{"id":36782,"date":"2019-05-14T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T17:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/about-boston-university-college-of-general-studies\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:12:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About CGS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>At CGS, you\u2019re not just learning, you\u2019re doing. <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picture yourself working with professors on research, completing a capstone project that solves real-world problems, and having the opportunity to study in London or Boston the summer after your first semester. Here, you\u2019ll sharpen the skills top employers want\u2014thinking bigger, communicating powerfully, teaming up with people from every background. And with the support of a community where professors and your peers will know your name, you get the best of both\u2014a small, tight-knit college and a global university.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cgs\/files\/2026\/01\/07-4T1A9696-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-50546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/files\/2026\/01\/07-4T1A9696-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/files\/2026\/01\/07-4T1A9696-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/files\/2026\/01\/07-4T1A9696-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/files\/2026\/01\/07-4T1A9696-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/files\/2026\/01\/07-4T1A9696-755x378.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/files\/2026\/01\/07-4T1A9696.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>A seamless transition into any BU college<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After two years, you\u2019re guaranteed a seamless transition into any BU college, ready to jump into your chosen major knowing that the skills and knowledge you\u2019ve gained will set you up for success and keep you on track for a four-year graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you know exactly what you\u2019ll pursue at BU or are eager to explore, CGS is how you\u2019ll launch your future: building in-demand skills and a globally-minded perspective to prepare for a changing world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At CGS, you\u2019re not just learning, you\u2019re doing. Picture yourself working with professors on research, completing a capstone project that solves real-world problems, and having the opportunity to study in London or Boston the summer after your first semester. Here, you\u2019ll sharpen the skills top employers want\u2014thinking bigger, communicating powerfully, teaming up with people from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36782"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36782"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50662,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36782\/revisions\/50662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}