Online Graduate Certificate Program - Fall Registration | Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Online Graduate Certificate Program - Fall Registration

Fall 2023 Registration

 

Tufts Student Information System (SIS) is open; please log in to SIS and complete your enrollment for your Fall 2023 Certificate course. 

Leave of Absence for Fall 2023

New Enrollment Opportunity

  • In addition to the Fall 2023 Certificate course offerings listed below our students in our Certificate programs may now also take select graduate courses in our in-person and hybrid degree programs.
  • IMPORTANT: The tuition is higher if you enroll in an in-person degree program course (NUTR) or in a hybrid degree program course (NUTB); please review the Tuition section below for details.
  • If this is something that you are interested in doing for the Fall 2023 semester, please email your academic advisor, Diane McKay and the Friedman School's Registrar so we may inquire if the course you would like to take is available to you for enrollment this fall.

Fall 2023 Course Offerings - courses begin September 5, 2023 and end December 21, 2023

Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity Certificate Program

Nutrition Science for Communications Professionals Certificate Program

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Certificate Program

Nutrition for Industry Professionals and Entrepreneurs Certificate Program

Nutrition Science for Health Professionals Certificate Program

  • NUTC 0202: Principles of Nutrition Science
    Pre-requisite: Students are required to have taken a one semester college-level course in either human biology, chemistry, or physiology (preferred) or prior degree in the life science and obtain permission from instructor.

Global Nutrition Programming

Build Your Own Certificate 

  • Email your Academic Advisor, diane.mckay@tufts.edu, to discuss your Fall 2023 Certificate course plans.

As a reminder, students are welcome to take any Certificate course they want, as long as they have met any required prerequisites for that particular course. If you would like your Certificate to be in a particular area, two of your Certificate courses must be within the same Certificate Program track. The third course for completion of your Certificate may be from the same track, or an elective course from a different Certificate Program. If you would like to enroll in a Fall 2023 Certificate course that is listed for a different Certificate program, please email your request to your academic advisor, Diane McKay, who will be able to help you plan your Fall 2023 schedule and will also notify the Friedman School's Registrar the name of the Certificate course that you should be enrolled in for the fall semester.

Students in the Build Your Own Certificate have the benefit of being able to enroll in any three Certificate courses based on interest (as long as any required pre-requisites have been fulfilled).

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Beginning September 2, log in to Canvas, the learning platform used for Certificate course sites, and review your Fall 2023 course syllabus, reading assignments, and connect with your instructor; Canvas Tutorial: https://canvas.tufts.edu/courses/169

Textbook Information and Course Syllabus is available at: https://nutrition.tufts.edu/academics/certificates/all-course. Note: The Fall 2023 course syllabi and textbook information will be available by September 2, 2022 via Canvas but you can review the previous version of the syllabus posted online in the course description.

Tuition

Important to Note: If you have a Hold on your account in SIS from the Tufts Health Sciences Bursar's Office because you are past due on a tuition balance from a previous semester, you will not be able to enroll in your Certificate course. You will need to contact the Tufts Health Sciences Bursar's Office at hsbursar@tufts.edu or (617) 636-6551 to resolve the Hold and you'll be able to enroll.

  • Fall 2023 Certificate (NUTC) course tuition is $2,970.
  • Fall 2023 In-Person (NUTR) course tuition is $6,540.
  • Fall 2023 Hybrid (NUTB) course tuition is $6,540.
  • If you do not pay your tuition by the first day of your Fall 2023 course (September 5) you will not be in compliance as a matriculated student at Tufts and you will be subject to a late fee. A late fee (10% of bill up to $750) may be assessed if a bill has not been paid by that time.
  • Tufts University bills tuition electronically via Tufts eBill. 
  • Students can provide access to their parents and other invited viewers by granting them access in the “Bills and Balances” tab through the SIS Portal.  Please follow these instructions at http://go.tufts.edu/inviteviewers.
  • You will receive an email notice from "TuftsEbillView-info@tufts.edu" when an eBill is posted. To view or pay your tuition bill, log into SIS (go.tufts.edu/sis) and click, the Bills & Balances tab and select, “My eBill” or  select, “Make Payment.” Note: The Internet browsers that work best when you log in to SIS and attempt to remit your tuition are Chrome and Internet Explorer. Safari is NOT compatible. Additionally, you will need to change your Internet Option settings to "Enable Pop-Ups."
  • Please note while your eBill is a snapshot at a set point in time (similar to a credit card statement), you may review real-time account information via the Bills & Balances tab in SIS.
  • Late Payment Fees:  Accounts that have an outstanding tuition balance by the semester due date, are subject to a late payment fee equal to 10% of unpaid charges. Initially, fees will be assessed on balances greater than or equal to $2,000 but any balance amount is potentially subject to fee if not resolved in a timely manner. The maximum late fee assessed on any balance will be $750 per semester.
  • Click here to view instructions how to pay tuition via SIS (with screen shots).

Methods of Payment

Refund Policy

In the event that you need to Drop/Withdraw from the Fall 2023 semester, you must email your Drop/Withdraw request to nutritioncertificates@tufts.edu and the following Tuition Pro-ration Schedule will be applied:

  • DROP between the 1st-12th calendar day of semester = 100% refund
  • DROP between the 13th-19th calendar day of semester = 60% refund
  • DROP between the 20th-26th calendar day of semester = 40% refund
  • DROP between the 27th-33rd day of the semester = 20% refund
  • DROP after 33rd calendar day of the semester = 0% refund and a “W” for Withdraw will be posted on a student’s transcript for the late drop.

IMPORTANT: To be eligible for a full tuition refund, you must email your Drop/Withdraw request within the first 12 days of the semester to nutritioncertificates@tufts.edu. After the 12th calendar day of the semester the tuition refund will be based on the Tuition Pro-ration Schedule listed above.
IMPORTANT: In order to receive your student refund, you need to select your preferred refund disbursement method via SIS by going to the Bills & Balances tab and clicking on “Mange Refund.” 

IMPORTANT: Please note the Tufts Health Sciences Bursar's Office based in Boston processes student refunds on Tuesdays and on Thursdays.

If you have any questions pertaining to your bill or student refund, please contact the Tufts Health Sciences Bursar’s Office in Boston at (617) 636-6551.