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The Application for the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences consists of the following:
Departments have specific requirements regarding the following materials:
VIEW SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES Special Student Applicants (non-degree applicants) need only submit the following materials:
Please include a non-refundable check or money order for $70 made payable to Trustees of Boston College. The application fee is waived for current BC students, McNair Scholars, and active JVC members. Applicants who are currently undergraduate students, and for whom the fee would constitute a serious hardship, may request a waiver of this fee. Such requests will be considered only if they are received by the Admissions Office in the form of a letter sent directly from the chief financial aid officer of the applicant's college or university. Although this form may duplicate information available on your transcript(s), it is essential that the admissions committee has available an orderly summary of your courses. Official university/college transcripts bearing the official seal of the institution and the signature of the registrar are required for all previous post-secondary education. Certified copies are acceptable, plain photocopies are not. One copy of each transcript is sufficient. If you have previously attended BC you must request complete transcripts of your work from the Office of Student Services. Any documents in languages other than English should include a certified English translation in addition to the original language document. Students who file applications prior to the completion of their undergraduate work are expected to file a final transcript showing all coursework, degree granted, and the date the degree will be awarded. The same procedure is required of applicants currently engaged in graduate study at other institutions. This is necessary for final confirmation of the Graduate School's offer of admission. You should arrange to have this final transcript sent to us as soon as you have completed your present course of study so that it can become part of your permanent BC record. All departments of the Graduate School require or recommend that applicants submit letters of recommendation. Three letters of recommendation should usually accompany a doctoral application. Unless otherwise instructed by a department, two letters should be sufficient for a masters application. Review the requirements of the department to which you are applying for particulars. Photocopies of letters are not acceptable. Generally, letters should be from people who have most recently taught you in the field in which you expect to study. If you are now or have for some time been out of school, one letter should be from your employer, supervisor, or another person familiar with your recent professional activities. If you are currently enrolled or have been enrolled in another graduate school, at least one letter must be from the graduate instructor most familiar with your work. Letters on file with university placement offices are acceptable if sent directly by the university and signed by a placement official. Request that the recommendations be mailed with a signature across the envelope flap. If BC receives a recommendation with a broken seal, the application may be disqualified. As indicated on the recommendation form, a recommender may prefer to mail his/her recommendation directly to us. If this is the case with any of your recommenders, you should take whatever steps are necessary to verify that the recommendation has in fact been sent to BC. Most departments in the Graduate School require or recommend that you present scores of the general and/or subject tests of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Applicants who have not taken the GREs in the last five years should contact their intended department to see if more recent scores are required. View department requirements. The Graduate School recommends that you register for the GREs early so that the scores will be available when applying. For information regarding test dates, etc., contact ETS: The Graduate Record Examination ETS Princeton, NJ 0854 Note: If you have personal score reports available from earlier examinations you may include them with your application. However, you must request ETS to send official score reports to the Graduate School directly. Please request the scores to be sent to: Boston College, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Code 3083. Most departments require a brief (1-2 pages) personal statement in which applicants should discuss their preparation, motivation, and goals for their proposed courses of study. If you have any questions about the statement please contact the department in which you plan to study. |
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