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BU Google Apps

Overview
  • All current students, recent alumni, and retired employees are provisioned with a BU Google Apps account.
  • Faculty and staff are also welcome to use BU Google Apps. However, forwarding your mail to the Mail component of BU Google Apps is discouraged since, for most faculty and staff, use of Exchange is recommended.
Available To Students, Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments, Alumni, New/Incoming Students
Benefits E-mail sent to login@bu.edu will be available through BU Google Apps, available to desktop clients and mobile devices via IMAP, and integrated with other BU Google Apps components such as Sites, Calendar and Documents.
Key Features
  • Access to your BU e-mail through a web interface or through IMAP to your desktop client or mobile device
  • E-mail integrated with BU Google Apps
  • Continued use of your BU e-mail address once you graduate or retire from BU
Requirements
  • Must have a BU ID number
  • Must have an affiliation with the University that is either current and active, alumni, or retired, as determined and verified by Human Resources or the Registrar
  • Non-BU affiliates who are not eligible through Human Resources or the Registrar can apply for a sponsored Guest Account.
  • Departments and student organizations must have a BU sponsor for group e-mail accounts.
  • All individuals must read and agree to the University Conditions of Use and Policy on Computing Ethics. In addition, for information on proper use of BU Google Apps, please see the BU Google Apps Acceptable Use and Data Security policy.
Cost No charge
Getting Started Create a BU Google Apps Account