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Application Checklist

All applications must be completed and received by February 1st. All supplemental materials must be mailed in a single packet to the Graduate Services Office.

  • Application (online or paper version)
  • Application fee ($70 online, $80 paper)
  • 3 letters of recommendation
  • All official transcripts*
  • Official test scores
  • All writing and other assignments required in your program
  • International Student Video (required of all students who need a VISA to enter the United States.)

Make sure to check the Helpful Hints and FAQ pages to make sure you followed those guidelines as well.

*All transcripts and recommendations must come in signed and sealed (by the registrar/recommender) in order to be processed.

Please mail all items to:

Graduate Services
Boston University
640 Commonwealth Avenue
Room 123 or Room 119 (either are fine)
Boston, MA 02215

We recommend that students send materials via a carrier that provides a tracking service and sends the materials well before the deadline as incomplete applications will not be reviewed.