Policies
Here you’ll find BU’s academic policies, covering everything from registration and full-time enrollment to academic conduct, intra-University transfer, and more. For policies related to student life and campus regulations, browse the Dean of Students’ Lifebook.
Registration and Attendance
- Absence for Religious Reasons
- Adding or Dropping a Course
- Attendance
- Childbirth and Adoption Accommodation for Full-Time PhD Students
- Cross-Registration: Registration in Boston-Area Consortia
- Postdoctoral Scholars
- Registration
- Student Bereavement
- Suspension or Dismissal
- Vacation Policy for PhD Students
- Veterans Information
- Withdrawal, Leave of Absence, and Reinstatement
Courses, Grades, and Degrees
- Academic?Load
- Academic Progress and Graduation
- Academic Residency Requirement
- Academic Standing for Undergraduate Students in Full-Time Programs
- Advanced Credit Guide
- Advanced Placement Credit
- Auditing Courses
- Course Scheduling for the Charles River Campus
- Cross-Listing Boston University Courses
- Policy on D Grades for Undergraduate Students
- Declaring or Changing a Major
- Undergraduate Degree Definitions & Credit Overlap Policies
- Dual Degrees
- Examinations
- Grade Grievances for Undergraduate Students in Boston University Courses
- Grades and Course Credits
- Incomplete Coursework
- Intra-University Transfer
- Pass/Fail Courses for Undergraduate Students
- Policy on Missing Grades
- Repeated Courses for Undergraduate Students
- Transfer Credits from Non-Boston University International Programs
- Transfer of Undergraduate Credit from US Institutions
Student Records
- Address Changes
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act—FERPA
- Name Changes or Corrections
- Student Retention Information
- Transcripts
Conduct
- Academic Conduct Code
- Conflicts of Interest
- Intellectual Property
- Protection of Minors
- Student Work Hours for Employment at Boston University
Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination
- Complaint Procedures in Cases of Alleged Unlawful Discrimination or Harassment
- Disability Accommodation
- Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy
- Sexual Misconduct/Title IX Policy
- Student Grievance Procedure in Cases of Alleged Disability Discrimination
