{"id":152334,"date":"2019-09-23T10:45:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T14:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?page_id=152334"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:29:56","slug":"academic-accommodations-and-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/on-campus-students\/academic-accommodations-and-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Accommodations and Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/student-services\/\"><\/a><\/strong><aside class=\"callout alignright\"><div class=\"callout-content\"><\/p>\n<h2>Advising and Registration Support<\/h2>\n<p>Need help with advising and registration? Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/on-campus-students\/academics\/\">Academics page<\/a> to connect with the Registrar&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<h3>Graduate Student Life (GSL) is your liaison for student needs and concerns.<\/h3>\n<p>GSL supports students in need of academic accommodations and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disability and Access Services<\/a>\u00a0to ensure that all students have equal access to educational and professional opportunities on campus. GSL works with students who are in distress and those who are looking to access<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/behavioral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">counseling and psychiatric services<\/a>.\u00a0Please contact Mary Murphy-Phillips about any area related to student life at 617-358-1750 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mcmurph@bu.edu\">mcmurph@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"bu-list-child-pages grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"child-page-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/on-campus-students\/academic-accommodations-and-support\/accessing-academic-accommodations\/\">How to Access Academic Accommodations<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graduate Student Life can assist you in the process of accessing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities, chronic medical conditions, a temporary disability, or pregnancy complications<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"child-page-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/on-campus-students\/academic-accommodations-and-support\/communication-resources\/\">Writing Resources and Coaching<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Access Public Health Writing resources and schedule an appointment with a peer coach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"child-page-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/on-campus-students\/academic-accommodations-and-support\/core-course-tutoring-program\/\">Core Course Tutoring Program<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Core Course Tutoring Program is a free peer tutoring program for MPH students who are at risk of not meeting the minimum grade required (B\u2013) in the MPH core courses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"child-page-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/on-campus-students\/academic-accommodations-and-support\/student-conference-travel-fund\/\">On-Campus Student Conference Travel Fund<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The GSL Student Conference Travel Fund Program (SCTFP) supports On-Campus Students presenting or participating in regional, national, and international conferences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Other Resources<\/h3>\n<p><strong>In Class<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students are encouraged to take advantage of in-class resources to help them solidify the concepts learned in their coursework. These in-class resources include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TA review sessions<\/li>\n<li>Instructor\u2019s office hours<\/li>\n<li>Group study sessions formed with classmates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please refer to your course syllabi for more information on these opportunities in your courses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BU&#8217;s Educational Resource Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/erc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Educational Resource Center (ERC)<\/a>, 100 Bay State Rd, Boston, MA 02215, 617-353-7077, provides comprehensive support services and resources students need to ensure academic success at a large urban university. The ERC\u2019s progressive, non-remedial approach focuses on serving all Boston University students who are looking for assistance in meeting their academic challenges, whether large or small. The ERC\u2019s dynamic programs and services are free to all current University students and alumni. For weekly updates and additional ERC resources, visit their blog. Hours of operation during the academic year are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.\u201310 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.\u20135 p.m.; Sunday, noon\u201310 p.m.; Saturday by pre-approval only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate Student Life (GSL) is your liaison for student needs and concerns. GSL supports students in need of academic accommodations and Disability and Access Services\u00a0to ensure that all students have equal access to educational and professional opportunities on campus. 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