Engineering Junior Year Study Abroad

Junior Year Programs

Juniors can study abroad in direct enroll programs at University of Auckland, the National University of Singapore, Dublin City University, or the University of Sydney. Some of these locations will work better for certain majors than others, and all require significant effort by the student to organize.  In these programs, students enroll in courses already offered at these universities; information on how to find suitable courses is outlined below.

Which Courses Should I Take?

Students must identify courses at the host institution and get approval to use these courses towards their degree requirements. There are two ways to do this:

1: Review the course catalog for each location (linked in the drop-down menus above) to see which courses are offered and when. Students can use these catalogs to ensure the courses they want to take are offered the semester they are going abroad.

2: Review *this spreadsheet* of previously approved courses to see how courses offered at each location may equate to courses at Boston University. Some courses are pre-approved for a five-year period, and require no additional approval steps.

For new course equivalencies – or courses that are not pre-approved for a five-year period – students must complete a Study Abroad Course Substitution Request form. Ultimately students will need 7-10 approved courses for the sake of flexibility.
Note that the spreadsheet is a starting point in researching course equivalencies,  but students should also conduct their own research on the timing and availability of these and the many other course options that are available and can be reviewed for equivalency to BU courses.

Junior Programs Application Process

Application deadlines vary by location, and can be found on the individual program pages, linked above.

Prior to submitting their materials (noted below) students should schedule a meeting with Carole Dutchka and, separately, should ensure that any outstanding paperwork for transfer credit, petitions, minors, and/or concentrations (if applicable) has been submitted to the ENG Records Office. General questions regarding the Junior Year Study Abroad Programs should be directed to Carole Dutchka.

For spring programs: materials should be submitted to the College of Engineering in early August.

For fall programs: materials must be submitted to the College of Engineering at least two weeks prior to the Study Abroad program deadline.

Please note: Students enrolled in the Boston University College of Engineering must meet the minimum GPA requirements for each institution at the time of applying, and maintain good academic standing (cumulative GPA and semester GPI of 2.0 or greater) in order to be eligible to participate in an abroad program. If good academic standing is not maintained, Boston University Study Abroad and the College of Engineering reserve the right to rescind admission to this program.

 

Wondering how to manage your on-campus housing options in relation to studying abroad? See BU’s guidelines on this.