Degree Requirements

College of Engineering Policy

Residency Requirement

A minimum of 48 credits of coursework must be taken at Boston University in a student’s upper-division program within five years preceding graduation, with the exception of absence for military service. A student’s upper-division program consists of the program requirements and/or program electives required for the student’s major as listed on the program planning sheet for the junior and senior years. Social science, humanities, or writing seminar courses taken during the junior or senior years cannot be counted toward a student’s residence requirement.