Undergraduate Registration
Students register using the University's Information Systems (UIS). Undergraduate students need the following to access the registration system:
- Username or Eagle Number
- Password
- Degree audit
- Access code obtained from your advisor
Degree audits are available for undergraduate students in Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences (MCAS), Carroll School of Management (CSOM), Connell School of Nursing (CSON), Lynch School of Education and Human Development, and the Law School. A degree audit is a computer-generated analysis that enables you and your advisor to review your academic progress and unfulfilled requirements. The degree audit is a valuable tool for academic planning because it matches the courses that you have taken with the requirements of your degree program. You should carefully review your degree audit in consultation with your advisor. Through www.bc.edu/myservices, you can request a degree audit or a simulated degree audit (which shows the requirements for different schools, majors, and minors) to be downloaded to your computer, emailed to you, or available for pickup in Lyons Hall. You may request a degree audit at any time.
How to Read a Degree Audit
Degree requirements are printed on the left side of the degree audit. Courses completed successfully and courses in progress are printed beside the requirement on the right side of the audit. A requirement is marked complete (***) upon receipt of a satisfactory grade. The requirement is not marked complete if the course is in progress (IP) or if the course is a year-long course that is graded at the end of the second semester (J).
The Language Proficiency Requirement for MCAS and CSOM is marked complete after the student has either received a satisfactory score on the SAT II's or has completed at least the second semester of an intermediate level course. All other language courses leading up to the fulfillment of the requirement are listed as electives. For complete information, visit the Language Proficiency requirements on the Catalog website.
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences students must complete at least 120 credits to earn the bachelor’s degree.
Lynch School of Education and Human Development students who are elementary or secondary education majors must successfully complete 120 credits which must include the Core curriculum, the education major, and an appropriate second major. Students who are Applied Psychology and Human Development majors must also successfully complete 120 credits which must include the Core curriculum, the Applied Psychology and Human Development major, and at least one Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences minor.
All Carroll School of Management students must complete at least 120 credits to earn the bachelor's degree.
Students entering the Connell School of Nursing will be required to earn a minimum 117 credits for graduation.
Labs, withdrawals (W's), failed courses (F's), and advanced placement credits (AP) are printed at the bottom of the form in the section marked Labs and other courses not counting toward the 120 credits (MCAS, Lynch, CSOM) or 117 credits (CSON) required for the degree.
Elective courses are printed at the bottom of the degree audit in the section marked Courses counting toward degree not matched to above requirements. Some courses can be reused to fulfill both Core and major or minor requirements, but count only once in the degree summary tally at the end of the report.
Where to Obtain a Degree Audit with Registration Information
During the advising/registration period, students receive registration/degree audit forms from their faculty advisors.
MCAS, Lynch, and CSON students should contact their academic advisors for academic advising and registration materials. CSOM seniors should pick up their registration materials at the departments of their first concentrations. CSOM sophomores and juniors should contact their academic advisors. CSOM freshmen will receive their registration materials from their Portico professors.
How to Obtain an Access Code
Undergraduates will need their password and a 4-digit access code to register. Access codes and registration appointment times are printed on the “Registration Information/Degree Audit” form, which students will receive from their advisors.
Appointments are scheduled from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and are based on class year. Every attempt is made to avoid conflicts with current term classes. You may not register before your appointment time, but you may register anytime thereafter. When you have finished registering, print out a copy of your courses for your records. If the information on your degree audit is not accurate, contact your Academic Recorder. Names, telephone numbers, and email addresses are listed on the Registration Information/Degree Audit form.
Degree Audit Errors
If it is a course that normally counts toward the specific requirement, it may not be counting due to an error in the system, in which case you should contact your recorder (MCAS — Terry Lepore; CSOM, CSON, and Lynch — Mary French) in Lyons Hall. If it is a course that does not usually fulfill the requirement that you would like it to count for, pick up a Degree Course Waiver and Substitution Form from Student Services, take it to the appropriate department and bring the signed form to Lyons Hall. For example, the department may approve an upper level course to fulfill a Core requirement or a course transferred from another institution may be approved to fulfill a specific major requirement.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
You may find information on Satisfactory Academic Progress for each school at the following links:
Your advisor's information is available through your www.bc.edu/myservices. Once you are logged on, choose "MyServices," "Account and Personal Info," and then "Academic Advisor."
All undergraduate students should check My Services to confirm their advisors' name and contact information. Students in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences who want to switch from a major to “undeclared” must go to the Academic Advising Center in Stokes S140. A Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences student who wants to request a change of his/her major advisor should visit his/her major department’s office. CSOM students should visit the CSOM office, Fulton 360; CSON students, the CSON office, Cushing 202; Lynch School students, the Lynch School office, Campion 106.
You may have a hold on your registration for a number of reasons, but the two main causes are having an outstanding balance on your student account or failing to submit proof of immunization to the Health Services Office. If a registration hold message appears at the bottom of your Registration Information/Degree Audit Form, you must see the appropriate office (Outstanding Balance—Student Services, Immunization—Health Services, etc.) to resolve the situation before you can register.
For information regarding immunization requirements, visit the Catalog website.
For information regarding University Core Requirements, please visit the Core Curriculum website.
Students may go to the department that offers a course that requires permission, is closed, or is restricted. The department will do one of the following: decline permission, add the course to your schedule at that time, or provide you with a stamped override form that you should bring to Student Services, where the staff will add the course to your schedule.
WCAS designates a limited number of courses that are available to full-time undergraduate day students. WCAS courses can be used to fulfill elective requirements. Students must check with the appropriate department if they intend to use a WCAS course to fulfill a Core or major requirement. Non-Woods students may not register until the first day of the semester. There are a limited number of seats in each course, distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Note the following restrictions:
- Day students are limited to one WCAS course each semester.
- Day students may not enroll in online or hybrid courses.
- Day students may not enroll in WCAS courses pass/fail.
- Freshman day students may not enroll in any WCAS courses.
- Day students who plan to use the course for Core, major, or minor credit must present a Course Substitution Form with the appropriate approval. Forms are available at Student Services in Lyons Hall or online.
- Carroll School of Management students may not register for management courses with the prefixes ADAC, ADBM, ADFN, or ADMK.
- Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences students may not enroll in Saturday classes.
Check with the WCAS office, St. Mary's Hall, ground floor for more information.
Services for undergraduate and graduate students with hearing, visual, mobility, medical, psychiatric, and temporary disabilities are coordinated through Rory Stein, the Assistant Dean for Students with Disabilities. Academic support services provided to students who provide appropriate documentation are individualized and may include, but are not limited to, sign language interpreters, CART services, electronic textbooks, extended time on exams, alternate testing locations, facilitation of program modification, course under-loads, readers, scribes, and note-takers. The Assistant Dean works with each student individually to determine the appropriate accommodations necessary for the student’s full participation in college programs and activities. For more information, contact the Assistant Dean at 617-552-3470 or visit the website at www.bc.edu/disability.
Services and accommodations for students with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are coordinated through the Connors Family Learning Center. The Center, located in O’Neill Library, provides academic support services and accommodations to undergraduate students. The Center’s services are extensive and vary depending upon the unique needs of the individual student. For more information, please contact Dr. Kathy Duggan at 617-552-8093, or visit the website at www.bc.edu/connors.
For information regarding overloading, please visit the Catalog website.
For information regarding pass/fail electives, please visit the Catalog website.
Undergraduate students may not audit a course, with the exception of undergraduates in WCAS.
To withdraw from a course, students must go to the Academic Forms web page, print the withdrawal form, and then go to the Office of the Associate Dean for their school. Students will not be permitted to withdraw from courses after the published deadline. Deadlines can be found on the Academic Calendar. Students who are still registered at this point will receive a final grade for the semester.