Course Selection Form, Padua Italian and European Studies

  • You will receive an email confirmation at this email address once you submit this form and a confirmation of your course selection from the site afterwards. Keep a record of your course selection.

  • Students are required to take a full course load of four courses, between those offered through the BU Padua Academic Center and those at the University of Padua, for a total of 16 credits.

    A minimum enrollment of students is required for a BU Padua course to be offered. All courses are worth four credits.

    This course selection is final. Please clarify your course selections with your academic advisor prior to submitting this form.

    Please indicate which courses you intend to take during your semester in Padua. Please refer to the course descriptions for further information on course offerings. It is your responsibility to determine, prior to submitting this form, the precise degree requirements these courses will fulfill.

    For specific questions please e-mail bupadua@bu.edu.


  • BU Padua Courses

  • If you only plan to take BU Padua courses, please indicate the four courses in which you would like to enroll. If you wish to take one course at the University of Padua, please select three of the following BU Padua courses.

  • Students with no previous knowledge of Italian are required to enroll in CAS LI 111 First Semester Italian.

  • University of Padua Electives

  • Please indicate your preference for one University of Padua courses that you are allowed to take while in Padua. Be both as specific and as general as possible (i.e., International Relations, Human Rights, Psychology, Economics, Management, Biology, etc). Please indicate two or three general preferences for courses. If you need a particular course to fulfill major or graduation requirements, please indicate this with an asterisk.

    You need to be flexible about the University of Padua course offering as courses may vary from semester to semester. Please notice that, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to attend a class until final arrangements are made in Padua. Final registration for University of Padua electives will be confirmed once on site.

    There is a wide choice of courses in English in various departments; please check the BU Padua webpage for more information.

    For course syllabi, please consult the University of Padua website. Students interested in taking courses in English at the University of Padua can check the course offerings. Course schedules will be available around the time of your arrival in Padua.

    For specific questions please e-mail bupadua@bu.edu.