CAS Graduation Requirements
The number of units needed to graduate
What is 128?
The number of capacities covered by the Hub
Things that can prevent a student from registering for courses
What are compliance issues (e.g., holds)?
The system used for scheduling appointments with CAS Academic Advisors
What is Handshake?
Where you register for courses during your registration time
What is the Shopping Cart (by clicking to select the courses you want and then clicking "Enroll")?
Two sets of requirements that must be met by graduation
What are major requirements and Hub requirements?
The number of transfer credits from outside institutions that can satisfy Hub requirements
What is none?
What is meet with your major advisor?
All first-year CAS students are assigned one of these
What is a First-Year Advisor? (Typically through the CAS Advising Center)
Where you can find information about your advisor(s)
The language requirement for CAS students
What is proficiency in a second language or 4 semesters of a second language?
What can satisfy Hub requirements from high school
What are AP and IB credits?
Tools used for planning a future semester of courses
What are the Schedule Builder and the Shopping Cart?
Where to visit if you are Undeclared or are considering changing your major and/or minor
What is CAS Academic Advising?
Where you can check to see if you have any holds on your student account
What is "Holds" under "My Information"? (Or the Holds widget on your Dashboard)
The number of Hub requirements that must be fulfilled before graduation
What is 26?
The maximum number of Hub requirements that one course can fulfill
What is 4 credits?
Functions that are used to search for available courses in a given semester
What are the Course Catalog and Class Search?
The email address for CAS Academic Advising
casadv@bu.edu
Where you will be able to see which requirements you have and have not fulfilled (once it is made public)
What is Degree Progress? (Located under "Academics")