{"id":3714,"date":"2020-06-17T17:21:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/?page_id=3714"},"modified":"2020-08-25T10:09:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T14:09:19","slug":"get-oriented","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/why-bu\/getting-a-masters-at-bu\/get-oriented\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Oriented"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hit the ground running. Graduate orientation at Boston University prepares you for life and study in a graduate or professional school. Each school or college conducts its own orientation, but all follow a general framework to ensure the success of incoming students. You\u2019ll learn about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Academics at BU, from advising to tutoring programs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/grad-student-life\/health-and-wellness\/\">Health &amp; Wellness<\/a> and safety, including medical insurance and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fitrec\/\">Fitness &amp; Recreation Center <\/a><\/li>\n<li>The BU community, a diverse and inclusive family<\/li>\n<li>Resources, supporting you in everything from academics and research to housing and technology, you\u2019ll find everything you need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fitrec\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Policies and procedures, covering areas such as ethics, academic freedom, and privacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that\u2019s just a start; we\u2019re constantly expanding and refining the process. Of course, an introduction this thorough could never be covered in a traditional one-day orientation. While orientation is typically held in-person, many resources are also made available online. For details about what will be included in your orientation, please contact your school or college.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hit the ground running. Graduate orientation at Boston University prepares you for life and study in a graduate or professional school. Each school or college conducts its own orientation, but all follow a general framework to ensure the success of incoming students. You\u2019ll learn about: Academics at BU, from advising to tutoring programs Health &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14430,"featured_media":0,"parent":3716,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3714"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14430"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3714"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4221,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3714\/revisions\/4221"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}