Registration

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Overview

Below you will find information on how to register for a course at another school, enroll in a directed study, or register for more than 18 credits in a semester. Graduate Academic & Career Development Center has a collection of course syllabi and reviews for classes taken outside of BU. To view the book of course descriptions and recommendations for classes students have taken at other universities visit the Graduate Academic & Career Development Center front desk.

Please note that in order to register for classes each semester, you must be in compliance with all University policies, including meeting all immunization requirements, settling your student account, acknowledging the Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Law, and having a current BU Alert number on record. To check your compliance status, click the “Personal” tab, and then select “Compliance Status.” Failing to update a BU Alert number every semester is the most common issue that keeps you out of compliance.

PhD Seminars

Fall 2019 Phd Courses

Course	Title	Department	Instructor	Time	Time	Location
AC909	Contemporary Accounting Topics	AC	Wysocki	Friday	9:00-11:45	HAR 667
DS906	Philosophy and Science of Research	DS	Grodal	Thursday	9:00-noon	HAR 658
DS925	Methods for Causal Inference in Strategy Research	SI	Simcoe	Wednesday	4:00 -7:00	HAR 424
FE918	Doctoral Seminar in Finance	FE	TBD	Friday	3:30-5:45	HAR 412
MF922	Advanced Mathematical Finance	MF	Robertson	Tuesday	2:00-4:45	HAR 667
MK914	Consumer Behavior	MK	Trudel	Monday	9:00-noon	HAR 658
MK929	Marketing Management and the Customer-Focused Firm 2	MK	Keinan	Thursday	9:00 - 11:45	HAR 615
OB917	Theorizing Research	OB	Anteby	Thursday	9:00-4:00	HAR 562
OM922	Theory and Technology of Operations	OM	Pekoz	Tuesday	9:00-noon	HAR 667
PL945	Behavioral Economics Seminar	MPPL	Ericson	Tuesday, Thursday	9:30-10:45	HAR 667

Register for Questrom Courses

Visit the student link and complete the following below steps. Prior to registration day, you will be able to use the “Plan” option to plan for your intended classes. “Planning” your schedule does not register you for classes, nor does it hold a seat for you in your classes.

Scroll down the page to find the semester for which you wish to register and click on “Reg Options.” A list of options will appear: “Plan,”* “Register for Classes,” and “Drop Class.”
Beginning at 7:00am on registration day you will be able to click on “Register for Classes.” Beyond this screen, the system is self-explanatory. It will ask you to input your college (QST), department code (AC, OB, etc), and course number, which will allow you to officially add the course to your schedule. Please keep in mind that registration is live, so it would be in your best interest to do this as close to 7:00am as possible, thus increasing your odds of securing a spot in your desired class.

Register for Courses at Other Colleges at BU

In most cases, Questrom doctoral students will be unable to use the Student Link to register for non Questrom BU courses. Colleges at BU often limit online registration to in their own students so they can manage enrollments, Questrom also does the same. However, the other colleges and faculty at BU are often very happy to have Questrom students take their courses if space is available and the faculty member agrees. As such, the best way to become registered for a course at another BU college is to contact that college and find out what their process is for registration, each school has their own way of handling these requests. In some cases you may need to fill out a Course Adjustment Form, in other cases the school may be able to register you directly.

Register for Courses in the Boston Area Consortia

Registration in the Boston Area Consortia is a formal agreement between Boston University and several local colleges and universities whereby BU students can attend courses at other institutions, and students from other institutions can attend courses at BU. The primary schools in the Cross Registration consortium are Boston College, Brandeis University, Tufts University, and Hebrew College.

Obtain a Cross Registration Petition form from the Office of the University Registrar (881 Commonwealth Avenue, Second Floor) or from the host institution.
Your advisor or dean, the BU Registrar’s Office, and the host institution’s registrar’s office must sign the completed Cross Registration Petition.
The copy of the signed Cross Registration Petition must be submitted to both the BU Registrar’s Office and the host institution’s registrar’s office for official registration.

More information on Cross registration for Boston Area Consortia (Boston College, Brandeis University, Tufts University, and Hebrew College).

Register for a Directed Study

If you wish to conduct research in a specific area of interest under the guidance of a faculty member, you may apply for a two or four credit directed study. A directed study may not substitute for a required course or duplicate an elective course already completed or that is offered at the college. Upon completion of the directed study, you will receive a grade from the sponsoring faculty member. The grade will be included in the computation of your grade point average.

Discuss directed study plans with the appropriate faculty member. If unsure about which faculty member to contact, ask the Department Chair for a recommendation.
Negotiate area of investigation, requirements and evaluation criteria with the sponsoring faculty member.
Fill out the PhD Directed Study Form and have it signed by the sponsoring faculty member, Department Chair and Doctoral Liaison.
Return the application to the Graduate Academic & Career Development Center for approval before the start of the semester. Upon approval, the Graduate Academic & Career Development Center will assign a course number for the class and register you for the course. A copy of your application, with an authorized signature and course number will be returned to you.
Complete the directed study under the guidance of a faculty member.

Student Link Plan Option

Select the “Academics” tab and go to “Registration.” Enter BU Log-in and Kerberos Password. Once in the registration tab, click “Reg Options” underneath the semester in which you have used the “Plan” option. From here, click “Register for Class.” Then click on the “Go” button located next to “Planner.” First, click “Mark to Add.” To submit all of your classes at once, click “Add Classes to Schedule.”

Course Overload Policy

You must have your faculty mentor’s permission and complete the Course Overload Policy & Tuition Waiver Form to register for more than 18 credits in a given semester. Every additional credit above 18 will incur per-credit charges. Charges for the course overload up to 20 credits are waived if at least one of the following conditions is met:

Your cumulative grade point average is 3.70 or higher
You are registering for a fifth course (up to 20 credits) in your last semester of required PhD courses.

Important Dates

Fall 2019
Classes Begin	September 3, 2019
Last Day to Add Standard Courses	September 16, 2019
Last Day to Drop Standard Courses (without a “W” grade) Last Day for Graduate Students to Change Standard Courses from Credit to Audit Status	October 7, 2019
Columbus Day, Classes Suspended	October 14, 2019
Substitute Monday Schedule of Classes	October 15, 2019
Last Day to Drop Standard Courses (with a “W” grade)	November 8, 2019
Thanksgiving Recess	November 27- December 1, 2019
Classes Resume	December 2, 2019
Last Day to Officially Take a Leave of Absence or Withdraw from the University	December 3, 2019
Last Day of Standard Classes	December 11, 2019
Study Period	December 12-15, 2019
Final Exams Begin	December 16, 2019
Final Exams End	December 20, 2019

Spring 2020
Registration Planner Available	September 19, 2019
Registration Begins for Questrom Graduate Students	October 27, 2019
MOD 4 Registration Opens at 10am	Date TBD
First-Year MSDi Spring Classes Begin (IS717)	Date TBD
First-Year FT MBA Spring Classes Begin (PL700)	Date TBD
First Year FT MBA Required Career/ Teaming Sessions Begin	Date TBD
Standard Classes Begin	January 21, 2020
Last Day to Add Standard Courses	February 3, 2020
Presidents' Day, Classes Suspended	February 17, 2020
Substitute Monday Schedule of Classes	February 18, 2020
Last Day to Drop Standard Courses (without a "W" grade) Last Day for Graduate Students to Change Standard Courses from Credit to Audit Status	February 25, 2020
Spring Recess	March 7 - 15, 2020
Classes Resume	March 16, 2020
Last Day to Drop Standard Courses (with a "W" grade)	April 3, 2020
Last Day to Officially Take a Leave of Absence or Withdraw from the University	April 15, 2020
Patriots' Day, Classes Suspended	April 20, 2020
Substitute Monday Schedule of Classes	April 22, 2020
Last Day of Standard Classes	April 30, 2020
Study Period	May 1 - 4, 2020
Final Exams Begin	May 5, 2020
Final Exams End	May 9, 2020

Withdrawal / Refund Schedule

The University withdrawal/refund schedule, which is applicable only when students withdraw from ALL of their classes and submit a Withdrawal/Leave of Absence form with the assistance of their academic advisor, is as follows:

Fall 2019 Dates	Refund
On or Before September 2, 2019	100% tuition and fees
September 3 – September 16, 2019	80% tuition only
September 17 – September 23, 2019	60% tuition only
September 24 – September 30, 2019	40% tuition only
October 1 – October 7, 2019	20% tuition only
As of October 8, 2019	0%

Spring 2019 Dates	Refund
On or Before January 21, 2019	100% of tuition and fees
January 22 - February 4, 2019	80% tuition only
February 5 - February 11, 2019	60% tuition only
February 12 - February 19, 2019	40% tuition only
February 20 – February 26, 2019	20% tuition only
As of February 27, 2019	0%