Charles River Campus Information Central

BUSSW will return to in-person teaching for the fall 2021 semester for our Charles River, Off-Campus and Hybrid programs.

Boston University has announced that it will require all students enrolled in classes on all campuses to be vaccinated before the start of classes in the fall of 2021. You can read more in this BU Today story.

BUSSW Academic Calendar

2021-2022 Academic Honesty Tutorial/PowerPoint

Students interested in joining Student Union should contact sswsu@bu.edu

Visit our Contacts Page for guidance in resolving issues.

Visit our Career Resources page.

Students with disabilities can find specialized services at the BU Disability & Access Services.

To learn more about your field education experience as students, field instructors, or advisors, please visit the Field Education webpage.

We encourage you to take care of your physical health. Below are links to help you understand your student health insurance, know the myriad of fitness resources at BU, and know what health services are available to you on campus.

• BU Medical Insurance
• Fitness Center
• Student Health Services

Health Requirements

Boston University is very concerned about the health and wellness of our entire student community. To this end, the University requires that every incoming student (freshman, transfer, or graduate) have a physical examination by a licensed practitioner and be immunized against the following common communicable diseases: measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), tetanus, hepatitis-B, and (bacterial) meningitis.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that all full-time undergraduate and graduate students, all full-time and part-time health sciences students, and any full-time or part-time international students submit proof of immunization.

The BU Student Health Services website outlines pre-matriculation requirements and provides instructions for completing and submitting the necessary forms and entering your immunization information on the Immunization Portal (for which you will need a Kerberos username and password issued by the University). When completing the forms, please be sure to include immunization dates as well as the signature of your health care provider. It is recommended that you make a copy of the forms before submitting them to:

Boston University Student Health Services
Attn: Medical Records
881 Commonwealth Avenue, West
Boston, MA 02215

You may also fax the information to 617-353-7224 or 617-353-3557.

For additional health-related information, please go to the BU Student Health Services website.

Counseling

Referral information for counseling resources is available. Students are always welcome to meet with Director of Student Services Cate Solomon (617-353-5607) to discuss their emotional/psychological needs, concerns, and questions, or to learn more about available resources.

University Mental Health Resources

Student Health Services—Behavioral Medicine
help in addressing emergent psychological issues, short-term psychological issues (generally 3 sessions); provides assessment and referral and helps students connect with support groups across the University

BU Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center

Professional, rapid, confidential, and free-of-charge advocacy and assistance to BU students who have experienced a traumatic incident. Our particular focus is sexual trauma and rape. We also assist survivors of physical assault, interpersonal violence, and other crimes.

Family Resources
help for families dealing with the challenges of work life and family life

Danielsen Institute
help from a mental health clinic with special concerns for the religious dimensions of personality

BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Programming for college students living with mental health challenges to develop the health, supports, resilience, and academic skills needed to thrive and achieve their academic, personal, and wellness goals.

For Off Campus Mental Health Resources

Social Work Therapy Referral Service

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) offers Reduced-Fee Therapy for Social Work Students.

Free, confidential referrals to licensed clinical social workers (LICSWs) committed to the personal and professional growth of social work students.
Individual, Couple, Family, and Group Therapy
Boston: 617-720-2828
Statewide: 800-242-9794
www.therapymatcher.org
info@therapymatcher.org

There are 12 libraries at the University. Mugar Memorial Library is the primary library at BU for study, teaching, and research in the humanities and social sciences. Most of the materials related to social work are in this library.

The University has an extensive collection of books and journals online and in the library. If you require special help doing research, please use the Ask a Librarian tool.

The Boston University Libraries  website provides access to the library resources available at Boston University, including print and electronic books, online journals, videos, etc.

When doing a literature review and research for an assignment, check the Boston University Libraries website as well as databases and e-journals.  Social work databases and other resources can be found on the Social Work Research Guide. All of our research guides can be found at http://library.bu.edu/guides.

• Online Library Resources
• Find Course Reserves
• Social Work Research guide
• Find Articles using Databases
• E- Journal Locator
• RefWorks allows students to import references from library databases and other sources, organize them, and use them to create papers with citations and bibliographies in standard citation styles, including APA.
• Ask a Librarian
• Interlibrary Loan
• Mugar Library Hours of Operation

• Master of Social Work Academic Policies & Procedures

Program Plans for the Charles River Campus are available here.

Registration & Student Accounting

Please contact the Student Services Office with questions at sswoss@bu.edu.

Learn more about what it’s like to be a graduate student at Boston University at BU Graduate School Resources.

Click here to find more information about health services, housing, and becoming involved in Student Organizations.

Veterans

Students who are veterans can find specialized services at Veterans Services.

International Students

The International Students and Scholars Office provides F-1 and J-1 students with helpful legal information, travel, transportation, housing, health insurance, and childcare services. Director of Student Services Cate Solomon (617-353-5607) serves as the SSW International Student advisor, helping provide students with support as they transition to the School.

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Computing Resources

BU offers support to enable students to use their computers to their full capacity.

• TechWeb
  A resource for all computing resources at the University
• IT Help Center
  A free resource dedicated to helping Boston University’s students, faculty, and academic staff use their computers effectively with consulting services and tutorials
• IT Help Center—Purchasing
  An online store for computers, software, peripherals, and accessories

Email Resources

BU offers support to enable students to use their email to its full capacity.

• Email
  A free service provided to the entire Boston University community
• Email Forwarding
  Forward your email to another email service (e.g., Hotmail, Gmail). Be sure that you DO NOT KEEP A COPY OF INCOMING EMAIL ON ACS.
• Webmail
  Log in to check your email via the web

Information Services

• Student Link
  Access your records at Boston University
• Blackboard
  Faculty build, conduct, and manage courses on the web for students

Students access Blackboard to get course syllabi (with the lists of required books to purchase). Teachers post links to web-based content here and leave messages about assignments for students to read.

• Access your courses on Blackboard.
• For information on printing and saving from CourseInfo and Mugar Course Reserves, see the tips page.