At BU\u2019s College of Arts & Sciences, you\u2019ll earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA) while exploring big ideas, sharpening essential skills, and customizing your journey. Whether you’re passionate about philosophy or physics, languages or law, CAS helps you build a strong academic foundation and prepares you for whatever comes next\u2014grad school, a global career, or a path uniquely your own.<\/p>\n
At least 128 credit units<\/strong> (most courses are 4 units).<\/p>\n Completion of the BU Hub,<\/strong> BU\u2019s general education program, which helps you grow in areas like communication, ethics, and global citizenship, including at least one natural science course with a laboratory component<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Proficiency in a non-English language<\/strong> \u2014 ranging from Arabic to Chinese, from Ancient Latin to Modern Greek, from German to Hindi-Urdu, from Persian to Portuguese and from Swahili to Japanese, to American Sign Language \u2014 through course work, study abroad, or an exam.<\/p>\n Completion of the requirements (typically 9\u201316 courses) of at least one major<\/strong> in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, or mathematical & computational sciences.<\/p>\n There\u2019s more than one way to shape your CAS degree:<\/em><\/p>\n Optional but popular\u2014minors are 5\u20136 course programs that let you explore another field you\u2019re curious about. An optional pathway through the humanities, sciences, and social sciences where you can engage with foundational texts<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Want to explore a topic that\u2019s not in the catalog? Work one-on-one with a faculty member on independent research for credit.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Want to explore a topic that\u2019s not in the catalog? Work one-on-one with a faculty member on independent research for credit.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n BU makes it easy to go global. CAS students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of BU\u2019s top-tier study abroad programs<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Programs in the departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Quantitative Economics, Earth & Environment, English, Linguistics, Physics, and others that enable qualified CAS students to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Your Path to a Meaningful & Flexible Liberal Arts Education At BU\u2019s College of Arts & Sciences, you\u2019ll earn a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1355,"featured_media":0,"parent":21931,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1355"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88760,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions\/88760"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Build Your Own Experience<\/h3>\n
Minors<\/strong><\/h4>
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nCore Curriculum<\/strong><\/h4>
Directed Study<\/strong><\/h4>
Honors in Your Major<\/strong><\/h4>
Study Abroad<\/strong><\/h4>
Bachelor's-to-Master's Programs<\/strong><\/h4>