The BU Hub is BU’s University-wide general education program. Like the BMB program, the Hub supports interdisciplinary learning across a variety of courses. Through the BU Hub, students will fulfill 26 units through 6 essential capacities. These capacities are:

Hub units are fulfilled through taking courses across any of BU’s 10 undergraduate schools. A course’s Hub units can be checked through the Course Description Search.

The courses a student will take for their major are likely to fulfill the following specific Hub units:

  • Philosophical, Aesthetic, and Historical Interpretation
    • Historical Consciousness (1 unit)
  • Scientific and Social Inquiry
    • Scientific Inquiry I (1 unit)
    • Scientific or Social Inquiry II (1 unit)
  • Quantitative Reasoning
    • Quantitative Reasoning I (1 unit)
    • Quantitative Reasoning II (1 unit)
  • Communication
    • Writing-Intensive Course (2 units)
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication (1 unit)
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression (1 unit)
  • Intellectual Toolkit
    • Critical Thinking (2 units)
    • Research and Information Literacy (2 units)
    • Teamwork/Collaboration (2 units)
    • Creativity/Innovation (2 units)

The courses a student is unlikely to fulfill through their major requirements are:

  • Philosophical, Aesthetic, and Historical Interpretation
    • Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings (1 unit)
    • Aesthetic Exploration (1 unit)
  • Scientific and Social Inquiry
    • Social Inquiry I (1 unit)
  • Diversity, Civic Engagement, and Global Citizenship
    • The Individual in Community (1 unit)
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy (2 units)
    • Ethical Reasoning (1 unit)
  • Communication
    • First-Year Writing Seminar (1 unit)
    • Writing, Research, and Inquiry (1 unit)

Because they are unlikely to be fulfilled through courses taken for the BMB major, these units should be targeted when a student is deciding which courses to take for Hub units.
Additionally, it is worth noting:

  • Students will fulfill First-Year Writing Seminar and Writing, Research, and Inquiry through WR 120 or CC 102 and WR 150/151/152 or CC 201, respectively.
  • Students on the pre-health track are likely to fulfill Social Inquiry I through PS 101/261 or SO 100/215, The Individual in Community through SO 100, and Ethical Reasoning through PS 101.
  • The 4th semester of a second language will fulfill 1 of the 2 Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy units.
  • Transfer courses from other schools can fulfill major/minor requirements if approved but will not fulfill Hub units.