{"id":36244,"date":"2011-09-09T13:03:10","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T17:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=36244"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:14:03","slug":"policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/","title":{"rendered":"University Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Registration and Attendance<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"columnize\">\n<li><a href=\"absence-for-religious-reasons\">Absence for Religious Reasons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"adding-or-dropping-a-course\">Adding or Dropping a Course<\/a><a href=\"attendance\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"attendance\">Attendance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"cross-registration\">Cross-Registration: Registration in Boston-Area Consortia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"childbirth-and-adoption-accommodation\">Parental Accommodations for Full-Time Funded Graduate Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/part-time-phd-students\/\">Part-Time PhD Students Who Are Employed Outside of Boston University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"registration\">Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/student-bereavement\/\">Student Bereavement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"suspension-or-dismissal\">Suspension or Dismissal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/undergraduate-student-registration-and-overlapping-class-times\/\">Undergraduate Student Registration and Overlapping Class Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/veterans-information\/\">Veterans Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/visiting-students\/\">Visiting Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"withdrawal-leave-of-absence-and-reinstatement\">Withdrawal, Leave of Absence, and Reinstatement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"extraspace\">Courses, Grades, and Degrees<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"columnize\">\n<li><a href=\"academic-credits\/\">Academic\u00a0Load<\/a><a href=\"academic-progress-and-graduation\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"academic-progress-and-graduation\">Academic Progress and Graduation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"academic-residency-requirement\">Academic Residency Requirement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/academics\/policies\/academic-standing-for-undergraduate-students-in-full-time-programs\/\">Academic Standing for Undergraduate Students in Full-Time Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/advanced-credit-guide\/\">Advanced Units Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"auditing-courses\">Auditing Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/award-of-posthumous-degrees-by-boston-university\/\">Award of Posthumous Degrees by Boston University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/bachelors-to-masters-program-policy\/\">Bachelor&#8217;s-to-Master&#8217;s Program Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/transfer-of-undergraduate-credits\/\">BU Residency Requirement and Transfer of Undergraduate Units<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/cross-listing-boston-university-courses\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/course-scheduling-for-the-charles-river-campus\/\">Course Scheduling for the Charles River Campus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/cross-listing-boston-university-courses\/\">Cross-Listing Boston University Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/policy-on-d-grades-for-undergraduate-students\/\">D Grades for Undergraduate Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"declaring-or-changing-major\">Declaring or Changing a Major<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/dissertation-work-outside-of-boston-university\/\">Dissertation Work Outside of Boston University<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/definitions\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/graduate-student-dual-degree-policy\/\">Dual Degrees (Graduate)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"dual-degree-program\">Dual Degrees (Undergraduate)<\/a><a href=\"examinations\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"examinations\">Examinations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/policy-on-grade-grievances-for-undergraduate-students-in-boston-university-courses\/\">Grade Grievances for Undergraduate Students in Boston University Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"grades-and-course-credits\">Grades and Course Units<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"incomplete-coursework\">Incomplete Coursework<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"intra-university-transfer\">Intra-University Transfer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/policy-on-missing-grades\/\">Missing Grades<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/policy-on-passfail-courses-for-undergraduate-students\/\">Pass\/Fail Courses for Undergraduate Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/repeated-courses-for-undergraduate-students\/\">Repeated Courses for Undergraduate Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/state-authorization-reciprocity-agreement-sara-complaint-process\/\">State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) Complaint Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/definitions\">Undergraduate Degree Definitions &amp; Units Overlap Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"extraspace\">Student Records<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"columnize\">\n<li><a href=\"address-changes\">Address Changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/ferpa\/\">Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act\u2014FERPA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"name-changes-or-corrections\">Name Changes or Corrections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"student-retention-information\">Student Retention Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"transcripts\">Transcripts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"extraspace\">Conduct<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"columnize\">\n<li><a href=\"\/academics\/university-policies\/academic-conduct-code\/\">Academic Conduct Code<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/boston-university-libraries-code-of-conduct\/\">Boston University Libraries Code of Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/conflicts-of-interest\/\">Conflicts of Interest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/intellectual-property-policy\/\">Intellectual Property<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/protection-of-minors\/\">Protection of Minors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/student-work-hours-for-employment\/\">Student Work Hours for Employment at Boston University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"extraspace\">Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"columnize\">\n<li><a href=\"complaint-procedures-in-cases-of-alleged-unlawful-discrimination-or-harassment\">Complaint Procedures in Cases of Alleged Unlawful Discrimination or Harassment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"disability-accommodation\">Disability Accommodation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"equal-opportunity-policy\">Equal Opportunity\/Affirmative Action Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/sexual-misconduct\/\">Sexual Misconduct\/Title IX Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"student-grievance-procedure-in-cases-of-alleged-disability-discrimination\">Student Grievance Procedure in Cases of Alleged Disability Discrimination<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"extraspace\">Faculty<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"columnize\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/emeritus-faculty\/\">Emeritus Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"extraspace\">Technology<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"columnize\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/access-to-electronic-information\/\"><span mce-data-marked=\"1\">Access to Electronic Information<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/network-security-monitoring\/\">Network Security Monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration and Attendance Absence for Religious Reasons Adding or Dropping a Course Attendance Cross-Registration: Registration in Boston-Area Consortia Parental Accommodations for Full-Time Funded Graduate Students Part-Time PhD Students Who Are Employed Outside of Boston University Registration Student Bereavement Suspension or 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