Current Student Registration Only

Use the Student Link to plan your schedule and register for classes each semester.

What to do before registering for classes:

  • Please view your program’s curriculum. It is the student’s responsibility to enroll in courses required for degree completion.
  • If you are unsure if a required class will be offered in a future semester,
  • contact the department administrator.
  • To ADD/DROP or CHANGE SECTIONS a student must use the Student Link and may only do so on a space available basis (for adding or changing a section).
  • If a class is flagged, please view all prerequisites required for the course. You may need to contact the department administrator to register for a “flagged” class outside your department (Journalism, Film and Television, Mass Communication).
  • Classes do have a limited number of seats so it is important to register for classes on the first day of registration.
  • Once a class is full, it is not possible to arrange an additional seat in a class.
  • Please view the Withdrawal and Tuition Refund Schedule for each semester.

Directions to register for classes through the Student Link:

  1. Click on Academics.
  2. Click on Registration.
  3. Type in your BU login name and Kerberos password.
  4. Click on Continue.
  5. Click on Reg Options, Fall/Spring/Summer Year.
  6. Click on Register for Class.
  7. Enter your course selections and click on Go.
  8. If there are no time conflicts or closed classes, click on Add classes to schedule.  Note: Time conflicts, missing components and closed classes will be noted in red in the right hand column.
  9. You will be asked: ‘Are sure you want to register for the selected classes?’ Click on OK.  Your classes will be displayed.
  10. If you have more classes to add, click on Reg options.  REPEAT steps 5 through 10.

Enrollment Status

Full-time Students must maintain a minimum of 12 credits/3 classes per semester. Graduate students may enroll in a maximum of 18 credits/4 classes per semester.

Please email kbring10@bu.edu if you plan to enroll in more than 18 credits to waive any additional charges to your Student Account.

Part-time Students must maintain a minimum of 1-2 credits/1 class and cannot exceed a maximum of 11 credits per semester. Part- Time Student Costs: The current cost per credit for the 2019-2020 academic year is $1,710 per credit. Example: If you were to enroll in a 4 credit course, the cost of tuition would be 4 credits x $1,710 per credit = $6,840.

International Students must maintain full-time student status (12+credits). International students may only study part-time in their final semester before graduation.

Program Extension

Any student who would like to extend their program to a fourth, part-time semester must plan their schedule accordingly.

  1. Review your academic curriculum.
    You must plan to save an academic requirement OR a credit to complete in order to extend your program.
    For example, an MS advertising student, who plans to extend their program to a final, fourth semester must save a required course such as, COM CM 732 Advertising Campaigns to complete in their final semester OR save a remaining credit requirement (be below 52 credits before their final spring semester).
  2. Complete an application for graduation indicating your extended graduation date in your third semester.
  3. Part-time Student Costs: The current cost per credit for the 2019-2020 academic year is $1,710 per credit. Example: If you were to enroll in a 4 credit course, the cost of tuition would be 4 credits x $1,710 per credit = $6,840.
  4. International Students: Apply for Reduced Course Load with the ISSO.