Academics at Boston University

Academy students begin studying courses at Boston University during their junior year in addition to their coursework in English, history, and math at the Academy. With access to more than 2,000 courses at the University, Academy students have the opportunity to gain exposure to new disciplines as well as to follow their passions and purse particular interests at advanced levels. All University courses are taken with Boston University faculty and students.

Students take as many as two University classes a semester during junior year and as many as four classes each semester as seniors. Most juniors enroll in Biology 107, completing the science sequence that began with physics and chemistry at the Academy, and a modern language at the University.

“The opportunity to take classes at the University is exciting and rare, as is the opportunity to learn under such a passionate faculty at the Academy”.

In taking University language courses, students often achieve in two years the equivalent of four years of high school language study. As such, a large number of Academy students graduate with proficiency in two additional languages — one classical and one modern.

Academy students regularly complete up to twelve courses (40 college credits)  from Boston University’s undergraduate curriculum prior to graduation. A portion of these credits may be transferable at the discretion of the college to which students matriculate.