{"id":17930,"date":"2018-04-05T15:07:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T19:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/visit-campus\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:32:55","slug":"campus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/visit-us\/campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"box\"><\/p>\n<h3>On-Campus Visits<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston University is excited to welcome visitors to our campus! We host in-person tours and information sessions where you can experience the vibrancy of BU\u2019s campus and meet current students. Here is some helpful information in preparation for your visit:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration is required for all events. Please select a date from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/visit-us\/events\/events-calendar\/\">events calendar<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to register for a program in advance of your arrival on our campus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During high school vacation weeks, holidays and weekends, our programs often reach capacity weeks in advance.\u00a0 We recommended securing your visit before making travel plans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are unable to secure a reservation or are on campus after hours, you are welcome to view campus through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youvisit.com\/tour\/map\/bu\/79887?tourId=bostonu&amp;pl=v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mobile walking tour<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can find directions for how to use the mobile tour below.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A member of the Board of Admissions is available to answer questions at the Visitors Center during our operating hours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We offer information sessions year-round, but campus tours are not available when BU classes are not in session (much of December and January, Spring Break (in March) and May). We do host information sessions and campus tours throughout the summer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campus tours enter several buildings on campus, but residence halls are not included. Admitted students have the opportunity to tour residence halls at Admitted Student Open Houses in April.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parking for visitors is limited. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/visit-us\/campus\/directions\/\">Directions and Parking page<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the most updated information at the time of your visit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only trained service dogs are permitted in our building and on campus tours. Pets and emotional support or comfort dogs are not permitted.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box\"><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mobile-tour\">BU Mobile Tour<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the <a href=\"#mobile-tour\">steps below<\/a> to navigate our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youvisit.com\/tour\/map\/bu\/79887?tourId=bostonu&amp;pl=v\">mobile walking tour<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure location is enabled on your browser. Settings&gt;Apps&gt;Safari\/Chrome\/Firefox&gt;Location<\/li>\n<li>Enable trail by clicking on the walking icon.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.33\u202fAM-219x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.33\u202fAM-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.33\u202fAM.png 462w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u201cCampus Tour\u201d dropdown menu.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.38\u202fAM-257x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"263\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.38\u202fAM-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.38\u202fAM.png 556w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Collapse the \u201cCampus Tour\u201d dropdown menu.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.42\u202fAM-269x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.42\u202fAM-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.42\u202fAM.png 564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Follow along the path, and click on any icons and points of interest to learn more about our campus!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.47\u202fAM-213x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"258\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.47\u202fAM-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-9.35.47\u202fAM.png 398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol><\/ol>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Campus Visitor Center<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>233 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours of Operation:<br \/>\nMonday \u2013 Friday<\/strong>: 9 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Saturday &amp; Sunday<\/strong>: CLOSED<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holiday Closures:<\/strong><br \/>\nFriday, July 3: CLOSED for Fourth of July Holiday<br \/>\nMonday, September 7: CLOSED for Labor Day<br \/>\nFriday, June 19: CLOSED for Juneteenth<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone: 617-353-2318<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Email: visit@bu.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Campus Visitor Center Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center 233 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215 Hours of Operation: Monday \u2013 Friday: 9 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Saturday &amp; Sunday: CLOSED Holiday Closures: Friday, July 3: CLOSED for Fourth of July Holiday Monday, September 7: CLOSED for Labor Day Friday, June 19: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26679,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17930"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17930"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32096,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17930\/revisions\/32096"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}