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Once admitted, students receive a packet of information designed to help them ease their transition to Boston College. The Welcome Packet will include information about many aspects of Boston College life, from orientation sessions to tuition and financing alternatives. This packet also includes a number of forms that students are asked to fill out and return.
Included with the Welcome Packet will be information specific to each accepted
transfer student's academic history. Students will be provided with a Transfer
Credit Evaluation and Degree and Graduation Requirement Evaluation (D.E.G.R.E.)
Audit. An Explanation Letter will describe how and why a student's courses transferred.
There will also be information regarding housing, orientation, costs, financing
alternatives, and information specifically for international students.
Required Fees
Accepted students are to make careful note of deposit amounts and deadlines.
Accepted students are required to submit a nonrefundable Enrollment Confirmation
Fee. Those students who have been granted University on-campus housing will
additionally be required to submit a Room Guarantee Fee. All appropriate instructions
and forms are included in the packet. While the Enrollment Confirmation Fee
is nonrefundable, the Room Guarantee Fee (if applicable) may be partially refundable
up to a certain date. Students are strongly encouraged to be aware of deadlines
and deposit schedules.
Orientation
Transfer Orientation, run by the Office of First Year Experience, is a three-day, two-night program designed to address the unique circumstances, both social and academic, of new students who have already had some experience with college life.
Students will be assigned to an academic advisor who will help them determine the courses they will need to fulfill University degree requirements. Students will also register for courses for the coming semester.
In addition, students will have the chance to gather with other students, faculty, and administrators to learn about the many activities and resources available to you at the University. They will meet with present Boston College students who have transferred from other institutions and with Orientation Leaders, who are sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Transfers students who will be living off-campus will have the opportunity get assistance in their search for housing.
All transfer students must participate in one of the offered transfer orientation
sessions.
Deferring your Admission
Accepted students who wish to begin studies at a later date may defer enrollment
at Boston College for as little as one semester to as long as two years. Deferment
should be requested in writing to the Office of Undergraduate Admission by the
applicant's deposit deadline. The Committee of Transfer Admission will review
each case and notify the student of its decision. Housing previously offered
will be guaranteed; however, the student must reapply for financial aid during
the application cycle immediately preceding the date of desired entry. By deferring
admission, students must understand that they may not take college level courses
at any college or university as this would alter the academic record upon which
they were accepted.