Academics

Resources for academic assistance:

• • MyBU Student: Your link to your records at BU.
  • Blackboard/BU Learn

Blackboard Learn is available to anyone with a BU login name and Kerberos password at learn.bu.edu (for on-campus students).

The IT Help Center will answer any questions you have concerning your Blackboard Learn course site. You can get in touch with us online at www.bu.edu/help/blackboard (or by clicking on the Help tab on any screen in Blackboard), by e-mail at ithelp@bu.edu, or by phone at 353-HELP(4357).

The BU Library system provides students with research resources, various databases and journals, and inter-library loaning. All Boston University libraries services have online resources:

• • Explore BU libraries online.
  • Need to contact a librarian? Assistance via Chat, Email or Zoom is available.
  • Mugar Library, the main library on the Charles River Campus is located next to the George Sherman Union.
  • The Science and Engineering library is located on Cummington Mall.

BU Educational Resource Center
The Educational Resource Center (ERC) is here to support you as you navigate the rigorous academic landscape at Boston University.
Visit the Academic Resource Guide to explore additional academic support options across BU’s campus.

Purdue OWL – Online Writing Lab
Purdue OWL serves as a great free resource and reference guide for writing research papers in proper APA, MLA, or Chicago citation and format style.

Disability & Access Services, provides services and support to ensure that students are able to access and participate in the opportunities available at Boston University.
Our office is located at 25 Buick Street. Phone number: 617-353-3658

Please visit the College of Engineering Academic Bulletin to seek out specific program requirements and policies related to your degree program and University.

• • • Code of Student Responsibilities.
    • BU Academic Policies cover everything from registration and full-time enrollment to academic conduct, intra-University transfer and more.
    • BU Academic Conduct Code is designed to assist in the development of a supportive and productive learning environment. It is both a description of the University’s ethical expectations of students as well as a guarantee of students’ rights and responsibilities as members of a learning community. The Code provides clarity related to policy and procedure regarding academic conduct.