Boston University / ボストン大学

Boston

Boston

Number of students 4 *Updated August 29, 2023
Eligibility Students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program
Period of study September - May
Location 888 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, U.S.A.
University profile Boston University (BU) is one of the world's great academic and research centers and a microcosm of the diversity that built and still shapes our country. BU has one of the largest international student populations in America. Our students come from every state and more than 100 countries. Our faculty is international too, with Nobel Prize winners, renowned scholars and professionals at the top of their fields. The experience is not limited to the campus. Boston is recognized as an academic hub of the US. Boston is rich in culture and history, alive with the arts and entertainment and easily accessible from campus.
Undergraduate programs open to exchange students Primarily the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Communication, Questrom School of Business. But in general, all undergraduate programs.
http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/course-search/
Undergraduate programs NOT open to exchange students

School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, School of Law, Kilachand Honors College, and Questrom School of Business Graduate Courses

Fine Arts courses - often available to BU Art majors only

Graduate programs open to exchange students Limited availability: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, and College of Communication
Graduate programs NOT open to exchange students

School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, School of Law, Kilachand Honors College, and Questrom School of Business Graduate Courses

Fine Arts courses - often available to BU Art majors only

Minimum GPA (UG) 3.0
Minimum GPA (G) Same as above.
Minimum language proficiency (UG) TOEFL iBT 90 with no section less than 20, or IELTS 7.0
Minimum language proficiency (G) Same as above.
Academic calendar FALL SEMESTER:
  Classes begin: Early September
  Exams end: Mid-December
SPRING SEMESTER:
  Classes begin: Mid-January
  Exams end: Early May
https://www.bu.edu/reg/calendars/
Important university website for exchange students http://www.bu.edu/abroad/international-exchange-students-at-bu/
Scholarship information ------
Dormitory information http://www.bu.edu/housing/
塾生コメント

▪ボストン大学はハーバードやMITの付近にあり、とても優秀な学生が集う地域にある。街と大学が一体化しており街の治安はとても穏やかかつエネルギー溢れる学生がそこら中にいる。ボストンは歴史があり、建築物もとてもきれい。
▪授業はほとんどが少人数授業であり、教授との距離が非常に近いと感じた。課題や勉強量はもちろん多く、また学生のモチベーションも非常に高かった。