{"id":44528,"date":"2020-03-09T11:17:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T15:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/?page_id=44528"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:41:17","slug":"spring-phd-and-mfa-registration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/academics\/phd-and-mfa-academics\/spring-phd-and-mfa-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring PhD and MFA Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring 2026
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Friday, October 24<\/td>\nRegistration Begins in MyBU Student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday, January 14<\/td>\nGRS Registration Deadline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday, December 18<\/td>\nPayment Deadline for Continuing Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday, February 2<\/td>\nPayment Deadline for New Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday, February 2<\/td>\nDeadline\u00a0to add Standard Courses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, February 24<\/td>\nDeadline to Drop Courses without a “W” grade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, April 3<\/td>\nDeadline to Drop Courses with a “W” grade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other Important Registration Dates<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD & MFA Tuition Scholarships FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n

The above dates are for Standard Courses.<\/p>\n

All students are responsible for knowing the requirements of their degree program and the GRS rules and policies as stated in the\u00a0GRS Bulletin.<\/a><\/p>\n

Registration Eligibility<\/h4>
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To be eligible to register, each student must be compliant with the University. Please see the University Registrar’s\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0for compliance requirements. Students can check their compliance status under the Personal Tab on the StudentLink.<\/p>\n

All graduate students will be required to complete the Sexual Misconduct Prevention Training<\/a>. Students only need to complete the training once, unless their program changes from undergraduate to graduate (BA\/MAs), they are hired as staff, or their program changes from non-degree to degree seeking. Graduate students that have any questions specific to this training should direct them to wellcourses@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Each student must also have a zero balance on their student account before they can register for the upcoming semester.<\/p>\n

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Boston University are requiring that students receive an influenza vaccine (flu shot). The flu shot requirement applies to all full-time students under 30 years of age, and all full- and part-time clinical and health science students.<\/p>\n

Student Health Services is hosting an immunization clinic and flu clinics throughout the semester. Please see their calendar<\/a> for the scheduled days.<\/p>\n

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Registering for Credits (including Research and Teaching Fellow Credits)<\/h4>
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Web Registration (WebReg) is available to all students registering for credits.<\/p>\n