BU Google Apps

Overview Those with a BU Google Apps account work with mail sent to login@bu.edu through the Mail interface that comes as a component of BU Google Apps. In addition to e-mail, the BU Google Apps account also provides access to Google Sites, Google Calendar, Google Documents and a variety of Google Gadgets, all through www.bu.edu/google.
Available To Students, Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments, Alumni, New/Incoming Students
Benefits E-mail is available through BU Google Mail, 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 account through a web interface, or through IMAP to your desktop client or mobile device
  • E-mail integrated with BU Google Apps
  • Continued use of the BU e-mail address once you graduate or retire from BU
  • Note that e-mail in the Trash is purged automatically after 30 days. Once purged, e-mail will not be retrievable.
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
Cost No charge
Getting Started
  1. Follow our instructions for creating a Google Apps account.
  2. Once your account is ready, you can login and begin using BU Google Apps at www.bu.edu/google.