Transfer Student Advising
Welcome to Boston University and the Chemistry Department! We are very happy that you will be joining us during your time at BU.
Chemistry majors at BU have required pre-requisite courses in several disciplines: math, physics, chemistry, and, possibly, biology. Moreover, with multiple levels of several courses (e.g., calculus), knowing which courses will transfer to BU from outside schools can be challenging. Consequently, it can sometimes be difficult for transfer students to know which courses they should take in their first semester at BU.
As a result, we encourage all transfer students who will major in Chemistry, Chemistry: Chemical Biology, or Chemistry & Physics to e-mail the Chemistry Department’s Undergraduate Program Specialist to setup a zoom meeting with a faculty advisor before registering for courses.
Please send an email to chemuaa@bu.edu and make sure to include: (a) your name and BU ID number; (b) the list of courses that you’ve taken at other schools (including the school and level of the course); and (c) a list of several days and times (please let the times in Eastern time) when you could have a phone conversation with an advisor.