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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.
Fall 2019 Phd Courses | ||||||
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Course | Title | Department | Instructor | Time | Time | Location |
AC909 | Contemporary Accounting Topics | AC | Wysocki | Monday, Wednesday | 11:30-2:15 | 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 | Friday | 1:30-4:30 | HAR 228 |
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 |
OM921 | Theory and Technology of Operations | OM | Pekoz | Monday | 11:00-2:00 | HAR 603 |
PL945 | Behavioral Economics Seminar | MPPL | Ericson | Tuesday, Thursday | 9:30-10:45 | HAR 667 |
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.
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.
More information on Cross registration for Boston Area Consortia (Boston College, Brandeis University, Tufts University, and Hebrew College).
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.
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.”
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:
Fall 2019 | |
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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 | |
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Registration Planner Available | September 26, 2019 |
Registration Begins for Questrom Graduate Students | October 27, 2019 |
MOD 4 Registration Opens at 10am | November 22, 2019 |
First-Year MSDi Spring Classes Begin (IS717) | January 2, 2020 |
First-Year FT MBA Spring Classes Begin (PL700) | January 8, 2020 |
First Year FT MBA Required Career/ Teaming Sessions | January 15 and 16 |
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 |
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 |
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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 2020 Dates | Refund |
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On or Before January 20, 2020 | 100% of tuition and fees |
January 21 - February 3, 2020 | 80% tuition only |
February 4 - February 10, 2020 | 60% tuition only |
February 11 - February 18, 2020 | 40% tuition only |
February 19 – February 25, 2020 | 20% tuition only |
As of February 26, 2020 | 0% |