{"id":21150,"date":"2018-08-03T13:31:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T17:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=21150"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:09:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:09:05","slug":"application-credentials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/apply\/first-year\/application-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"

You must complete and submit the Common<\/a> Application to be considered for undergraduate admission to Boston University.<\/p>\n

The Board of Admissions conducts a rigorous and holistic review of each application. To ensure the most comprehensive review of your application for admission, applicants must also submit the following credentials in addition to the Common Application:<\/p>\n

Credentials for First-Year Applicants<\/h3>
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First-year applicants must submit all of the following credentials to Boston University.\u00a0After you have read the instructions below, if you have questions, please email us at\u00a0<\/span>admissions@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To be submitted by your teachers and guidance counselors<\/h4>\n
HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT<\/h5>\n

Official copies of your secondary school transcripts for all grading periods completed at the time of application. If you are enrolled in an international curriculum with national exams, submit these results as well.<\/p>\n

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATION AND SCHOOL REPORT FORM<\/h5>\n

You\u2019ll find the Guidance Counselor Recommendation form and\u00a0School Report Form\u00a0on the\u00a0Common Application<\/a> website.<\/p>\n

TEACHER EVALUATION<\/h5>\n

The Teacher Evaluation form is available on the\u00a0<\/span>Common Application<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>website.<\/p>\n

COLLEGE\/UNIVERSITY TRANSCRIPT(S)<\/h5>\n

If you\u2019re applying to BU as a first-year undergraduate student and have completed college or university coursework, you must submit official transcripts from these courses. If you\u2019ve enrolled at a college or university as a candidate in a degree program, you must apply to Boston University as a transfer student. If you\u2019re not sure of your status at the school you attended, please contact the registrar\u2019s office at that institution.<\/p>\n

SENIOR YEAR GRADES<\/h5>\n
Early Decision Applicants<\/strong><\/h6>\n

All Early Decision applicants are expected to submit first marking period grades, which may be first quarter or first trimester grades, as soon as they are available. Please ask your guidance counselor to submit an updated transcript or progress report through one of the methods outlined below.<\/p>\n

Early Decision 2 and Regular Decision Applicants<\/strong><\/h6>\n

If you are on a semester schedule, please have your counselor send your first marking period or first quarter grades if available. Your counselor must also submit full first semester grades once they are available. They may use the Mid-Year Report Form through the\u00a0<\/span>Common <\/a>Application.<\/p>\n

If you are on a trimester schedule, please have your counselor submit your first trimester grades once they are available. They can use the Mid-Year Report Form through the\u00a0<\/span>Common <\/a>Application.<\/p>\n

If you have already graduated from high school\/secondary school, please have your final grades and proof of graduation sent to BU.<\/p>\n

The documents listed above should be submitted by your teacher or guidance counselor as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n