{"id":1741,"date":"2020-07-30T16:50:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T20:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/?page_id=1741"},"modified":"2025-03-24T13:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:07:39","slug":"academic-policies-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/current-students\/academic-policies-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Policies &#038; Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here you\u2019ll find BU\u2019s academic policies, covering everything from registration and full-time enrollment to academic conduct, intra-University transfer, and more. This page also includes links to Metropolitan College academic procedures, as well as important student resources that are available online for your convenience.<br \/>\n<a id=\"academic-conduct-code\"><\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"acc\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Academic Conduct Code<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\nAll students entering Boston University are expected to maintain high standards of academic honesty and integrity. It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/academic-conduct-code\/\">Academic Conduct Code\u2019s<\/a> contents and to abide by its provisions. The Academic Conduct Committee of each BU school or college is composed of students, faculty and staff, and has jurisdiction over all charges of academic misconduct brought against students.<\/p>\n<p>In all charges of academic misconduct against a student, the student is entitled to full procedural fairness in any disciplinary proceedings. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/academic-conduct-code\/\">Academic Conduct Code<\/a> details the guidelines governing disciplinary proceedings. It also articulates the University\u2019s philosophy of discipline, defines violations of the code, and enumerates penalties applicable under the code.<\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/academic-conduct-code\/\">Boston University Academic Conduct Code.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Academic Status<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Absence for Religious Reasons<\/li>\n<li>Change of Major\/Degree Program<\/li>\n<li>Communications Expectations &amp; Resources<\/li>\n<li>Dean\u2019s List<\/li>\n<li>Good Standing for Graduate Students<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate Academic Residency<\/li>\n<li>Enrollment Status Changes\u2014Withdrawal\/Leave of Absence<\/li>\n<li>Reinstatement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"\/met\/current-students\/academic-policies-procedures\/academic-status\/\">Academic Status<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Advanced Placement \u2013 CLEP\/DSST Examinations<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"\/met\/current-students\/academic-policies-procedures\/advanced-placement\/\">advanced placement through CLEP\/DSST examinations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Examinations<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h3>Make-up Exams &amp; Late Final Exams<\/h3>\n<p>Students are urged to complete all coursework on time. However, when circumstances require a student to take a final examination late, the student should make arrangements through the course instructor.<\/p>\n<h3>Waiver Exams<\/h3>\n<p>Metropolitan College recognizes specific subject examinations offered by two national standardized testing programs:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/current-students\/academic-policies-procedures\/advanced-placement\/\">College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) and Dantes Subject Standardized Tests (DSST).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Students should contact Metropolitan College Enrollment &amp; Student Success at 617-353-2980 for more information and a listing of the examinations acceptable for credit.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Grade Requirements<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grade Scale &amp; Honor Points<\/li>\n<li>Pass\/Fail Courses<\/li>\n<li>Incomplete Coursework<\/li>\n<li>Insufficient Grades \u2013 Undergraduate &amp; Graduate<\/li>\n<li>Grade Grievances \u2013 Undergraduate &amp; Graduate<\/li>\n<li>Repeated Courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/current-students\/academic-policies-procedures\/grade-requirements\/\">grade requirements<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Master\u2019s Thesis Policy<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Learn about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/current-students\/academic-policies-procedures\/masters-thesis-policy\/\">Master\u2019s Thesis Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Minors<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\nMatriculated undergraduate students at Metropolitan College may pursue a minor in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/programs\/undergraduate\/computer-science\/\">Computer Science<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/programs\/undergraduate\/sociology\/\">Sociology<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/programs\/undergraduate\/urban-affairs\/\">Urban Affairs<\/a>. Students may also be able to minor in Dance, Music, Performing Music, Theatre Arts, or Visual Arts through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/\">College of Fine Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Metropolitan College Enrollment &amp; Student Success at 617-353-2980 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:metess@bu.edu\">metess@bu.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Registration<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alumni Audits<\/li>\n<li>Auditing Courses<\/li>\n<li>Cross Registration<\/li>\n<li>Directed Study<\/li>\n<li>Intra-University Transfer<\/li>\n<li>Overload Approval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"\/met\/current-students\/academic-policies-procedures\/registration\/\">Registration<\/a> details.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Satisfactory Academic Progress<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h3>Academic Review<\/h3>\n<h4>Undergraduate Students<\/h4>\n<p>Undergraduate degree students <strong>and<\/strong> nondegree students enrolled in Metropolitan College undergraduate courses are expected to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. The Academic Standing Committee reviews all students enrolled in undergraduate courses. Any student falling below a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is subject to review and may be placed on probation, or be academically dismissed from the College. Students receive formal notification of the review and the level of performance required to allow them to continue at Metropolitan College. Academic reviews are conducted at the end of each semester, in January, June, and August.<\/p>\n<h4>Graduate Students<\/h4>\n<p>Graduate students matriculating in Metropolitan College degree programs are required to maintain high levels of achievement to remain in good standing in their programs. In order for a course to count toward degree requirements, a certain letter grade has to be earned. Acceptable grades for graduate courses vary by program. Please refer to the guidelines of your academic department or program office. A grade point average below 3.0 constitutes grounds for academic probation.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Transcripts<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Official transcripts<\/strong>\u00a0are produced by the Office of the University Registrar. For guidelines about how to request an official transcript, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/academics\/transcripts\/\">Office of the University Registrar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here you\u2019ll find BU\u2019s academic policies, covering everything from registration and full-time enrollment to academic conduct, intra-University transfer, and more. 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