Student Services & Resources

Required Forms

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You must fill these forms out and submit them to Dave King!

• Committee Approval Form
  Students must have their examination committee as well as the date/time of their oral examination approved via a Committee Approval Form. This form must be submitted to Dave King at least one month in advance of the oral examination. The oral examination cannot be scheduled any less than a month from when the Committee Approval Form is submitted. Specific guidelines for choosing your committee are on pages 8 and 9 of the Student Handbook. Please not that your Research Advisor(s) cannot chair the committee and also that any committee member that is from another institution or an outside agency requires a Special Service Appointment Form. This form is available at GRS or in the Bioinformatics Department. This form only has to be used for a dissertation committee when there is a change from the original committee.
• Research Advisor Election/Change Form
  This form is a new requirement. You must complete this form in the event that you want to change your advisor. Changes made without the use of this form will not be recognized.
• Lab Rotation Approval Form
• Lab Rotation Report Form (PhD students only.)
• Intern Tracking Form (MS students only.)
• NEW Annual Report Form (07/02/2008)
  Must be turned in COMPLETE by October 1st of every year or registration for the next semester won’t be permitted. Complete means that a copy of your transcript must be attached and it must be signed by all that are required.

Other Forms

• W-4 Form
• I – 9 Form
• Direct Deposit Form
• Petition To Travel Form
• Reimbursement Request Form
• Petition for Approval of Credits for Transfer
• Summer Research Status Registration Form
• Certificate of Full-Time Participation in Graduate Program / Use this form only when you’re registering for credits and need to be certified full-time. This is not the form to use if you’re not registering for any credits and need to be certified full-time; that is the form below.
• Continuing Student Status Registration Form (For Full-Time Students) / Use this form if you’re not registering for any credit and need to have continuing student status.
• Petition Form / Use this form to use one course in lieu of another or to request a waiver for requirement. Please be sure to attach any relevant course decriptions.
• Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Procedures and Forms / Includes forms and instructions related to: MS and Ph.D. Diploma Applications, Dissertation Prospectus Approval and Submission, Submission of Dissertation Defense Abstract and Scheduling the Final Oral Examination (Dissertation Defense)
• Thesis Guidelines

Important Links

• Student Handbook
• LSEB 9th Floor Conference Room Schedule / Book room from this link.
• LSEB 10th Floor Conference Room Schedule / Book room from this link.
• Financial Aid/Fellowships
• ZLab / Bioinformatics Resources on the World Wide Web.
• The Student Link / Records and student information for those enrolled at Boston University.
• How to Print a Poster / Poster printing information for Bioinfo students.
• Student Health Services / One of Boston University’s outstanding benefits is its top quality health care available at the Student Health Services (SHS).
• REQUIRED Health Information / All students must complete the Medical History and Physical report.
• Mandatory Medical Insurance Policy / Certain students are required to participate in a qualifying medical insurance plan.
• Housing Information / Boston University Rental Property Management
• LSEB Room Access / Scroll down to Bioinformatics, do not use the Zaius Link.
• Personal Computing Support Center / The Office of Information Technology’s Personal Computing Support Center is a free resource dedicated to helping Boston University students, faculty, and staff use their personal computers and the Internet.
• GRS Bulletin / Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Departments and Degree Programs.
• Science and Engineering Library / Electronic Journals and resources
• The BUS / Boston University’s free Shuttle service from the Charles River campus to the Medical campus.
• List of BU Bioinformatics Student Publications / Please e-mail any additional publications: .
• BU Bioinformatics Student Forum
• Learning Unix Power Point tutorial from the new student orientation
• Learning Perl Power Point tutorial from the new student orientation
• Skype.com / Make free calls and video conferencing via the internet.