Fall 2025 Registration Guidelines

Schedule a mandatory advising appointment with your CGS academic advisor to discuss the appropriate CGS courses and electives for the fall term. After speaking with your academic advisor and confirming your fall course plans, your advisor will remove your “Advising Hold” which will allow you to register for courses on the MyBU Student Portal beginning April 27, 2025.

You must have your advising hold lifted to be able to register for fall term courses.

Before your meeting, do your research using the following tools:

• Pathways to a BU Degree: Review the academic requirements for your intended major
• Undergraduate Bulletin: Learn about program and course offerings in all of the schools and colleges at BU
• Advanced Credits: Students who wish to apply an Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or any other examination scores should consult with their CGS academic advisor. Please refer to the documents below for further information.
  • Advanced Credit Guide 2024-2025
  • IB Course Equivalence 2024-2025

The following AP/IB scores award credit for the noted CGS sophomore courses and HUB units:

*Students who have AP/IB or other course credit for Chemistry or Physics should consult with their CGS academic advisor.

Additional Registration Information and School/College Contacts

• College of Arts and Sciences (100 Bay State Rd., Room 401): For general inquiries, please email CAS Advising at casadv@bu.edu or call 617-353-2400. For Department Contacts, please refer to the CAS Pathways.
• College of Communication (640 Comm. Ave., Room 123): Curriculum Guides are available on the BU COM website. Students who wish to meet with a COM academic advisor, please email comugrad@bu.edu.
• College of Engineering (44 Cummington Mall, Room107): Please email Carmel Barrau with any questions regarding adding ENG courses.
• Computing & Data Sciences (665 Commonwealth Ave., Floor 16): Please email CDS Advising with any questions.
• Questrom School of Business (595 Comm. Ave.): Please contact Sally Ward with any questions.
• Sargent College (635 Comm. Ave.): Please contact Roz Abukasis with any questions.
• School of Hospitality Administration (928 Comm. Ave., Room 104): Please contact SHA Advising with any questions.
• Wheelock (2 Silber Way) Please contact Dominique Bochman if you need assistance adding a Wheelock course.

Which CGS courses should I take?

Consult the CGS Required Courses guide and discuss with your CGS academic advisor during your advising appointment. To complete the CGS requirements by the end of your sophomore year, you must have completed the following:

• 3 CGS Humanities Courses
• 3 CGS Social Science Courses
• 2 CGS Rhetoric Courses
• 2 CGS Natural Science Courses

The class numbers for Fall 2025 CGS courses are listed below.

• Humanities: CGS HU 201
• Natural Science: CGS NS 201
• Social Sciences: CGS SS 201

Remember:

• All your CGS course sections must start with the same letter! This indicates that all of your CGS courses are on the same team. Students who register incorrectly for their CGS courses will need to adjust their schedules accordingly in order to complete course registration.
  • Correct CGS course registration: This student has registered correctly, since the section codes for both their CGS courses begin with the same letter (S). This student has registered for Team S.
    • CGS NS201 SS (lecture) and S1 (lab)
    • CGS HU201 SS (lecture) and S3 (discussion)
  • Incorrect CGS course registration: This student has registered incorrectly, as they have signed up across two different Teams (Team W for NS201 and Team S for SS201). You may register for only one CGS team.
    • CGS NS201 WW (lecture) and W1 (lab)
    • CGS SS201 SS (lecture) and S3 (discussion)
• Use the Schedule Builder on MyBU Student before registration begins to plan your classes.
• Remember to plan multiple options! Your first choices may not be available at time of registration. Choosing multiple options will save you from having to search multiple times on registration day.

Plan Your Electives

Students may to refer to the Pathways to a BU Degree on the CGS website as well as the Undergraduate Bulletin for guidance on elective course selection. Please review these links ahead of your required meeting with your CGS Academic Advisor.

Please note that the standard pass time between classes at Boston University is 15 minutes. It is not considered a time conflict to have two courses meeting back-to-back in different locations on campus.

• Please note that your elective classes do not need to start with the same letter as your CGS course sections.
• Remember to plan multiple options! The first class you choose may not work with your CGS required courses and choosing multiple options will save you from having to search multiple times on registration day. Use the Schedule Builder on MyBU Student before registration begins to plan your classes.

Check the “Holds” tile on MyBU Student to confirm that you do not have any compliance holds on your account. A compliance hold will prevent a student from accessing course registration.

Registration for rising sophomores opens on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Your registration start time is based on the last digit of your BUID number:

Please note that space in a preferred CGS team or desired section is not guaranteed. Students who are unable to register for a desired CGS team should select a different team that fits with their elective.

Prior to your registration date, be sure to check MyBU Student to confirm you are still in compliance for registration. If you have already met with your academic advisor and they approve of your fall class plans, your advising hold should be lifted in MyBU Student.

Use the Schedule Builder on MyBU Student before registration begins to plan your classes.

The resources below will help you navigate the registration process. Please consult with your CGS academic advisor with any specific questions.

• Navigating the Registration Process
• Preparing for Registration
• Methods for Registration
• Schedule Builder: From Preparation to Registration
• Class Search: From Preparation to Registration