NU Tufts Early Assurance Applicant Agreement for 2014 Matriculation
Northeastern University is one of a small group of colleges in Massachusetts partnering with Tufts University School of Medicine and its Early Assurance (EA) Program. Northeastern students with a science GPA of at least 3.5 and an overall GPA of at least 3.5 by the end of the sophomore year (4-year NU program) or middler year (5-year NU program with Coop participation) may be eligible to apply for admission to the Tufts University School of Medicine through this special program. In addition, eligible students must have completed a minimum of two semesters of General Biology, two semesters of General Chemistry, and at least one semester of Organic Chemistry.
Please see the Tufts website for program details.
Eligible Students
The Application period for 2014 Matriculation is now open.
Please review all of the information in the Sections below. If you think you are eligible, return to this Section. Then, log into MedAppTrak Account and click on the TUFTS EA tab from the MedAppTrak Home Page. Please follow the directions and provide the requested information so that your eligibility status will be quickly determined.
Applicant Agreement
Tufts Early Assurance Application Form for 2014 Matriculation
Tufts Early Assurance Instructions for Tufts Application for 2014 Matriculation
Application Information for 2014 Matriculation
Who Is Eligible
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Sophomores in a traditional four year program who began college no earlier than the 2010-2011 academic year and who will graduate in January or May 2014.
- Middlers in a five year co-op program who began college no earlier than the 2009-2010 academic year, who will have completed their first coop by June 30, 2012, and who will graduate in January or May of 2014.
Who Is Eligible
- Sophomores in a traditional four year program who began college no earlier than the 2010-2011 academic year and who will graduate in January or May 2014.
- Middlers in a five year co-op program who began college no earlier than the 2009-2010 academic year, who will have completed their first coop by June 30, 2012, and who will graduate in January or May of 2014.
Sophomores in a traditional four year program and Middlers in a five year coop program may graduate a semester (but not a full year) early due to AP credit or an accelerated curriculum.
Students who began full-time studies at Northeastern mid-year may apply with the class that enrolled the following September.
Students who transferred into NU and who have an eligible class standing may apply. However, according to the Tufts website: “It is highly unlikely that an applicant who has transferred to one of the participating schools from a less rigorous school would be admitted to TUSM via the Early Assurance Program.”
Applicants must have completed, at the college level) at least 2 semesters of biology, 2 semesters of general chemistry, and one semester of organic chemistry by the end of the current academic year. In most cases, AP credit will not take the place of course completion requirements. It is expected that both semesters of organic chemistry and both semesters of physics will be completed by the end of the 2012-2013 academic year.
Who is not eligible
- Students who began college earlier than September 2009.
- Students who have NOT completed at least 4 academic semesters as a full-time college student by the end of the spring semester, 2012.
- Students who will have been enrolled in classes for six (6) consecutive Fall/Spring semesters, beginning in January, 2012.
- Students who are enrolled in 5-year (or longer) degree-granting academic programs (e.g., PharmD).