The Cross-College Challenge (XCC) is the BU Hub’s signature project-based, 4-credit elective course open to juniors and seniors from all of BU’s undergraduate schools and colleges. XCC provides a unique opportunity for faculty, staff, and community partners to explore a complex real-world problem or an enduring human question with an interdisciplinary team of undergraduate students.

 

“Urban Tree Canopies gave me the opportunity to apply everything I’d learned in my major and minor to a real-world challenge.”

— Abigail Rosario,  CAS ’26
BA Political Science & Sociology, Urban Studies minor

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Expo

At the end of each semester, XCC participates in the Experiential Learning Expo, a celebration of interdisciplinary collaboration, real-world impact, and the power of experiential learning.

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Prof. Hutch Hutchinson

Learn about Questrom Professor Hutch Hutchinson's experience leading the Cross-College Challenge kickoff event, XCC Launch.

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