Academics at Eaton Hall

Eaton Hall is one of our main academic buildings, housing the Departments of Anthropology, Classical Studies, Religion, and Sociology. Tufts students of all majors take coursework in the liberal arts in buildings here on the Academic Quad, regardless of whether they’re in the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering or the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts.

All three of these undergraduate schools have some form of distribution requirement for their degrees, all of which are in place to help students expand their worldview and foster interdisciplinary study. Liberal arts distribution requirements can be fulfilled in a variety of ways!

With so many academic opportunities, it can seem difficult to navigate college at first— no matter where you go— which is why academic advising is so critical. At Tufts, you’ll be assigned an advisor when you first get here. Once you declare a major, you’ll get to pick your own faculty advisor. Overall, the Tufts curriculum encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and fosters close relationships between students and faculty, for which many students are truly grateful.