Dean.
To cross-register at another Tufts school (e.g. Nutrition or Fletcher), log into SIS. Go to the “Classes” dropdown, select “Cross Registration,” and enter your request; cross-registration is not permitted in summer sessions.
Cross-Registration at a Consortium School
Tufts undergraduate students may enroll in each of the following institutions during the fall and spring semesters: Boston College, Brandeis University, and Boston University. Online classes may not be cross-registered. Qualifying students must be enrolled full time and be in good academic standing in their home institution. The course must be taken for credit and may not be taken pass/fail. There is no exchange of fees, and both semester hours and grades are recorded at the home institution. Only one cross-registered course at the above institutions may be taken per semester. Cross-registration is not allowed during Summer Session. Normally, Tufts students are limited to a total of two courses taken in departments for which there is no Tufts equivalent (e.g., business). Tufts students are subject to the requirements of the course taken at the host institution, including attendance.
Full-time graduate students may take one course per semester through cross-registration agreements with Boston College, Boston University, and Brandeis University.. Courses satisfactorily completed (B– or better) at one of the three consortium schools automatically appear on the student’s Tufts transcript and may be counted toward degree requirements. Tufts students who wish to cross-register should consult with their academic advisor and/or graduate program director before submitting a petition. More information is available on the Registrar's website. The host institution reserves the right to terminate the student’s participation at that institution at any time.
Cross-registration is also offered through the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality at MIT. This consortium relationship is limited to the specific area of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. For information about course offerings and application materials, visit the GCWS website.
To cross-register at one of the consortium schools, undergradautes and gradautes must complete the Petition for Cross-Registration at Consortium Schools. Obtain the instructor’s signature and the host registrar’s signature. Return a copy of the signed form electronically to Student Services via course_updates@tufts.edu.
Cross-Registration through the ProArts Consortium
The Professional Arts Consortium (ProArts) is an association of seven neighboring Boston institutions of higher education dedicated to the visual and performing arts. Its members are Berklee College of Music, the Boston Architectural College, the Boston Conservatory, Emerson College, the New England Conservatory, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University.
ProArts courses are only available to undergraduate SMFA at Tufts students. These courses are taken on a credit/no credit basis. Students may take the equivalent of 4 Tufts credits (SHU’s) in any given semester.
Complete the ProArts Application for Cross Registration
Cross-Registration Policies
- Courses will appear on your Tufts transcript after the semester begins. If you cross-register at a consortium school, your grades will be forwarded to Tufts by the host institution at the conclusion of the semester.
- Undergraduate students (excluding those in the combined MPH and MALD programs) are limited to one cross-registered course in a single full-time semester. You must get permission from your Advising Dean to cross-register for more than one course.
- Graduate students may take two courses in a single semester at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (or one course at another Tufts school and one course at a consortium school).
- Students may only cross-register for one course a semester at a consortium school.
- You may not cross-register during the summer semesters.
- If you want to drop or withdraw from a cross-registered course, you must follow the procedures and deadlines of the host institution. Failure to drop the course properly may result in a negative notation on your transcript. After taking the appropriate steps, check your SIS record to be sure the change has been recorded.