Charles River Campus Students

BUSSW continues in-person teaching for the Charles River, Off-Campus, and Hybrid programs.

CRC students can find BU-specific information here.

Note: All incoming Charles River Campus graduate students at Boston University must complete Student Health Services’ Incoming Health Requirements. For more information, please click here.

Submission Deadlines

• Late March 2025 – Class Registration (Advanced Standing students only)
• May 15, 2025 – Transfer Credit Requests Due
• Early June 2025 – Class Registration (Traditional Track and Human Service Experience Track students only)
• June 26, 2025 – Final Field Evaluations Due (Advanced Standing Students)
• August 15, 2025 – Official Transcripts Due

Fall Semester 2025

• Dates to be announced

 

Recordings will be shared after our admitted student events later this spring.

You will receive all this information and more in monthly email packets beginning in the spring. Please be on the lookout!

• Obtain Login Name and Kerberos Password
• Email Account
• The Student Link
• BUSSW CRC Incoming Student Attestation – Program Requirement Document
• Academic Honesty – 2025-2026
• Get your Terrier Student ID
• Registration Guide (Packet 1 of 3)

All-Student Orientation

Our community is looking forward to welcoming you on campus in September! Click here for more detailed information.

FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

• Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan 2024/2025 Fact Sheet
• SSW Student Expense Budget
• Private Scholarship Resources
• Credit-Based Loan Information
• Credit-Based Loan Information for International Students
• Financial Aid Checklist
• Information About Your Financial Aid Award
• Financial Aid Award Appeal Process
• Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy

Tuition Payment Plan

Students and their families may choose to budget all or part of their academic charges in monthly installments with the Tuition Payment Plan.

Veterans & Military Services 

Please click here for information on veterans services.

Full-time and Advanced Standing Students

Upon receipt of your $300 tuition deposit, the Field Education Department will send you information regarding the field placement process. Once contacted, you are encouraged to reply to the Field Education Office as soon as possible.

Part-time Students (Charles River and Off-Campus Programs)

Incoming part-time students do not have a field placement during their first year.

Field Education Orientation (for Full-Time CRC students, not including Advanced Standing students)

More information about this event and registration will be provided to enrolled students via email at a later date.

For more information about field education, visit this page. 

To contact field education, email sswfed@bu.edu. 

University-issued official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) institutions should be mailed to the Admissions and Financial Aid Office or sent electronically to busswad@bu.edu by August 15, 2025.  If you are currently completing the final semester of undergraduate study, an official copy of your transcript indicating that you received a bachelor’s degree must be mailed to the Admissions and Financial Aid Office by August 15, 2025. If you are an advanced standing student, a copy of your final field evaluation must also be mailed to us by June 26, 2025.

Our mailing address is:

Boston University School of Social Work
Admissions Office
264 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215

For detailed information about the Research Waiver Exam, including important deadlines and contact information, go to the Social Work Research Waiver Exam webpage.

AS course registration packets will be sent out at the end of April explaining how AS students register for fall courses. Two to three additional packets will be sent via email during the summer with other important information for AS students.

Please note: the final field education evaluations are due on June 26, 2025. Official transcripts are due on August 15, 2025. If you have any questions about this process, please contact our Admissions Team at busswad@bu.edu.

An online AS Welcome & FAQ session will be offered for Advanced Standing Students mid-summer. More information about this event will be provided to AS students via email at a later date.

AS students will be enrolled in either a macro or clinical seminar on Thursday mornings during the academic year. Please be sure to register for FE800AS (for clinical AS students) or MP MP794 (for macro students)

AS students are encouraged to attend the day-long Orientation for all incoming students. While Orientation planning is underway at this time, please be sure to monitor your email for more information.

Classes begin in early September 2025.

Please contact the Office of Student Services with any questions.

This site provides a variety of information regarding distance education programs, including:

• Boston University State Authorization and Distance Education Disclosures
• Complaint Resolution process
• The University’s Refund Policy
• Information for professional licensure and certification
• Information about International Distance Education

There are many resources available to graduate students relocating to the Boston area. Below you will find helpful information and resources to assist you with relocation efforts.

On-Campus Housing

• Boston University Graduate Student Housing Resource
• Graduate Student Residences
• Resident Assistant and Graduate Resident Assistant Positions

Off-Campus Housing

Most common neighborhoods that Boston University students reside within include:

• Brighton
• Allston
• Brookline

Additional neighborhoods include:

• Back Bay
• Fenway
• Cambridge
• Somerville
• Jamaica Plain
• Roxbury

Off-Campus Housing Resources

• Boston Neighborhood Guide
• Boston University Off-Campus Housing Search
• Off-Campus Housing Tips
• Additional Off-Campus Housing Resources