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Curriculum

University Core Curriculum

The following course categories comprise the Boston College University Core Curriculum and are required of all undergraduates entering Boston College. Click on a category to see the names of courses that satisfy a particular requirement.

  • 1 course in Arts (Fine Arts, Music, Theatre)
  • 1 course in Cultural Diversity (this requirement may be fulfilled by an appropriate course taken to fulfill another core requirement, a major requirement, or an elective)
  • 2 courses in History (Modern History)
  • 1 course in Literature (Classics, English, Germanic Studies, Romance Language and Literatures, Slavic and Eastern Languages)
  • 1 course in Mathematics (Calculus, for Carroll School students)
  • 2 courses in Natural Science (Biology, Chemistry, Geology-Geophysics, Physics)
  • 2 courses in Philosophy
  • 2 courses in Social Science (fulfilled by Microeconomics and Macroeconomics for Carroll School students)
  • 2 courses in Theology
  • 1 course in Writing

NOTE: Single courses are one semester in length.

Carroll School Curriculum

The following courses are required of all undergraduates in the Carroll School. Each item lists the best time to take the course.

  • 1 MH 011 Intro to Ethics (1 credit- freshman year)
  • 1 EC 131 Principles of Economics I-Micro (freshman or sophomore)
  • 1 EC 132 Principles of Economics II-Macro (freshman or sophomore)
  • 1 MI 021 Computers in Management (freshman or sophomore)
  • 1 MA 021 Financial Accounting (sophomore)
  • 1 MA 022 Managerial Accounting (sophomore)
  • 1 EC 151 Statistics (freshman)
  • 1 MJ 021 Introduction to Law (sophomore or junior)
  • 1 MT 235 Math for Management Science (sophomore)
  • 1 MB 021 Organizational Behavior (sophomore or junior)
  • 1 MD 021 Operations Management (junior)
  • 1 MF 021 Basic Finance (junior)
  • 1 MK 021 Basic Marketing (junior)
  • 1 MD 099 Strategy and Policy (senior)
  • 4-6 CSOM concentration courses (junior, senior)
  • 2-6 Electives (any year--may be taken in any division of Boston College with the provision that at least one-half of each student's coursework must be completed within Arts and Sciences)

NOTE: Students' schedules also afford between two and six electives. Electives may be completed within any school, provided that at least one half of a student's total coursework is completed within the College of Arts and Sciences.

With the exception of MD099 (Strategy and Policy), all Carroll School requirements should be completed by the end of the junior year. Students who have transferred, who have done a semester or year abroad, or who have had deficiencies may have to modify their schedules somewhat.

Prerequisites listed in course descriptions must be met.

Foreign Language Requirement


All Carroll School of Management students may demonstrate proficiency by:

  • Achieving a score of 3 or better on the A.P. exam (French, German, or Spanish) or a score of 500 or better on the SAT II (French, German, Italian, or Spanish) reading exam. Starting with students entering in the fall of 2005, students must receive a score of 550 or better on the SAT reading exam in French, German, Italian, or Spanish.
  • Achieving a score of 4 or 5 on the A.P. exam or of 600 or better on the SAT II reading exam in Latin or Greek.
    For languages other than French, German, Italian, and Spanish: By passing one of the proficiency tests administered by the departments of Classical Studies and German Studies. Tests may be given in other languages by special arrangement in the Slavic Studies Department.
  • Successfully completing course work through the second semester at the intermediate level or one semester above the intermediate level.
  • Passing four years of high school language study (which need not be the same language, e.g., two years of Latin and two years of French would fulfill the language requirement).

  • Taking one year of a new language or by completing two semesters of an intermediate level language if the Carroll School of Management student enters Boston College with three years of a foreign language.

Students wishing to demonstrate proficiency in a language other than those listed above and those for whom English is not their first language, should consult their class dean.

Language courses will count as Arts and Sciences electives. Students with documented learning disabilities may be exempt from the foreign language requirement and should consult with the Associate Dean. Fulfillment of the proficiency requirement by the examinations listed above does not confer course credit.