{"id":119815,"date":"2022-07-19T15:44:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T19:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/?page_id=119815"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:59:15","slug":"requirements-for-incoming-eng-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/admissions\/graduate\/incoming-graduate-students\/requirements-for-incoming-eng-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements for Incoming ENG Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date: Monday, August 31, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Place: Morse Auditorium, 602 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agenda<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<strong>9:00-10:00 AM: Meet and Greet<\/strong><br \/>\n640 Commonwealth Avenue, College of Communication Lawn <\/p>\n<p><strong>10:15 AM: Welcome Address <\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Elise Morgan: Dean, College of Engineering  <\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30 AM: Community Resources for Success <\/strong><br \/>\nStacey Herman: Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:00 AM: Career Development Office and Student Panel<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>11:45 AM: Dismissal to Departments <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>3:00-4:00 PM: Master&#8217;s Resume Workshop<\/strong><br \/>\nCareer Development Office <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Orientation is an opportunity to welcome our new graduate students and share important information from the College of Engineering and your program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Orientation is mandatory for all entering students.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how to prepare for starting your graduate program in the College of Engineering, please review our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/admissions\/graduate\/incoming-graduate-students\/incoming-eng-graduate-student-checklist\/\">Incoming ENG Graduate Student Checklist<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP<strong><br \/>\n<script 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