Becoming a Concentrator

Admission to Boston University is handled by the Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Once a student has decided to concentrate in history, the procedure for adding the major is simple: The student should go to the Records Office (CAS B3, 725 Commonwealth Avenue) and ask for the form to declare a concentration. Once the form is filled out, it should be left in that office. New majors usually select an advisor during the early registration periods in fall and spring but may do so at any time by stopping in the department secretary’s office. The department allows students to select their own advisors (an instructor for a history class, for instance), or if the student does not have anyone in mind, the department secretary will help the new concentrator select an appropriate advisor.