Undergraduate
Undergraduate students are assigned one or more faculty members to offer guidance and assistance in the preparation of a schedule of academic work that is consistent both with their particular intellectual aspirations and with the requirements of the program. Students are expected to maintain a grade point average of 3.5 from semester to semester in order to remain in the program.
The Shape of the Program
- Freshman: The year is devoted to the year-long UNI ID 500 Seminar; two semesters of a foreign language; four UNI core courses covering arts, science, and history, culture, and society;
and two elective courses selected from UNI and/or other Schools and Colleges of Boston University.
- Sophomores: Two UNI core courses, four elective courses selected from UNI and/or other Schools and Colleges at Boston University, and two semesters of a foreign language.
- Juniors: Students select eight courses from those offered by both UNI and/or other Schools and Colleges and begin to plan their Senior Thesis.
- Seniors: Students select six electives from courses offered in UNI and/or other schools or colleges. In addition, students take a two-semester directed study (DW 401/2) which culminates in the writing and oral defense of a Senior Thesis.
Students interested in proceeding to careers in law or medicine are encouraged to discuss their plans early in their freshman year with the Pre-professional Advising Office of the College of Arts and Sciences to ensure the compatibility of their academic schedules.
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