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Boston College

Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3800

Official telephone: (617) 552-8000
Fax number: (617) 552-0798
Website: https://www.bc.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 93%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 756 men, 719 women
Full-time faculty: 510 men, 370 women
Part-time faculty: 246 men, 349 women
Graduation rate: 91% within six years

Boston College
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other
  • African Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Applied Psychology
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Economics, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Linguistics
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Diplomas

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Nurse Anesthetist
Doctorates

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Science
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Religious Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Divinity/Ministry
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • International and Comparative Education
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pastoral Studies/Counseling
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Theology/Theological Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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