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First Year Global Programs

Tufts Civic Semester

Based in either Urubamba, Peru, or Chiang Mai, Thailand, this transformational first-semester program combines academic and experiential learning with a focus on community engagement and social and environmental justice.

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Tufts Civic Semester

Based in either Urubamba, Peru, or Chiang Mai, Thailand, this transformational first-semester program combines academic and experiential learning with a focus on community engagement and social and environmental justice.

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Civic Semester in Peru

Our Peru program focuses on community health, arts and culture, education, and environment and agriculture in Urumbaba, Peru.

Civic Semester Peru

Civic Semester in Thailand

Our newest program focuses on indigenous rights, environmental conservation, and sustainable development in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Civic Semester Thailand
Ben working on a mud block

Civic Semester has been a life-changing program. I’m coming home with a whole new perspective, and I can’t really imagine starting my Tufts experience any other way. I feel like I've grown and seen way more than I ever could in a normal first semester on campus.

Ben, A25, School of Arts and Sciences

Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year (Not in Session)

Tisch College’s innovative bridge year program provides accepted Tufts students the opportunity to learn from a transformational year of full-time community service before beginning their academic studies. Note: The bridge year program is currently on hiatus following the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.