Fall 2020 Registration Guidelines

If you are continuing on to CAS, ENG, Pardee, SAR, SHA, or Wheelock, you must meet with an academic advisor in the department of your intended major to receive course registration advice and your Academic Advising Code. Please note you must declare your major first with your CGS Academic Advisor. See below for the advising contacts for your major. Advising appointments fill quickly, so please schedule an appointment with the advising contact sooner rather than later.

If you are continuing on to COM or Questrom read the registration instructions below and prepare for registration accordingly. You will not need an Academic Advising Code to register for fall courses; however, we encourage you to schedule an advising appointment with your school of continuation’s advising office if you have questions. Please note you must declare your major with your CGS Academic Advisor.

College of Arts and Sciences

• American & New England Studies (AM):
  • Contact Julia Kline
• Anthropology (AN):
  • Contact Kathy Kwasnica to set up an appointment. Please indicate whether you intend to be sociocultural or biological track.
• Archaeology (AR):
  • Contact Maria Sousa
• Astronomy (AS):
  • Contact Jeffrey Hughes
• Biology or Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BI & BMB):
  • Contact Stacy Straaberg Finfrockto set up an appointment
• Marine Science (BUMP):
  • You will be contacted by an assigned faculty member from the BUMP department for registration advising. However, if you have questions regarding the program, please contact John Finnerty, Wally Fulweiler, or Julia Hammer Mendez.
• Chemistry (CH):
  • Contact Qiang Cui to set up an advising appointment
• Cinema & Media Studies (CI):
  • Contact Leland Monk to set up an advising appointment
• Classical Studies (CL):
  • Contact James Uden
• Computer Science:
  • Below is a list of office hours for Prof. Erdos, Prof. Snyder, and Jacob Harrington with Zoom links that you can join for Fall 2020 registration advising. You can attend any of these office hours:
    • Jacob Harrington – https://bostonu.zoom.us/my/jwharrin Tuesdays 11:30 – 1:30pm
    • Prof. Snyder – https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/5616300723 Mondays 5 – 7pm
    • Prof. Erdos – https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/8488917423 Wednesdays 3 – 5pm and Fridays 12:30 – 3pm
• Earth and Environment:
  • Contact Sayaka Yamaki to set up an appointment
• Economics:
  • Contact Daryl Graves to set up an appointment
• English:
  • Contact Emily Damiano to be advised by an academic advisor
• History:
  • Contact history@bu.edu, or stop by the History Department M-F (9am-5pm), 266 Bay State Rd, Room 308, to make an advising appointment
• History of Art and Architecture–Art History or Architectural Studies:
  • Art History: contact Deborah Kahn
  • Architectural Studies: contact Daniel Abramson
• International Relations:
  • For instructions, please see the Pardee School of Global Studies below.
• Linguistics (LX), French & Ling, Italian & Ling, Japanese & Ling, Ling & Philosophy, Spanish & Ling:
  • Contact  Carol Neidle
• Mathematics (MA):
  • Contact Margaret Beck
• Neuroscience (NE):
  • Contact Kaylyn Dorsey
• Philosophy
  • Contact Laura Hubbard (617-353-2572) to be assigned an advisor to meet with.
• Political Science:
  • Contact Jess Kupczak
• Psychological & Brain Sciences
  • If you have declared your major as Psychology, Dr. Joanne Hebden Palfai will reach out to you via email with further instructions about fall registration.
• Physics:
  • Contact Kelly Capri to be assigned an advisor so that you may then contact your advisor for registration advising
• Religion:
  • Contact Wendy Czik from the Religion department to be assigned an advisor and initiate an advising meeting prior to registration
• Romance Studies:
  • Please contact the department (617-353-2642) to be connected with an advisor
• Sociology:
  • Contact Andrea Inman, program coordinator, at 617-353-2594
• World Languages & Literature:
  • Please contact the department (617-358-5032) to be connected with an advisor

Note: If the department does not have your code, please contact CGS Student Services at 617-353-2850 for assistance. 

College of Communication

If you have declared your major as COM, you do not need an advising code to register. If the Registration page on the Student Link prompts you to enter one, please contact CGS Student Services at 617-353-2850 or cgs@bu.edu.

Please visit the COM Registration page for full details on major requirements and registration.

The COM Undergraduate Affairs team is now accepting appointments via Zoom. To schedule an appointment, please contact comugrad@bu.edu with your name, BU ID, school and class year, and a brief description of what you’d like to discuss. If you’d like to meet with a specific COM advisor, please include that as well. A member of the team will be back in touch to schedule a time for a remote appointment.

College of Engineering (ENG)

You must make an advising appointment with Carmel Barrau at the College of Engineering. Call 617-353-6447 or email barrau@bu.edu to schedule an appointment.

College of Health & Rehabilitation Services: Sargent College (SAR)

You must make an advising appointment with Roz Abukasis, Academic Counselor at Sargent College. Call 617-353-2713 or email rozabu@bu.edu to schedule an appointment.

Pardee School of Global Studies (PARDEE)

Majors at the Pardee School Include: International Relations, Asian Studies, European Studies, Latin American Studies, and Middle East/North Africa Studies. You must attend a group advising session with Pardee advisors before you can receive your advising code, which is needed for fall registration.  Due to the recent events impacting Boston University, these sessions will be virtual via the Zoom platform.  Pardee advisors will reach out to you with further instructions on how to sign up for the group advising session.  There will be two options: Wednesday, March 18 from 5pm-6pm or Thursday, March 26 from 5pm-6pm.

Questrom School of Business (QST)

If you have declared your major as Questrom, you will receive an email from Sally E. Ward with registration information in late March. You do not need an advising code to register. If the Registration page on the Student Link prompts you to enter one, please contact CGS Student Services at 617-353-2850 for assistance. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact the Questrom Undergraduate Academic & Career Development Center, 617-353-2650.

School of Hospitality Administration (SHA)

You must make an advising appointment with Molly-Kate Carven at the School of Hospitality Administration. Email Molly directly to schedule an appointment.

Wheelock College of Education and Human Development (Wheelock)

You must make an advising appointment with Elizabeth Vassallo at Wheelock. To book an appointment, please go to her Google Calendar Here and follow the instructions.

• If required, make an advising appointment with the contact at your continuing school or college
• To prepare for your meeting:
  • Print a copy of your unofficial transcript from the Student Link
  • Read the CGS Pathway for your intended major
  • Review the school’s website
  • Review the Undergraduate Bulletin for your school

Check Your Compliance Status

You must be in compliance in order to register. Check your status using the Student Link under the “Personal” tab.

Note Your Registration Date and Time 

At this point, you should be prepared to register. On Sunday, April 5 at your assigned registration time (see below), visit the Student Link to register.

If you need a refresher on how to use the Planner or how to register for classes on the Student Link, review the registration instructions.