Graduate Orientations
There are multiple graduate orientation events arranged by campus and school. Some schools have separate orientation and immigration information sessions which are indicated below.
Graduate School of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, and Graduate SMFA
Thursday, August 28th, 2025 | 8:30 am to 1:45 pm | Distler Performance Hall, 20 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA 02155
International Graduate Student Orientation will introduce incoming international students to Tufts International Center staff. You will meet other incoming international graduate students, learn about your student visa and how to maintain your immigration status while studying at Tufts, and explore campus resources. There will be lunch following the orientation session.
Boston Health Sciences Campus
Fall Orientation for students in the Friedman School, PHPD Program & Cummings Vet School
Friday, August 29, 2025 | 9:00 am- 11:30am (Eastern) | Boston Health Sciences Campus - Posner Hall Auditorium, 200 Harrison Avenue, Boston
International Graduate Student Orientation will introduce incoming international students to Tufts International Center staff. You will meet other incoming international graduate students, learn about your student visa and how to maintain your immigration status while studying at Tufts, and explore campus resources.
Other School Orientation and Immigration Information Sessions
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
9:00am
Cabot ASEAN Auditorium
The Tufts International Center hosts a mandatory immigration orientation for students in the School of Dental Medicine to provide essential information to prepare you for life at Tufts.
- Meet the staff of the International Center
- Learn about your F-1 student visa, and how to maintain your immigration status while studying at Tufts
DMD Program
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Time: 8:00am - 9:00am
Location: TUSDM, Room 773, One Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111
Zoom Orientation for F-1 students for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Virtual: Zoom Link to Follow
The orientation session will cover:
- Meeting the staff of the International Center
- Learn about your F-1 student visa, and how to maintain your immigration status while studying at Tufts
Virtual (Zoom) Webinar
Friday, July 18, 2025
9:00am-10:15am EST
Open to students from all Tufts Schools. The International Center invites our new international graduate and professional students to this pre-arrival session for the Fall 2025 semester. In this session we will discuss frequently asked questions about visas, international arrival, on-campus orientation and adjustment, graduate student success, and more. The session will be recorded and there will be an opportunity for questions and answers (Q&A) at the end.