Summer
Study Guidelines
For summer
courses taken at Boston University:
All day and evening summer courses are administered
by the Summer Term Office located within
the Metropolitan College building at 755
Commonwealth Avenue.
Courses with the CAS prefix may be taken
for credit toward the completion of the
College Program. Although most CAS courses
offered during the summer conform to the
numbering system in effect at the College,
students are advised to exercise caution
in selecting courses to avoid duplication.
Summer Term at Boston University, or elsewhere,
does not count toward fulfillment of the
CAS Residence Requirement.
Some CAS departments have restrictions regarding
Boston University summer work when used
to complete concentration requirements.
Check with your department before enrolling
in such courses.
Students may cross register for undergraduate
courses offered in the other Schools and
Colleges at the University as defined in
the Undergraduate Programs Bulletin. These
courses will most likely be accepted as
elective credit. Note: Neither PDP or ROTC
courses may be counted toward the 128 credits
of academic coursework required for the
CAS degree.
Four semester hours are equal to one CAS
course. College of Arts and Sciences students
may register for no more than eight semester
hours (two courses) in a single summer session
or for no more than sixteen semester hours
(four courses) in the entire Summer Term.
Please consult with a CAS Academic Counselor
(CAS Room 105) if you have questions regarding
this policy/
CAS students may register for courses using
WebReg or they may complete the registration
form found in the Summer Term Bulletin.
It is important to designate their college
of registration as CAS, not SUM or MET.
The following students should also designate
their College of registration as CAS:
Seven-year Medical students taking undergraduate
courses;
New entering freshmen and transfer students
who have paid their deposits; or
Intra-University Transfer students who have
been accepted into CAS at the time of summer
registration.
Summer Term courses taken at Boston University
are recorded on the B.U. student transcript
and the grades are included when computing
the cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA).
For summer courses
taken outside Boston University:
CAS will accept transfer credit only from
an accredited program at an accredited college
or university. ‘Boston University
students may not satisfy program requirements
through the transfer of credit earned in
the summer offerings of other institutions
located within the Greater Boston area,
unless (a) the credit involved is for a
required course, not offered through Boston
University’s Summer Term, or (b) prior
approval has been obtained from both the
responsible department chair and dean of
the requesting student’. Programs
with the word “extension” in
their titles will not be approved. Questions
about the acceptability of domestic work
should be directed to the CAS Student Records
Office, CAS B3. Questions about non-B.U.
summer programs offered abroad should be
directed towards the Office of International
Programs.
A summer session is normally six to eight
weeks in length; two summer sessions are
equivalent to one semester during the academic
year. It is recommended that students register
for no more than sixteen credits during
the summer term (two summer sessions) with
a maximum of eight credits taken each session.
This applies to both semester and quarter
hour courses.
Written approval from the appropriate department
is necessary to have transfer courses accepted
towards the concentration or for the satisfaction
of College requirements. Courses taken to
fulfill the foreign language requirement
will only be accepted with the prior written
approval of the Modern Foreign Language
Advisor in CAS Room 105. (Use the Foreign
Language Transfer Credit Equivalency Form
to obtain this approval.)
Non-Arts and Sciences courses may be accepted
as elective credit but cannot be used to
fulfill CAS College Program requirements.
It is recommended that a student obtain
written verification that non-Arts and Sciences
courses are comparable to others offered
by Boston University undergraduate schools
or colleges to ensure transfer of these
courses.
No summer courses, taken at Boston University
or elsewhere, will be applied to the CAS
residence requirement.
Effective Summer 2001, a grade of C or higher
is required for courses to transfer. Titles
of courses will be printed on the student
transcript; transfer grades will not be
printed. Grades from other colleges or universities
will not be included in the Boston University
cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA).
No credit can be recorded until an official
transcript is received. (Students planning
to attend a Study Abroad Program must file
an advance approval form with the International
Programs Office. At the completion of the
program, transcripts should be sent directly
to that office at 232 Bay State Road.) To
verify posting of transfer credits, request
an unofficial copy of your Boston University
transcript from the Office of the University
Registrar or the Student Link at www.bu.edu/link/.
All domestic transcripts should be sent
to this address:
Boston University
College of Arts and Sciences
Student Records Office
725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room B3
Boston, MA 02215
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