Dive deeper into your academic interests.
The College of Arts & Sciences offers students a broad range of special academic opportunities in addition to their major. Here are some of the highlights:
- Conduct original research alongside a faculty mentor
- or pursue independent research under the guidance of a faculty member through our Directed Study program
- Get an internship within CAS or outside of BU
- Design an interdisciplinary course of study that is uniquely tailored to your interests and goals with an independent major and minor
- Study abroad in one of more than 20 countries
- Broaden your view and deepen your understanding of the world through the Core Curriculum
- Earn honors in your major
- Work with pre-health and pre-law advisors to prepare for a career in medicine or law
- Learn one of more than 25 languages offered at BU
- Explore what it means to be human with humanities courses and degree programs
- Work in cutting-edge laboratories and interact with leading thinkers in environmental science and sustainability
- Explore global topics of study in almost every discipline, from World Languages & Literature to Religion