Orientation Fee Waiver Request

We are no longer accepting orientation fee waivers for students starting in the Fall 25 semester as the submission deadline has passed.

  • All requests for orientation program fee waivers are carefully considered. Your request will be approved or denied based on information you and your family provided earlier on your financial aid applications. Orientation Fee Waivers are approved only for students with the highest financial need.

    We will begin reviewing spring fee waiver requests after the spring payment deadline. Approved fee waivers will be posted prior to the start of the spring semester and the orientation fee will be refunded. You will not receive a decision prior to the payment deadline and should include the orientation fee as part of your planned spring bill.

    The deadline to submit a Spring Waiver Request is 2/1/26.

    The orientation fee waiver covers the $355 orientation fee only and does not cover expenses related to attending orientation at BU.
  • Please monitor your MyBU Student Portal for a decision to your request. Orientation Fee Waiver requests will be reviewed after the Spring payment deadline. Please do not submit multiple requests as this will cause a delay in the review of your application. We are unable to provide updates on the review over the phone or email, please monitor your portal.