Education

The History of Boston University

WED AP 555

How did Boston University evolve from a rural seminary to an elite research university' What implications could the study of BU history have on the practice of professional education' This course explores the intellectual and institutional changes that occasioned "the spectacular development" of BU and then uses this history as a reflexive tool. Students access archival materials, tour historic sites, and construct historical narratives. Students also reflect on both their experiences and the work of education to enhance future practice. Effective Summer 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, The Individual in Community, Creativity/Innovation. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 4-7:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: CAS 306 ... Open Seats

Christopher Healea

Diversity and Justice in Education

WED AP 600

Studies how schools, colleges, and other education settings are affected by the growing pluralism of our society; the tension between respect for diversity and the maintenance of common purpose. Explores strategies of integration and separate development and of remediation and enrichment. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 6-June 23)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, May 12, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Sunday, May 18, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Sunday, June 1, 2025
Course End Date	Monday, June 23, 2025

... Open Seats

Raul Fernandez

Online Course

Student Affairs in Higher Education

WED AP 622

Online offering. Focuses on university divisions intentionally structured to shape students' character, to foster students' development, to provide services, and to educate students via various co-curricular and extra-curricular experiences. Develops a deep understanding of the history, philosophy, and mission of Student Affairs within the context of higher education. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (July 1-August 18)

O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Last day to add	Thursday, June 26, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Sunday, July 13, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Sunday, July 27, 2025
Course End Date	Monday, August 18, 2025

... Open Seats

Jerry Whitmore Jr.

Online Course

Equity & Community Partnership

WED AP 641

This course outlines a framework and developmental theory of equity; uses rubrics and assessments to support individual and organizational development; introduces tools and strategy formulation; and, mobilizes community assets to build strategic plans for current challenges faced by community leaders. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (July 1-August 18)

O2 (LEC) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Last day to add	Thursday, June 26, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Sunday, July 13, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Sunday, July 27, 2025
Course End Date	Monday, August 18, 2025

... Open Seats

Stacy Scott

Online Course: Live office hours on Zoom, Mondays at 5 pm

Leadership Seminar: Cultivating a Leadership Disposition 2

WED AP 706

The second of three summer two-credit seminars, this course is designed to help students develop the personal and professional dispositions they need in order to exercise effective leadership in school- and district-based settings. Through an exploration of classic and current literature, students come to understand the ways in which research and practice interact and inform each other. The theoretical studies presented in this seminar are analyzed from the perspective of practitioners in a variety of educational settings, focusing on their real-life application to the challenges and opportunities educational leaders face every day. Class discussions, small group work, guest speakers, case studies, and presentations afford students the occasion to engage scholarship in an active and practical manner. 2 cr. Tuition: $1630

Summer 2 (July 7-July 11)

B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs./Fri. 8:30 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to add	Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Thursday, July 10, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, July 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, July 11, 2025

Location: WED 140 ... Open Seats

Ramon Gonzalez

EdD students only. Meets July 7-11. Nonstandard course dates

Advanced Budgeting, Finance and Labor Relations

WED AP 762

This course equips students with knowledge and skills needed to manage school finance, budgeting, labor and governance issues. Primarily through in-class case studies, supplemented by lectures, presentations, readings, assignments and other activities, students will learn about management and governance. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (July 7-July 18)

B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs./Fri. 8:30 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

(IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs./Fri. 1:30-6 pm

Course Start Date	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to add	Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Thursday, July 10, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, July 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, July 18, 2025

Location: WED 212 ... Open Seats

Jeffrey Young

EdD students only. Meets July 7-11 1:30-6:00 pm and July 14- 18 8:30 am - 12:30 pm. Nonstandard course dates

Applied Positive Psychology

WED CE 630

Focuses on the scientific study of psychological aspects of living a fulfilling and flourishing life. Topics include happiness, empathy, optimism, friendship, goal setting, achievement, emotion, creativity, humor, and mindfulness. Students become familiar with theory and research in this relatively new subfield and critically consider application to their teaching, coaching, leadership, and/or counseling. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 6-9:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: PSY B39 ... Open Seats

Carly Block

Clinical Assessment: Psychological Testing

WED CE 726

Introduction to the major assessment techniques in the field: interviews and psychometric tests. Test construction, reliability and validity will be presented. The major standardized instruments for measuring intellectual abilities and achievement, personality traits and functioning, aptitudes and interests, will be surveyed. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 6-9:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: CAS 220 ... Open Seats

Kimberly Howard

Substance Abuse and Treatment

WED CE 769

Provides a comprehensive overview of the field of substance abuse, its prevention practices, and treatment modalities. Using a biopsychosocial perspective, students learn the physiological and psychological effects of alcohol and other drugs, and the effects of substance abuse on individuals, families, and communities. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 9 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: KCB 103 ... Open Seats

Johanna Milord

A2 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 6-9:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: PSY 212 ... Open Seats

Olivia Wyatt

Theories of Group Counseling

WED CE 847

A conceptual and experiential introduction to group dynamics. Participation in ongoing training group while studying the dynamics of group development. Covers group counseling approaches and models, issues of small group leadership, and styles of leadership. Treatment of group counseling goals, composition, phases, and research. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 9 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: CDS 463 ... Open Seats

Sejal Patel

A2 (IND) Mon./Wed. 6-9:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: CDS 265 ... Open Seats

Hiep Bui

A3 (IND) Mon./Wed. 9:30 am-1 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: WED 206 ... Open Seats

Anna Ward

A4 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 9:30 am-1 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: STH 317 ... Open Seats

MARIA COUTINHO

Family & Community Engagement for Teachers

WED CT 526

Explores the ways that schools can work closely with families, communities, and community agencies to increase connections and mutual assistance. Consistent with DESE regulations, this course emphasizes collaborative relationships with families and with community partners such as youth-serving organizations, health and safety agencies, and other groups and businesses. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 6-9:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: PSY B35 ... Open Seats

Susana Sinclair

A Practical Approach to Classroom Management

WED CT 534

Designed to support middle and secondary teachers in developing a practical, effective, and low-stress approach to classroom management. The course focuses on a classroom management system with four components: classroom structure, limit-setting, responsibility training, and back-up systems. Participants develop effective classroom management practices, break current "high cost" and ineffective strategies, and establish a proactive, positive classroom setting that maximizes time on learning and minimizes classroom disruptions. 2 cr. Tuition: $1630

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Wed. 6-9:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: CAS 222 ... Open Seats

Elizabeth Hansel

Classroom Assessment

WED CT 556

Emphasizes principles and procedures of assessment that are of primary importance to educational practitioners. Includes diagnostic tests, construction of classroom tests, observation techniques, and performance measures; norm- and criterion-referenced assessment; uses of standardized tests, current issues, and controversies. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Christina Dobbs

Online Course

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Christina Dobbs

Analysis and Design of Curriculum

WED CT 721

This course explores theoretical approaches to curriculum design. Students analyze and critique curricula through a critical lens, and develop their own original curriculum map and unit plan for a course in their area of teaching using principles of backward design. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Catherine Ritz

Online Course: Meets online every Tues 7-8:30 pm for a live class

American Sign Language 1

WED DE 381

Introduces American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Culture, focusing on frequently used signs, basic rules of grammar, non-manual aspects of ASL, introductory fingerspelling, and some cultural features of the Deaf community. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Andrew Bottoms

Online Course: Meets online every Wed 12-2 pm for a live class. Meets w/WED DE 581

American Sign Language 2

WED DE 382

This is the second level of American Sign Language (ASL). It is designed for the further development of students' proficiency in ASL, focusing on somewhat less frequently used signs, more complex lexical and grammatical structures, and more advanced conversational skills. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Oral and/or Signed Communication. Prerequisites: SED DE 381 or SED DE 581. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Andrew Bottoms

Online Course: Meets online every Wed 12-2 pm for a live class. Meets w/WED DE 582

BU Financial Aid: Summer Term HUB Courses

Financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for certain HUB courses in summer 2025, including this one. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu. Check out Summer 2025 HUB Course Scholarship eligibility requirements to see if you qualify.

Professional Seminar in Deaf Education

WED DE 501

The professional seminar serves as an orientation to Bilingual Deaf Education, and surveys current trends in the field as well as cutting edge scholarship. During the seminar, students will have an opportunity to learn from leaders in research, advocacy, curriculum development, Deaf literature and more. Students will also select a specialization during this course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Limited to Deaf Education/Language and Literacy graduate students

Digital Media Creation

WED DE 502

Sign language texts and instructional materials are typically documented via video. In this course students will learn the basic skills needed to create digital media and instructional resources. These skills include how to shoot video footage of people using sign language, how to a use green screen, how to edit footage to make various types of videos, and how to add captions and video descriptions. 2 cr. Tuition: $1630

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Andrew Bottoms

Limited to Deaf Education/ Language and Literacy graduate students

American Sign Language 1

WED DE 581

Introduces American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Culture, focusing on frequently used signs, basic rules of grammar, non-manual aspects of ASL, introductory fingerspelling, and some cultural features of the Deaf community. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Andrew Bottoms

Online Course: Meets online every Wed 12-2 pm for a live class. Meets w/WED DE 381

American Sign Language 2

WED DE 582

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (WED DE 381 or WED DE 581). - This is the second level of American Sign Language (ASL). It is designed for the further development of students' proficiency in ASL, focusing on somewhat less frequently used signs, more complex lexical and grammatical structures, and more advanced conversational skills. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Oral and/or Signed Communication. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Andrew Bottoms

Online Course: Meets online every Wed 12-2 pm for a live class. Meets w/WED DE 382

BU Financial Aid: Summer Term HUB Courses

Financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for certain HUB courses in summer 2025, including this one. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu. Check out Summer 2025 HUB Course Scholarship eligibility requirements to see if you qualify.

Introduction to Adolescent Development

WED DS 502

Develops important understandings of cognitive, social-emotional, and identity developing during adolescence, as well as the role that educators can play in fostering the mindsets, skillsets, character strengths, and contexts that adolescents need to grow into healthy and high-performing adults. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Social Inquiry I. 2 cr. Tuition: $1630

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Mon. 1-4:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: KCB 107 ... Open Seats

Michael Medina

B2 (IND) Wed. 1-4:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: KCB 107 ... Open Seats

Michael Medina

Equity and Democracy in Action

WED ED 679

Facilitates students¿ development of a digital capstone portfolio that reveals a plan for facilitating equity that implicates social, cultural, and political practices and policies reflective of a healthy democracy. 2 cr. Tuition: $1630

Summer 1 (May 6-June 23)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, May 12, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Sunday, May 18, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Sunday, June 1, 2025
Course End Date	Monday, June 23, 2025

... Open Seats

Felicity Crawford

Online Course: Meets online every Thurs 4-5 pm for a required live class

Thesis: Equity and Social Justice in Practice

WED ED 700

This course is relevant for students in their final stages of formatting and refining their Master's theses. It builds on the preparatory work begun in previous courses that examine or engage students in several aspects of the research process. 2 cr. Tuition: $1630

Summer 1 (May 6-June 23)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, May 12, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Sunday, May 18, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Sunday, June 1, 2025
Course End Date	Monday, June 23, 2025

... Open Seats

Felicity Crawford

Online Course: Meets online every Thurs 5-6 pm for a required live class

Transformational Leadership in Positive Youth Development

WED HD 512

Transformational leadership is a model of leadership that emphasizes change, growth, and teamwork. In the often underfunded and overworked fields of Positive Youth Development, transformational leadership is a highly desirable trait in employees and managers. This course will explore the characteristics of transformational leadership and transformational leaders relative to Positive Youth Development settings through readings and case studies. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 4-7:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: WED 208 ... Open Seats

Michael Medina

The Psychology of Oppression and Liberation

WED HD 610

Examines psychological effects of social oppression and liberation, and the psychological requirements that sustain these ideas. Explores dynamics of resistance, healing, and liberation. Interrogates systems of oppression regarding race, social class, gender, sexuality, and ability. Integrates intersectional and global perspectives. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 6-June 23)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, May 12, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Sunday, May 18, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Sunday, June 1, 2025
Course End Date	Monday, June 23, 2025

... Open Seats

Sujata Swaroop

Online Course

Introduction to Reading Development, Assessment, and Instruction

WED LR 551

For beginning graduate students without experience in the teaching of reading. Study of reading development in childhood and early adolescence, and the implications for teaching and learning. Discussion of theory and research on effective instruction and assessment, and the application of both to teaching. Not open to students who have completed WED LR 501 and/or WED LR 503. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Andrea Bien

Online Course: Meets online every Wed 6-7:30 pm for an optional live class. TFA students have priority

Introduction to Language and Language Acquisition

WED LS 560

Undergraduate Prerequisites: Restricted to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students - Introduction to the main aspects of first language acquisition from infancy through childhood. Topic areas include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse-pragmatics, language variation, multilingualism, child-directed speech, cognitive development, and theories of language acquisition. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Mary Hughes

Online Course: Meets online every Tues & Thurs 6:30-8 pm for a live class

BU Financial Aid: Summer Term HUB Courses

Financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for certain HUB courses in summer 2025, including this one. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu. Check out Summer 2025 HUB Course Scholarship eligibility requirements to see if you qualify.

Applied Linguistics: Language & Linguistics Survey

WED LS 565

An introduction to contemporary linguistics, including the study of language structure, language use and variation, and applied linguistics. Students will explore the systematic yet complex nature of language by taking a scientific approach to thinking about language. The technical knowledge about language gained in this course will serve as a foundation for more advanced courses in linguistics and/or for any future language-related career. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 4-7:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: WED 406 ... Open Seats

Marnie Reed

Second Language Acquisition

WED LS 658

This course will provide an examination of approaches and major theories of second language acquisition (SLA). What can be observed about how people acquire a second language' How do the various SLA theories, models, and hypotheses explain each of these observations' How can an understanding of SLA theory inform language instruction' We will explore foundational theories and approaches in SLA, investigate contemporary thinking from a variety of perspectives, and form knowledge and ideas of how languages are acquired, based on empirical research. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Giselle Khoury-Disano

Online Course: Meets online every Mon & Wed 6:30-8 pm for a live class

Classroom Discourse

WED LS 690

Focuses on discourse as a central component of teaching and learning, and strategies for building on students' linguistic and cultural backgrounds as learning assets. Examines instructional contexts, pedagogical approaches, and teacher talk moves to support instruction and students' conceptual understanding. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Jennifer Bryson

Online Course: Meets online every Thurs 6-7:30 pm for a required live class

Mathematical Reasoning in the Elementary Grades: Number Systems

WED ME 503

Designed for students who are preparing to become K-6 teachers. Students re-envision the teaching and learning of elementary mathematics by exploring these topics: place value, whole numbers and operations, fractions, decimals, and elementary number theory. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 9 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: WED 408 ... Open Seats

Michael Higgins

Restricted to students in the Ed.M. in Deaf Education Program

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Alejandra Salinas

Online Course: Meets online every Tues 4-5 pm and Thurs 6-7 pm for a live class

Mathematical Reasoning in the Elementary Grades: Algebra, Geometry, Statistics

WED ME 504

Graduate prerequisites: (WED ME 503). Designed for students majoring in elementary education, special education, and Deaf education preparing to teach children in grades 1-6. Students explore: pre-algebra, proportional reasoning, geometry, measurement, and statistics. Students also examine their own mathematical identity and connect these ideas to the elementary classroom. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 9 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: WED 408 ... Open Seats

Michael Higgins

O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Alejandra Salinas

Online Course: Meets online every Tues. 5-6 pm and Thurs 11 am-12 pm for a live class

Equitable Pedagogies in STEM Education

WED ME 530

Interrogates how race, class, language, and culture affect students' opportunities to learn mathematics and science. Different pedagogies (e.g., culturally responsive teaching, teaching for social justice) that target these opportunity gaps are introduced, discussed, and debated. 2 cr. Tuition: $1630

Summer 2 (July 22-August 7)

B1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 1-4:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Last day to add	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Friday, July 25, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Sunday, July 27, 2025
Course End Date	Thursday, August 7, 2025

Location: WED 408 ... Open Seats

Eric Cordero-Siy

Meets July 22nd - August 7th. Nonstandard course dates

Problem Solving in Mathematics

WED ME 563

This course engages participants in collaborative problem solving and problem posing while exploring the role of productive struggle in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Effective Spring 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Quantitative Reasoning I, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Samuel Cook

Online Course: Meets online every Mon & Wed 6:30-8:30 pm for a live class

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 9 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: WED 408 ... Open Seats

Aaron Brakoniecki

Methods of Coaching

WED PE 501

Principles and problems in coaching various individual and team sports. Theory and techniques in coaching including offensive and defensive strategy and scouting. Women's and men's sports. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Val Altieri

Online Course

Introduction to Research

WED RS 600

Designed to introduce students to social science research methods including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method approaches to education inquiry. Students will develop skills in conducting literature searches, reading empirical research studies, and applying these methods. Students leave the course better able to critically examine research presented in the mass media, critically engage with research in the workplace, and participate in research-based efforts to improve education. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 9 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: CAS 228 ... Open Seats

Jennifer Altavilla-Giordano

A2 (IND) Mon./Wed. 4-7:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: WED 140 ... Open Seats

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 4-7:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: WED 140 ... Open Seats

Ruchi Khanna

O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Catherine Ritz

Online Course

Understanding and Applying Research

WED RS 615

Focuses on preparing education leaders and professionals to use evidence from published education research to inform decisions by surveying key concepts in research design, performance measurement, and data analysis. Students use their understanding of these key concepts to develop their skills in analyzing the quality and relevance of available research-based evidence. Emphasis is placed on understanding the core concepts needed to consume impact evaluations. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Louise Michelle Vital

Live synchronous online course. Live session held on Mondays, 9:00 - 11:45 am.

Research for Equity and Social Justice

WED RS 630

This course is designed to introduce students to educational research with a focus on equity and democracy, and to complement research apprenticeship experiences in conducting research studies aimed at changing the systems of entrenched inequities in education. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (July 1-August 18)

O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Last day to add	Thursday, June 26, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Sunday, July 13, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Sunday, July 27, 2025
Course End Date	Monday, August 18, 2025

... Open Seats

Davena Jackson

Online Course

Foundations of Science Education

WED SC 575

Provides an introduction to modern learning theory emphasizing inquiry learning in the classroom for science and engineering. The four-credit option includes a pre-practicum for pre-service teachers. Variable cr. Tuition: $815 per credit

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 5-6:45 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: WED 208 ... Open Seats

Peter Garik

Additional field hours to be scheduled

Behavioral and Emotional Problems: Characteristics and Methods

WED SE 502

Introduces students to childhood emotional and behavioral disorders. Students will identify questions to ask if they believe a student may have an emotional/behavioral disorder, identify resources within the educational system and the broader mental health system, and discuss evidence-based interventions. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 1-4:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: SAR 300 ... Open Seats

Dianne Lochhead

Special Education: Curriculum and Instruction

WED SE 510

Designed to develop an understanding of the historical background and legal framework of special education, various disabilities (etiology, diagnostic criteria and process, and learner characteristics), and instructional practices and behavioral support strategies. For elementary and secondary content area teachers. 2 cr. Tuition: $1630

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Tues. 5-8:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: KCB 103 ... Open Seats

D'Annette Mullen

Online Course: Students who have taken WED SE 706 should not take WED SE 510 for credit

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Felicity Crawford

Students who have taken WED SE 706 should not take WED SE 510 for credit

Understanding Autism

WED SE 535

Students will describe the defining characteristics, school experiences, and evidence-based practices for teaching and supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This course includes perspectives from individuals with ASD and their families. 2 cr. Tuition: $1630

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Thurs. 1-4:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: WED 140 ... Open Seats

Nancy Harayama

Disability, Education, & Society

WED SE 706

Students will examine legal, sociocultural, and historical contexts of disability in society and education, centering first-person experiences, critical frameworks, and self-reflection, such that they can understand and critique special education policies, systems, and practices within these broader contexts. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Lindsey Chapman

Online Course

O3 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

D'Annette Mullen

Assessment In Special Education: Procedures

WED SE 751

Undergraduate Prerequisites: WED SE 706 - Designed to develop the knowledge/skills related to the assessment of students who are in or being referred to special education. Includes legal requirements, culturally-/linguistically-responsive practices, various assessments in multiple domains, and procedures for administering tests, scoring, interpreting, and reporting. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

O2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Nancy Harayama

Online Course

Teaching Media Literacy

WED SO 578

Students investigate research in (and develop classroom lessons for) media literacy. Students deepen their understanding of journalism and "fake news" (in the digital age) and how various forms of media can protect or undermine democracy. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 6-9:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: PSY B35 ... Open Seats

Robert Martinelle

Teaching English Language Learners in Middle/High Schools

WED TL 525

Focus on theory/research related to teaching English language learners and the implications for effective language, literacy, and content-area assessment and instructional practices in Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) classrooms in middle/high schools. For students seeking licensure at the 5-12 level. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 6-9:30 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: CAS 220 ... Open Seats

Restricted to BU licensure students

Inclusive Principles & Practices in World Language Education

WED WL 514

Explores teaching for justice in world language education by developing intercultural citizenship and disrupting inequality. Policies of exclusion, barriers to access, and classroom practices are examined to support an inclusive classroom where all learners experience success. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Catherine Ritz

Online Course: Meets online every Tues 5-6:30 pm for a live class

Young Learners in World Language Education

WED WL 532

This course examines models of early language learning and standards-based instructional practices to support young language learners. Students observe and critique teaching videos, develop lessons, and engage in micro-teachings. Different program models, including FLES and immersion programs, are explored. 2 cr. Tuition: $1630

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

O1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Online Course: Meets online every Wed 5-6:30 pm for a live class