{"id":261,"date":"2011-11-30T16:55:16","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T21:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:33:37","slug":"nondegree-applicants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/ma-ms\/nondegree-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Degree Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\nwindow.unibuddySettings = {\r\nuniversityId: \"6255f8a0de00f56593ccfdff\",\r\n};\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script defer src=\"https:\/\/prospect-guidance-ui.unibuddy.co\/embed.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" >\r\n<\/script><br \/>\nIf you wish to take courses at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS) without enrolling in a degree-seeking program you may apply to a GRS department or program directly, as a special student with non-degree status.\u00a0 You will not go through GRS Admissions, and you will not submit an application for admission. You do need to have an accredited bachelor&#8217;s degree or its foreign equivalent and need to be qualified for graduate work.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum number of credits that a non-degree seeking student can take before being formally admitted to a GRS degree program is <strong>eight credits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is important to contact the correct college within Boston University when registering for courses as a University non-degree student. The three-letter acronym preceding the course will indicate which college&#8217;s policy governs the registration process.<\/li>\n<li>If the course is a GRS course, contact the department of the course and inquire if it is available for non-degree students. If it is, you will need to get permission and a signature on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/files\/2020\/09\/Registration-Form.pdf\">registration form<\/a> from the appropriate staff\/faculty member in the department. The next step is to email the signed registration form to the Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences (<a href=\"mailto:grsrec@bu.edu\">grsrec@bu.edu<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once registration is processed, charges are assessed, and you are responsible for those charges. If you wish to withdraw from the University, you must complete a withdrawal form prior to the first day of the semester for a 100% refund. The refund schedule can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentfinancials\/resources\/withdrawal-and-tuition-refund-schedule\/\">here<\/a>. Financial assistance is <strong>not available <\/strong>to non-degree students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you wish to take courses at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS) without enrolling in a degree-seeking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1355,"featured_media":0,"parent":22439,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261"}],"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=261"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89853,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261\/revisions\/89853"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}