Forms and Procedures

Registration

• To register for classes, you must first fill out the Registration Advising Form specific to your major specialization. If you have not yet declared a major specialization, you can do so using the CAS Major Declaration form (see directions below). 
  • Biological Anthropology Registration Form
  • Sociocultural Anthropology Registration Form
  • Anthropology, Health & Medicine Registration Form
• Arrange a meeting with your Anthropology advisor to discuss your intended schedule. Your advisor must approve and sign your form in order for you to receive your registration advising code, which you will need to sign up for classes.
• Once you have met with your advisor, turn in your completed and signed Registration Form to the anthropology department either via email (anthro@bu.edu) or in-person at 232 Bay State Road, Suite 105. Upon receiving the form, we will grant you your registration advising code. 

Major/Minor Declaration

• To declare or make any changes to your major (i.e. adding, dropping, or switching majors), fill out the CAS Major Declaration form. You may fill out the form once for multiple actions. This form is only for CAS students, if you are from another college, you must fill out the form specific to that college. 
• To declare or make any changes to your minor, fill out the CAS Minor Declaration form. This form is for CAS Students only.

Transfer Credits

• If you are looking to take courses at another school and would like us to pre-screen your courses to see if they have already been approved for BU credit, fill out the Transfer Course Pre-Screen Request Form.
• If you have already taken a course/courses at another accredited institution and are interested in receiving BU anthropology credit, or if  a course you are interested in has not been approved for credit, fill out the Transfer Course Equivalency Form. After you have filled out the form, submit it to the anthropology department by emailing us at anthro@bu.edu. We will review the course(s) and, if approved, you can submit the completed form to the CAS Advising Office located at 100 Bay State Rd in room 401, where they will put it on file for you.
• Access the database that lists transfer courses that have previously transferred into Boston University here.
• If you are not a CAS student but are a Boston University student from another college looking to transfer into CAS, find the intra-university transfer (IUT) procedure here.
• For more information, find official transfer credit policies here.

Honors in the Major

• Honors Information for Biological Anthropology Majors
• Honors Information for Sociocultural Anthropology Majors
• Note: Students in the Anthropology, Health, and Medicine Specialization should choose either the Socio-Cultural or the Biological Anthropology Honor’s process in consultation with their advisor.
• For more detailed information, visit our Honors in the Major page.

For a more comprehensive list of CAS forms and procedures, visit this page.