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  • If you select schools/colleges/programs, you will see courses offered by all schools/colleges/programs selected.
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  • If you search by Hub area and select “All,” you will only see courses containing all, not some, of your selected Hub areas. (Example: Using “All,” and selecting Social Inquiry I and Ethical Reasoning will only show courses having both of these BU Hub areas.)
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Abbreviation Glossary

Abbreviation Name
CAS College of Arts & Sciences
CFA College of Fine Arts
CGS College of General Studies
COM College of Communication
EGS College of Engineering and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
ENG College of Engineering
EOP Center for English Language & Orientation Programs (CELOP)
GMS Graduate Medical Sciences
GRS Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
HUB BU Hub general education program
KHC Questrom School of Business
LAW School of Law
MED School of Medicine
OTP Officer Training Program
PDP Physical Education Recreation and Dance
QST Questrom School of Business
SAR Sargent College
SDM Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
SED Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
SHA School of Hospitality Administration
SPH School of Public Health
SSW School of Social Work
STH School of Theology
XRG Cross Registration