BU Bulletin Content & Style Guide

Note: Find information about how to submit changes.

Purpose of the Bulletin

The Bulletin IS:
The Bulletin Is NOT
A University-wide academic reference A promotional brochure
A handbook of programs and offerings A duplicate of school, college, or department website content
An academic archive A place for nonacademic information

2014/15 Deadlines

Milestone Deadline
Deadline for Submitting Checklists/Schools & Colleges Begin Updating Bulletin Copy and Submitting Changes through eCap 11/1/2013
Deadline for Schools & Colleges to Submit Proposals for New Programs and Changes to Programs 

No changes accepted for inclusion in the 2014/15 Bulletin after this date

 2/28/2014
Deadline for Schools & Colleges to Submit Changes to: 

Departments

School Specific Policies

Overview

Student Orgs. and Other Student Resources

External Links (ex. Centers and Institutes Pages, etc.)

 4/18/2014
Deadline for Schools & Colleges to submit final corrections and course lists. 

University-wide policies should also be submitted by this date.

Proposals for New Programs and Changes to Programs must be approved by this date

 5/23/2014
Content Freeze Date (includes course descriptions) 6/10/2014
Bulletin 2014/15 Launch 7/1/2014

General Editorial Guidelines

  • Study section guidelines. Before making edits, be sure to read your section’s guidelines thoroughly.
  • Use Bulletin style. Put content in appropriate section and use the Bulletin Style Guide to punctuate lists, academic degrees, and more.
  • Be concise. Provide just the facts in simple, concrete terms.
  • Use bullets. Break up large blocks of text and all lists, including lists of faculty, classes, etc., with bullets.
  • Think “online.” Provide exact names of other sections/information you’d like to point to, along with their URLs. Submit to Creative Services; we will create Link Boxes (inline sidebars) that will house related links.
  • Be consistent. Use the same style and tone across all sections of your Bulletin.
  • Be thorough. The Bulletin is a unchangeable snapshot of a particular calendar year. Information is frozen (i.e., no edits allowed) as of September 1.