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Course Status Abbreviations & Information<\/h3>
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Permission Required courses:<\/h3>\n

Some BU schools and colleges restrict enrollment in certain courses. If you are unable to register for a course that is ‘permission required,’ contact the school or college offering the course for additional information on registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Code<\/td>\nExplanation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
REG<\/th>\nRegistered for the course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REG-AU<\/th>\nRegistered for the course as an audit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REG-NC<\/th>\nRegistered for the course for no credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADD<\/th>\nRegistered – over the course limit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADD-AU<\/th>\nRegistered – over the course limit – auditing the course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADD-NC<\/th>\nRegistered – over the course limit – registered for no credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRP-AU<\/th>\nDropped – originally registered as an audit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRP-CA<\/th>\nDropped – course cancelled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRP-CL<\/th>\nDropped – course is full<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRP-GR<\/th>\nDropped – once semester grading has begun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRP-NC<\/th>\nDropped – originally registered as no credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRP-NS<\/th>\nNot registered – course requires permission to enroll. Contact school\/college offering the course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRP-RS<\/th>\nDropped – added to a different section of the same course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRP-ST<\/th>\nDropped – student initiated the drop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRP-W<\/th>\nDropped – W grade assigned – fully charged for the course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W\/D<\/th>\nCourse dropped – withdrew from semester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W\/D-AC<\/th>\nCourse dropped – withdrawn for academic reasons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W\/D-AU<\/th>\nCourse dropped – withdrew from semester – originally registered as an audit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W\/D-NC<\/th>\nCourse dropped – withdrew from semester – originally registered as no credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W\/D-W<\/th>\nCourse dropped – withdrew from semester – W grade assigned – fully charged for the course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Meeting Days<\/h3>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/tbody>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Meeting Day<\/td>\nTranslation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
M<\/th>\nMonday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T<\/th>\nTuesday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W<\/th>\nWednesday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R<\/th>\nThursday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F<\/th>\nFriday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S<\/th>\nSaturday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U<\/th>\nSunday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Meeting Times<\/h3>
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Meeting Times<\/td>\nTranslation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
A<\/th>\nAM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P<\/th>\nPM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARR<\/th>\nArranged<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TBA<\/th>\nTo Be Announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Credit Type Abbreviations<\/h3>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/tbody>\n\n\n
Credit Type<\/td>\nTranslation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
VAR<\/td>\nVariable Credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Instruction Types<\/h3>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/tbody>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Instruction Types<\/td>\nTranslation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
APP<\/th>\nApplied Art<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DIS<\/th>\nDiscussion Section<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DRS<\/th>\nDirected Study<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EXP<\/th>\nClinical Experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IND<\/th>\nIndependent Course (no additional components)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LAB<\/th>\nLaboratory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LEC<\/th>\nLecture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OTH<\/th>\nOther<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PLB<\/th>\nPre-lab Section<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Range of Course Numbering<\/h3>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/tbody>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Range<\/td>\nTranslation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
000-099<\/th>\nNon-degree, no credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100-199<\/th>\nGeneral undergraduate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200-299<\/th>\nIntermediate undergraduate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
300-499<\/th>\nAdvanced undergraduate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
500-599<\/th>\nAdvanced undergraduate and\/or graduate level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
600-799<\/th>\nGeneral graduate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
800-899<\/th>\nAdvanced graduate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
900-999<\/th>\nGraduate directed study and research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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School & College Abbreviations<\/h3>
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Abbreviation<\/td>\nTranslation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
BUA<\/th>\nBoston University Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAS<\/th>\nCollege of Arts & Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAS<\/th>\nFaculty of Computing and Data Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CFA<\/th>\nCollege of Fine Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CGS<\/th>\nCollege of General Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COM<\/th>\nCollege of Communication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ENG<\/th>\nCollege of Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EGS<\/th>\nCollege of Engineering and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EOP<\/th>\nCenter for English Language & Orientation Programs (CELOP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GMS<\/th>\nGraduate Medical Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GRS<\/th>\nGraduate School of Arts & Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HUB<\/th>\nHub Office, General Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KHC<\/th>\nKilachand Honors College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LAW<\/th>\nSchool of Law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MED<\/th>\nSchool of Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MET<\/th>\nMetropolitan College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OTP<\/th>\nOfficer Training Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PDP<\/th>\nPhysical Development Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QST<\/th>\nQuestrom School of Business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SAR<\/th>\nSargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SED<\/th>\nWheelock College of Education & Human Development<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SDM<\/th>\nHenry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SHA<\/th>\nSchool of Hospitality Administration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPH<\/th>\nSchool of Public Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSW<\/th>\nSchool of Social Work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
STH<\/th>\nSchool of Theology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SUM<\/th>\nSummer Term Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNI<\/th>\nThe University Professors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XRG<\/th>\nCross Registration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Building Abbreviations<\/h3>
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Charles River Campus, CRC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Building<\/td>\nDescription<\/td>\nAddress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
AAS<\/th>\nAfrican-American Studies<\/td>\n138 Mountfort Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AGG<\/th>\nAgganis Arena<\/td>\n925 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ASC<\/th>\nAcademic Support Center<\/td>\n300 Babcock Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAB<\/th>\nBabcock Street<\/td>\n300 Babcock Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BRB<\/th>\nBiology Research Building<\/td>\n5 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BSC<\/th>\nBiological Science Center<\/td>\n2 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CAS<\/th>\nCollege of Arts & Sciences<\/td>\n685-725 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CFA<\/th>\nCollege of Fine Arts<\/td>\n855 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CGS<\/th>\nCollege of General Studies<\/td>\n871 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CLN<\/th>\nClinical Psychology<\/td>\n900 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COM<\/th>\nCollege of Communication<\/td>\n640 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRW<\/th>\nDeWolfe Crew Boathouse<\/td>\n619 Memorial Drive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CSE<\/th>\nCase Physical Education Center<\/td>\n285 Babcock Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EGL<\/th>\nEnglish Faculty Offices<\/td>\n236 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EIB<\/th>\nEditorial Institute Building<\/td>\n143 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EIL<\/th>\nEilberg Lounge (Case Center)<\/td>\n285 Babcock Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EMA<\/th>\nEngineering Manufacturing Annex<\/td>\n730 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EMB<\/th>\nEngineering Manufacturing Building<\/td>\n15 St. Mary’s Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ENG<\/th>\nCollege of Engineering<\/td>\n110-112 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EOP<\/th>\nCenter for English Language & Orientation Programs<\/td>\n890 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EPC<\/th>\nEngineering Product Innovation Center<\/td>\n750 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ERA<\/th>\nEngineering Research Annex<\/td>\n48 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ERB<\/th>\nEngineering Research Building<\/td>\n44 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FAB<\/th>\nFenway Activities Building<\/td>\n180 The Riverway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FCB<\/th>\nFenway Classroom Building<\/td>\n25 Pilgrim Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FCC<\/th>\nFenway Campus Center<\/td>\n150 The Riverway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FLR<\/th>\nFuller Building<\/td>\n808 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FOB<\/th>\nFaculty Office Building (Alden Hall)<\/td>\n704 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FRC<\/th>\nFitness & Recreation Center<\/td>\n915 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GDP<\/th>\nGlobal Development Policy Center<\/td>\n53 Bay State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GSU<\/th>\nGeorge Sherman Student Union<\/td>\n775 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HAR<\/th>\nRafik B. Hariri Building, Questrom School of Business<\/td>\n595 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HAW<\/th>\nHawes Building<\/td>\n43 Hawes Street, Brookline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HIS<\/th>\nHistory and American Studies<\/td>\n226 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IEC<\/th>\nInternational Education Center<\/td>\n888 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IRB<\/th>\nInternational Relations Building<\/td>\n154 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IRC<\/th>\nInternational Relations Center<\/td>\n152 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JSC<\/th>\nJudaic Studies Center<\/td>\n147 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KCB<\/th>\nKenmore Classroom Building<\/td>\n565 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KHC<\/th>\nKilachand Honors College<\/td>\n91 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Law<\/th>\nLaw School<\/td>\n765 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LEV<\/th>\nLeventhal Center<\/td>\n233 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LNG<\/th>\nRomance Studies, Modern Foreign Languages & Comparative Literature<\/td>\n718 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LSE<\/th>\nLife Science & Engineering Building<\/td>\n24 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MCH<\/th>\nMarsh Chapel<\/td>\n735 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MCS<\/th>\nMath & Computer Science<\/td>\n111 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MET<\/th>\nMetropolitan College<\/td>\n1010 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MOR<\/th>\nMorse Auditorium<\/td>\n602 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MUG<\/th>\nMugar Memorial Library<\/td>\n771 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHO<\/th>\nPhotonics Building<\/td>\n6-8 St. Mary’s Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PLS<\/th>\nAnthropology, Philosophy, Political Science, African Studies Center<\/td>\n232 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PRB<\/th>\nPhysics Research Building<\/td>\n3 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSY<\/th>\nPsychology<\/td>\n64-72-86 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PTH<\/th>\nPlaywrights’ Theatre<\/td>\n949 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REL<\/th>\nCAS Religion<\/td>\n145 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SAC<\/th>\nSargent Activities Center<\/td>\n1 University Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SAL<\/th>\nSailing Docks<\/td>\nCharles River Behind BU Bridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SAR<\/th>\nSargent College<\/td>\n635 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SCI<\/th>\nMetcalf Science Center<\/td>\n590-596 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SHA<\/th>\nSchool of Hospitality Administration<\/td>\n928 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLB<\/th>\nScience Library Building<\/td>\n30-38 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SOC<\/th>\nSociology<\/td>\n96-100 Cummington Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSW<\/th>\nSchool of Social Work<\/td>\n264-270 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
STH<\/th>\nSchool of Theology<\/td>\n745-755 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
STO<\/th>\nStone Science Building<\/td>\n675 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THA<\/th>\nJoan & Edgar Booth Theatre<\/td>\n820 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TTC<\/th>\nTrack & Tennis Center<\/td>\n100 Ashford Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WEA<\/th>\nWheelock College of Education & Human Development<\/span> Annex<\/td>\n621 Commonwealth Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WED<\/th>\nWheelock College of Education & Human Development<\/span><\/td>\n2 Silber Way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
YAW<\/th>\nYawkey Center for Student Services<\/td>\n100 Bay State Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Medical Campus, BUMC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Abbreviation<\/td>\nAddress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
B Building (Robinson)<\/th>\n750 Harrison Avenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CT Building<\/th>\n801 Massachusetts Avenue (Crosstown)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E Building<\/th>\n85 East Newton Street (Evans)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G Building<\/th>\n100 East Newton Street (Goldman)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K\u00a0Building<\/th>\n71 East Concord Street (Conte)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L\u00a0Building<\/th>\n72 East Concord Street (SOM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R\u00a0Building<\/th>\n72\u00a0East Concord Street (Houseman)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S\u00a0Building<\/th>\n801 Albany Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T\u00a0Building<\/th>\n715 Albany Street (Talbot)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
n\/a<\/th>\n670 Albany Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W Building<\/th>\n700 Albany Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
X\u00a0Building<\/th>\n650\u00a0Albany Street (EBRC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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