Instructions for Graduation Paperwork

When you are preparing to graduate from Tufts, you will need signed paperwork for each of your majors and minors to be submitted as part of your graduation packet. This page has instructions on how to get signatures for Computer Science and Data Science. Please read through these instructions carefully, as following them will help this process move smoothly and quickly!

Assume it will take several business days for us to review, sign, and return your paperwork. If we identify any issues, you will also want time to address them, as they may result in you needing to resubmit corrected materials or make adjustments to your class schedule.

You should plan to submit your CS paperwork to the department for signature no less than one week prior to the ultimate deadline for submitting your graduation packet. We will do our best to take care of any paperwork submitted after this time, but cannot guarantee it will be returned to you before the ultimate deadline. We strongly recommend that May candidates submit their CS paperwork to us as soon as they have registered for their Spring classes. 

All Students

  • Review the Tufts page on applying to graduate to learn:
    • What is required for your graduation paperwork packet
    • How to apply for graduation in SIS
    • Where to upload your graduation packet after it is signed
    • Deadlines for applying in SIS and uploading your graduation packet, based on graduation term
  • Here are instructions on how to run your degree audit (the tool Tufts uses to track degree progress) and save it as a PDF.

Additional Instructions by Program

    • Fill out the CS minor checklist form and sign. Please do not make any adjustments to the PDF using an editor, such as designating certain fields for signatures.
      • Use a grade of “IP” for any classes currently in progress.
      • Use a grade of “TBD” for any classes to be taken in the next semester.
    • Please name your saved checklist “Lastname Firstname CS minor checklist”
    • Upload the completed checklist to the CS minor Box folder.


    Your checklist will be reviewed, signed, and returned to you via email. You can then upload your minor checklist with the rest of your graduation packet.

    • Fill out the CS major checklist form and sign.
      • Use a grade of “IP” for any classes currently in progress.
      • Use a grade of “TBD” for any classes to be taken in the next semester.
    • Please name your saved checklist “Lastname Firstname CS major checklist”
    • Upload the completed checklist to the CS A&S major checklist Box folder.


    Note: Students completing the CS major in A&S should upload only their checklist to this Box folder. A&S students will need to include their audit with their graduation packet, but it only needs the student’s signature. SoE students need their audit signed, but only for their primary major.

    Your checklist will be reviewed, we will get your advisor and program coordinator’s signatures, and then the fully signed checklist will be returned to you via email. You can then upload your CS major checklist with the rest of your graduation packet.

    • Your audit must show all requirements as complete (green check) or in progress (blue ellipsis) before you can submit it for signature.
      • For May candidates, this means you cannot submit until you have registered for your Spring courses.
      • If you are substituting a different course for a requirement, you must first submit a course substitution petition (found in the Undergraduate Engineering section of the Tufts Student Forms page). The petition must be fully approved and reflected in your audit before you submit it for signature.
    • Once all requirements are complete or in progress, run your audit, save as PDF, and sign. Please do not make any adjustments to the PDF using an editor, such as designating certain fields for signatures. 
    • Please name your file “Lastname Firstname BSCS audit”
    • Upload the completed audit to the BSCS audit Box folder.


    Note: Students completing the BSCS major should only upload their audit to this Box folder. Engineers do not need their BSCS degree sheet signed to graduate.

    Your audit will be reviewed, we will get your advisor and ABET coordinator’s signature, and the fully signed audit will be returned to you via email. You can then upload your audit with the rest of your graduation packet.

    • Your audit must show all requirements as complete (green check) or in progress (blue ellipsis) before you can submit it for signature.
      • For May candidates, this means you cannot submit until you have registered for your Spring courses.
      • If your audit is not properly reflecting your Disciplinary Breadth courses, you must submit a course substitution petition (found in the Undergraduate Engineering section of the Tufts Student Forms page). Please submit one petition for all three courses; for the Requirement field, put “BSDS Disciplinary Breadth,” list all three courses in the “Substitution Course” field, and include your rationale for using the courses. The petition must be fully approved and reflected in your audit before you submit it for signature.
      • If you are substituting a different course for a requirement, you must first submit a course substitution petition (found in the Undergraduate Engineering section of the Tufts Student Forms page). The petition must be fully approved and reflected in your audit before you submit it for signature.
    • Once all requirements are complete or in progress, run your audit, save as PDF, and sign. Please do not make any adjustments to the PDF using an editor, such as designating certain fields for signatures. 
    • Please name your file “Lastname Firstname BSDS audit”
    • Upload the completed audit to the BSDS audit Box folder.


    Note: Students completing the BSDS major should only upload their audit to this Box folder. Engineers do not need their BSDS degree sheet signed to graduate.

    Your audit will be reviewed, we will get your advisor and ABET coordinator’s signature, and the fully signed audit will be returned to you via email. You can then upload your audit with the rest of your graduation packet.

Questions?

Thank you for reading and for your consideration of these instructions! We’ll be in touch via email once everything is signed. If you have any or questions or concerns about your paperwork, please email csadvising@cs.tufts.edu and use the subject: “[Graduation paperwork] Lastname Firstname”.