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The course planner on the Boston University Student Link website. BU students found registration for the Spring 2021 semester especially competitive this year. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students find Spring 2021 class registration more competitive than before

Claire Williams December 10, 2020
While course registration depends largely on luck, some BU deans said factors such as canceled Study Abroad programming and shifts to the registration schedule might be partially to blame for classes filling up earlier this round.
Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library. BU students may now reserve spaces in University buildings to study and attend virtual classes. SOPHIA FLISSLER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU to make study spaces available across campus to meet student need

Nick Kolev October 14, 2020
BU students can now reserve classrooms and other spaces in buildings across campus for personal uses, such as studying and attending online class, University leadership announced in an email Tuesday.
Boston University’s George Sherman Union. For the Fall semester, BU will use the GSU as well as the Tsai Performance Center to hold classes in accordance with social distancing guidelines. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

Classes to take unprecedented format this Fall

Melissa Ellin August 30, 2020
The LefA model that BU has adopted for Fall 2020 will allow students to choose their learning experience: virtual, in-person or a mix of the two. Regardless of individual selections, however, the way classes operate will see many changes this semester.
Boston University’s George Sherman Union. For the Fall semester, BU will use the GSU as well as the Tsai Performance Center to hold classes in accordance with social distancing guidelines. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

BU branches into GSU for its classrooms, switches more classes into Tsai

Melissa Ellin August 21, 2020
To help ensure its classrooms adhere to social distancing guidelines this Fall, BU has decided to move some classes into the GSU, according to Christine Paal, assistant vice president and university registrar.
Elise Morgan, a mechanical engineering professor, teaches a class at BU. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s highest-enrolled classes are popular for their credits, not necessarily for their content

Camille Mojica February 16, 2018

With nearly 16,674 undergraduate students, Boston University’s most demanded classes are not a completely accurate reflection of the student body’s interests. BU’s digital communications associate...

BU Ninja alerts Boston University students about class openings, helping students to graduate on time. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students turn away from waitlists, turn to BU Ninja

JenRacoosin November 16, 2017

When sophomore Abby Wang went to register for a required class last week, she saw — to her dismay — the required class she needed to take was full. In the past, professors have just told her to...

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