Kilachand Honors College

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Broaden Your Experience

A small college within a large university.

  • KHC is a four-year undergraduate program that offers students the small classes, personal attention, close interaction with faculty, and the communal atmosphere of a small liberal arts college together with the intellectual range and resources of a major urban research university.

KHC is multidisciplinary.

  • Students pursue a major in one of Boston University's eight degree-granting undergraduate schools or colleges.
  • Students interact with stimulating and accomplished faculty and thinkers inside and outside of Boston University.

The Keystone Project.

  • Students prepare for work and study following graduation with a project guided by an advisor in their major department or program during their senior year.

Learn more about our program.

Broaden Your Thinking

Work closely with distinguished faculty like Laurence Kotlikoff, who is widely considered to be one of the leading authorities on
today’s most pressing fiscal issues; Nobel Prize winner Sheldon Glashow, a co-creator of the Standard Model of elementary particle physics; and Andrew Bacevich, an authority on American foreign policy who uses his historical knowledge and his military experience to understand America’s changing place in the world.

Earn a Broader Degree

During the students' time at Boston University, they will be part of both the Arvind and Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Honors College and one of BU's excellent undergraduate schools and colleges, including Arts & Sciences, Management, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, and Engineering. This combination will give students access to a wide range of stimulating and accomplished faculty who will guide them through their next four years of education. Information about these undergraduate programs and the application process is available on the Admissions website.

Are you interested in being considered for the Honors College? Check "Yes" to this question on the BU Common Application Supplement and complete the corresponding essay question. Students admitted to the College will be notified when they receive the notification of acceptance to their college of enrollment at Boston University.

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Arvind and Chandan Nandlal Kilachand
Honors College

147 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215