Listed below are forms that you may need as a graduate student at COM. If the form you are looking for is not available online, please call (617-353-3481) or email (comgrad@bu.edu) the Graduate Affairs office.
- A new Assistantship Contract is required of all students each semester who pursue employment at COM.
- Information on graduate student employment is available here.
- Graduate students can transfer up to 8 credits from another university.
- Transferred credits cannot be from an undergraduate or previous master’s degree program.
- Students are required to submit a syllabus for each transferred course.
- Transferred credits can be applied as elective credits, where applicable OR they can replace required COM courses. If they replace required COM courses then the student will be required to take alternative courses to fulfill the degree credit requirement.
- All transfer credits must be reviewed by the department’s academic chairman.
- Any student who wishes to graduate must complete an Application for Graduation prior to the date of graduation. Boston University’s dates of graduation can be found via the university’s Registrar’s calendars. All information regarding graduation, diplomas and ceremonies can be found here.
- Any student who wishes to complete a directed study with a professor for credit must complete the Graduate Directed Study Request Form.
- The Academic Contract is an aggregated list of rules and policies that are pertinent to COM graduate students. The contract provides a platform to ensure that all students are aware of policies and should eliminate any confusion.
- Please review the Graduate Handbook page on the website, review and sign the contract.
- For information on incomplete grades, please refer to the COM Bulletin.
- Download the Incomplete Grade Form.
- Graduate students are required to follow the curriculum listed on the university Bulletin.
- Any time a student deviates from the requirements listed on the Bulletin, they must speak with the Graduate Affairs Office, complete a petition form and have the course(s) approved by their academic department/division and graduate affairs.
- Students will receive email confirmation from comgrad@bu.edu when a decision is reached regarding a submitted petition.
- Unless required by the degree program, graduate students cannot pursue more than 18 credits per semester without approval from an academic (faculty) advisor. A student and academic advisor must send an approval email to comgrad@bu.edu, or the student will see an additional charge appear on his or her tuition bill.
- Students should not overload into more than 20 credits per semester.