Academic Progress and Graduation
University Policy
To obtain a bachelor’s degree, most students must have completed a minimum of 128 credits and 32 courses. As a guide for completing the four-year undergraduate program, students should keep in mind that sophomore status usually is attained by satisfactorily completing 32 credits of coursework; junior status, 64 credits; senior status, 96 credits. The number may vary depending on the college of enrollment.
The individual schools and colleges of the University have specific academic requirements and standards for determining satisfactory completion of a program of study (e.g., grades, concentrations, divisional studies).
To graduate, students must apply to their school or college by the deadline stipulated by the school or college.
Sargent College Policy
A Graduation Application must be submitted to the Academic Services Center (Room 207) by February 1 for May or September degree dates or by October 1 for January graduation. Students are responsible for the accuracy of their graduation applications. Sargent College baccalaureate degree requirements must be completed within eight years of the initial date of matriculation at Boston University.
Degree Advice is an advising tool available to students and their advisors via the Student Link. It provides a snapshot of the student’s progress-to-date toward degree completion and thus functions in conjunction with this bulletin and in the context of advising appointments as a useful reminder of coursework still needed at a given point in time. Students should check their Degree Advice periodically for updates resulting from registration, completion of additional courses, or changes of concentration. However, Degree Advice is not a substitute for substantive discussion with the advisor about degree programs and course selection, and Degree Advice does not certify students for graduation
Students should be aware that substitutions for required courses, as well as the use of some courses taken in Boston University study abroad programs, must be approved in writing in order for them to apply toward degree requirements.
