With the deadline to declare a course pass/fail arriving at 12 p.m. EDT tomorrow, uncertainty remains in terms of how a pass/fail designation may impact students moving forward.
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With Enrollment Deadline Approaching, Students Commit to BC Without Visiting Campus
By the time high school senior Alex Park found out he had been accepted into Boston College, it was too late for him to visit campus.
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Pandemic Creates Unique Challenges For Nursing School
As Boston College Connell School of Nursing students prepare to finish the spring semester remotely, they have had to adjust to more than virtual instruction.
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Three BC Grad Schools Rank in ‘U.S. News’ Top 30
The Lynch School of Education and Human Development and the Connell School of Nursing improved in the rankings, while rankings for BC Law School and the Carroll School of Management fell.
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BC Provides Zoom Accounts To Students Over Security Concerns
Richard Powers was starting to wrap up his Business Law II class on Zoom last week when he noticed someone in the class he didn’t recognize.
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Boston College Announces Engineering Program
BC announced the new human-centered engineering program, to be launched in the fall of 2021 and designed to “address critical human needs.”
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Students Face Challenges With Online Class Times at Home
International, West Coast, and returning abroad students now face class times and office hours sometimes held early in the morning or late at night.
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Orientation to Mix Online and In-Person Programming
Orientation for the incoming Class of 2024 will be held online over the course of the summer, with on-campus programming taking place the week prior to fall classes.
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BC Accepts 24 Percent of Class of 2024 Applicants
Of the 29,400 students who applied this academic year, 24 percent were admitted—a 3-point drop from the 27 percent acceptance rate BC has held for the past two years.
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BC Expands Pass/Fail, Extends Course Drop Date
Boston College has amended its academic policies with a more liberal pass/fail option and extended the deadlines for dropping and withdrawing from classes.
