Boston University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious, other

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 66% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 160 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 91% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 80% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: The Fall Welcome (Splash), World Fair and Culture Fest; Homecoming and Parents Weekend; the Head of the Charles River Regatta; the Boston Marathon; “Isa: The World is One”; Boston University Athletic Events, particularly the Bean Pot Hockey Tournament; the Great Debate; the Back Bay Ball; Day of Service; and a variety of speakers (including Three Encounters with Elie Wiesel), lectures and concerts, productions by the Huntington Theatre Company at the BU Theatre; First-Year Student Orientation Program; “Impact”, Splash, Midnight Mania
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station
• In total, there are about 400 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Alpha Eta Mu Beta, Eta Kappa Nu, Pi Tau Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Delta, SAR Honor Society, Beta Alpha Psi, Lock Honorary Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key, Kappa Kappa Psi, Sigma Alpha Lamda, Tau Beta Sigma, Alpha Psi Omega, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian American Christian Fellowship, Asian Baptist Student Koinonia, Athletes in Action, Baha’i Club of BU, Campus Hope, Chabad Jewish Student Organization, Chi Alpha, Hong Kong Students Christian Fellowship, Christian Science Org. , Buddhist Assoc. , Episcopal Student Organization, Impact Campus Fellowship, Inner Strength Gospel Choir, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Islamic Society, Hindu Students, Later-Day Saints Student Assoc. , Lutheran Campus Ministry, Marsh Chapel Steering Committee, Milahl, Mustard Seed, Navigators Christian Fellowship, Real Life, Nichiren Buddhism for World Peace, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Sikh Association, Unitarian Universalist Campus Organization, Vita Novis, Women’s Interfaith Action Group, Nemeton, Christians on Campus, Engineering Christian Study Group, Graduate Students Christian Fellowship, Young Jains
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Students Association, Arab Students Association, Asian Student Union, Caribbean Club, Associacion de Estudiantes Graduades de Espanol, Bhangra Brazillian Association, Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Chinese Student Club, Danzon, Eur-Asian & Turkish Association, European Club, Filipino Student Association, French Cultural Society, Hawaii Cultural Society, Hellenic Association, Hong Kong Student Association, I. S. A. B. U. , India Club, Indonesian Society, International Students Consortium, Italian Students Association, Jaagriti, Japanese Association, Japanese Cultural Society, Kalaniot, Korean American Students Association, La Fuerza, Latinos Unitos, Lebanese Club, Lithuanians at BU and Such, Malaysian Student Association, Meehan, Persian Cultural Association, Org. of Pakistani Students, Polish Society, Palestinian-Israeli Peace Alliance, Russian Cultural Club, Scandinavian Society, Singapore Collegiate Society, Sisters United Soc. , Students for Israel, Students for Palestine, TARANG, Turkish Student Association, Tiawanese American Student Association, UMOJA, Vietnamese Student Association, Spice, Albanian Club, Armenian Student Association, Bangladeshi Students Association, Iranian Student Club, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Marching, concert and jazz bands, gospel, choral and opera groups, orchestra, musical drama and dance groups, service groups, drama and film clubs, political and social service groups, academic clubs, a cappella singing groups
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Daily Free Press / daily

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston – Logan Airport (5), T.F. Green Airport – Providence, RI (70)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): South Station (4)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): South Station (4)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 2% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 18% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,500
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 9 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 3% of students are fraternity members
• There are 9 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 5% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Offered on campus
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited