Parents
Dean's Welcome
Dear Parents and Families,
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the College of General Studies (CGS)! I want to encourage you to partner with us in helping your students have the richest, most rewarding undergraduate experience possible while they are at CGS and when they continue into the college from which they will graduate. You and your students are now part of the CGS family, a very supportive and extensive group of faculty, staff, current students and alumni that students can benefit from throughout their academic careers and beyond.
We welcome your feedback on your experiences with CGS, and we also hope you will take advantage of the many resources and events offered by BU’s Parent and Family Programs.
Thank you for joining us as part of the CGS family—we owe our students to you!
Best wishes,
Lynn O’Brien Hallstein, Interim Dean, CGS
For Your Information
Resources
Parent & Family Programs
Welcome to the BU family! Check the Parent and Family Programs page for resources on how to best support your student, from a university calendar to details on visiting Boston.
2029 Class Page
Your student’s Class Page has all the information they need to succeed at CGS, including a month-by-month timeline, important dates, and details on housing, registration, and more.
CGS Timeline
The first-year experience timeline provides a month-to-month breakdown of every major milestone and to-do your student needs to know about, from getting accepted through summer study.