Enroll in your IGSW course

Please follow the instructions below for setting up your Boston University Web Account and registering for your Boston University School of Social Work IGSW class. If you need assistance, please contact the IT Help Center.

Two steps to creating your BU Web Account and enrolling in your IGSW course

  1. Create your Boston University Web account
  2. Enroll in your IGSW course

Step #1: Create your Boston University Web account

  1. Go to http://www.bu.edu/igsw/ and click on the Create Account Before Adding Courses to Cart graphic.
  2. Fill out the Request a Web Account form and click the Proceed button at the bottom of the page.
  3. You will see the page below which states that you are pre-registered for your Boston University Web Account. An email will be sent to the address you used when creating your BU Web Account. Be sure to check both the inbox and SPAM folder of that email address for an email from igsw@bu.edu with a subject of Boston University – Account Registration.
  4. Click the link provided in the email from igsw@bu.edu to complete your Boston University Web account creation.
  5. You will be brought to the following page to complete your Boston University Web account creation. Fill out the form and click the Accept these conditions and create account button at the bottom of the page.
  6. After finishing the form, you will see the page below confirming that the registration for your Boston University Web account is complete. Please Note: This is NOT being registered for your course. You need to now use this Boston University Web account to register for your IGSW course. Click the Continue button.
  7. You will be brought to the IGSW website to register for your course.
    Boston University School of Social Work - IGSW

Step #2: Enroll in your IGSW course

  1. Boston University’s School of Social Work IGSW department should have sent you an email with a link to courses that are available to you. The email will be from either igsw@bu.edu or annap@bu.edu. Check the Junk or SPAM folder of your email client for these email addresses.The link in that email should direct you to a page that looks similar to the screen shot below. Please contact IGSW if you do not receive that email.
  2. Click the LOGIN link on the right side of this page.
  3. Click the first link on the left labeled I’m a BU student/faculty/staff member with a BU login name and Kerberos password.
  4. Fill in your BU Web account login name (your email address) and your Kerberos password.
  5. Fill our your personal profile and click the Save button at the bottom of the page.
  6. You will see a confirmation that your changes have been saved. Click the BROWSE CATALOG link at the top of this page.
  7. Click the link of the class you wish to enroll in and then at the following page, click the Add to Cart button.
  8. If you have a discount code, enter it and click the Update button and then click the Continue button. If you do not have a discount code, simply click the Continue button.
  9. Select your payment option. Yourself or the name of the agency that will pay. Choose the payment option and click the Continue button.
  10. Fill out the required credit card information. You will receive an email confirmation from igsw@bu.edu. Each night all enrolled and paid-in-full students are automatically enrolled into their class at 6pm, EDT.
  11. Classes are hosted on the Blackboard Vista learning management system at http://vista.bu.edu.