{"id":39720,"date":"2020-04-22T14:26:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T18:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/advising\/transfer-advising\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:11:13","slug":"transfer-advising","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/advising\/student-success\/transfer-students\/transfer-advising\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"

What to do when you feel lost<\/h2>\n

Soon you will feel settled into your new home away from home. But in the beginning, it can sometimes be hard to get your bearings. You have faculty, staff, and peers on campus eager to advise you.<\/p>\n

Transfer students at BU are generally assigned academic advisors in the same ways as incoming first-year students. Visit the Find The Right Advisor<\/a> page to learn more about your school\/college’s process. But if you’re having trouble figuring out who your advisor is, or how to connect with them, each school or college has a contact person for transfer students who can point you in the right direction.<\/p>\n

You may find the Transfer Roadmap<\/a> a helpful planning tool. You can use it to start thinking about what you want to do with your time at BU, and you can have it with you when you meet with your advisor.<\/p>\n

Academic Advising Contacts for New Transfer Students<\/h3>
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CAS<\/h3>\n

CAS Advising <\/strong>(casadv@bu.edu<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

In addition to your academic advisor within your department, you are always welcome to reach out to CAS Advising (casadv@bu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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CDS<\/h3>\n

CDS Advising <\/b>(cds-advising@bu.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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CFA<\/h3>\n

Brendan Hoey <\/strong>(brendan2@bu.edu<\/span><\/a>) <\/span><\/strong>in Student Services<\/p>\n

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CGS<\/h3>\n

Alyse Bithavas<\/strong> (bithavas@bu.edu<\/a>) in Student Services and Academic Advising<\/p>\n

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COM<\/h3>\n

Annie O\u2019Connell<\/strong>\u00a0(aehickey@bu.edu<\/a>) in COM Undergraduate Affairs<\/p>\n

Abby Bodnar<\/strong> (abodnar@bu.edu<\/a>) in COM Undergraduate Affairs<\/p>\n

Kevin McPherson<\/strong> (kmcph@bu.edu<\/a>) in COM Undergraduate Affairs<\/p>\n

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ENG<\/h3>\n

Undergraduate Programs Office (engineer@bu.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Pardee<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sophia Gish<\/strong> (sgish@bu.edu<\/a>) in Student Affairs and Services for students whose last names start with A-Gi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alethea Cono<\/strong> (acono@bu.edu<\/a>) in Student Affairs and Services for students whose last names start with Gj-Pa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Claire-Sol\u00e8ne Be\u010dka<\/strong> (csbecka@bu.edu<\/a>) in Student Affairs and Services for students whose last names start with Pb-Z<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Questrom<\/h3>\n

Deanna Baker<\/strong> (drbaker@bu.edu<\/a>) in the Undergraduate Development Center (UDC)<\/p>\n

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Sargent<\/h3>\n

Erin Phair<\/strong> (ekp@bu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span>) in the Academic Services Center<\/p>\n

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SHA<\/h3>\n

SHA Advising <\/strong>(shaadv@bu.edu<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Wheelock<\/h3>\n

Dommie Bochman <\/strong>(dbochman@bu.edu<\/a>) in Undergraduate Student Services<\/p>\n

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Transfer Roadmap<\/h3>
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You can use\u00a0<\/span>the Transfer Roadmap<\/a> to start planning out your undergraduate experience at BU. Your experience will of course include your classes, but it will also include the things you decide to do outside the classroom\u2014activities, international experiences, internships or work, and more.<\/p>\n

Use the front side of the Transfer Roadmap to plan the courses you will take.\u00a0<\/span>This will be a work in progress!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Use the back side of the Transfer Roadmap to envision how you will round out your BU experience. What activities do you want to try? Who do you want to meet? What would you like to do in the city of Boston? Abroad?<\/p>\n

Discuss your Transfer Roadmap with your advisor as you develop it. Together you can think through how the different elements of your BU experience are fitting together, and what you are learning along the way.<\/p>\n

Finally, remember that maps can be helpful, but only if you are willing to redraw them as you learn more about yourself and the world around you.<\/p>\n

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