Kilachand students choose major programs in one of the degree-granting undergraduate schools or colleges at Boston University and pursue liberal arts coursework through Kilachand Honors College. Students in each school or college must fulfill general education requirements in addition to the requirements of their major and Kilachand courses satisfy some or all of these general education requirements, depending on the program. Basic integration guidelines can be found below.
For students entering Boston University prior to fall 2018
Questrom School of Business
Completion of the Kilachand Honors College curriculum satisfies CAS WR 100, the three Liberal Arts Distribution Requirements (one Natural Science, one Social Science, and one Humanities), and three (of four) Liberal Arts Electives. If students have fulfilled these electives in other ways, they may work with their Questrom advisor to use the Kilachand Honors College curriculum to fulfill other Questrom liberal arts electives.
School of Hospitality Administration
The Kilachand Honors College curriculum satisfies 32 credits of distribution requirements for School of Hospitality Administration students as follows: CAS WR 100, CAS WR 150, one humanities course, one natural science course, one social science course, and 12 general elective credits.
School of Education
The Kilachand Honors College curriculum will fulfill two humanities courses, two laboratory science courses, two social science courses, CAS WR 100, and CAS WR 150 for secondary education majors.
Sargent College
The Kilachand Honors College curriculum will fulfill writing credit, humanities electives, social science electives, and general electives for students in the Human Physiology, Health Sciences, and Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences programs. The electives fulfilled vary by program.
Human Physiology
CAS WR 100, CAS WR 150, one humanities elective, two social science electives, and two general electives.
Health Sciences
CAS WR 100, CAS WR 150, two humanities electives, two social science electives, and one minor/specialty elective.
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
CAS WR 100, CAS WR 150, two social science electives, and three general electives.
College of Engineering
The Kilachand Honors College curriculum will fulfill the 24-credit general education requirement for students in the College of Engineering, which includes the following: CAS WR 100, CAS WR 150, one general education elective, and three social science or humanities courses.
College of Communication
All Kilachand Honors College courses totaling 32 credits will count toward College of Communication (COM) degree requirements. COM will work with students to determine—based on their individual circumstances and aspirations—the ways in which Kilachand Honors College courses will contribute to the fulfillment of each student’s degree requirements. The intent is to offer students the greatest flexibility in course selection and advise how Kilachand Honors College courses count not only toward general education requirements, but also, in certain cases, toward upper-level requirements. Successful completion of the studio coursework fulfills CAS WR 100 and CAS WR 150. COM will provide academic advising to students each semester so that they know how Kilachand Honors College courses will fulfill their COM degree requirements.
College of Fine Arts
School of Theatre
Twenty-eight credits of liberal arts courses are required to complete the course of study for graduation. The Kilachand Honors College curriculum fulfills liberal arts requirements for students as follows: writing requirement, one College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) liberal arts elective, two CAS history of art & architecture electives, two CAS social science electives, and one Shakespeare elective.
School of Music
Twenty-eight credits of liberal arts courses are required to complete the course of study for graduation. The Kilachand Honors College curriculum fulfills liberal arts requirements for College of Fine Arts students as follows: freshman writing, four liberal arts electives, two English literature courses, and two general electives.
School of Visual Arts
At least 28 credits of liberal arts courses are required to complete the course of study for graduation. The Kilachand Honors College curriculum fulfills 28 credits of liberal arts requirements and the writing requirement.
College of Arts & Sciences
Students who complete all Kilachand Honors College coursework and elect to take freshman seminars in two divisions outside of their major division can complete the CAS WR 100 and CAS WR 150 foundational requirement in writing as well as their CAS general education breadth requirements with the exception of the Mathematics and Computer Science divisional requirement. Students pursuing majors within the Mathematics and Computer Science division may need to take one additional course in either CAS or KHC to complete their general education requirements.