Act as Student
This information outlines how staff and advisors can lookup and ‘Act As’ a student in MyBU Student. This enables support for students with their Academic and Enrollment processes. Introduction The Lookup Student page can be used by staff, advisors, and faculty (with appropriate security) who support students to view student information. This resource focuses on […]
Medical School & PA Admissions Application Workflows
This resource provides an overview of how MyBU Student will interact with central Medical School and PA admissions processes and systems. Introduction Many of the major Medical School and PA admissions processes will operate primarily outside of MyBU Student. Applications will be received and evaluated via the appropriate AIMS and AIMS PA systems: Application maintenance […]
Law School Admissions Application Workflows
This resource provides an overview of how MyBU Student will interact with central Law School admissions processes and systems. Introduction Many of the major Law School admissions processes will operate primarily outside of MyBU Student. Applications will be received and evaluated via UNITE. Application maintenance processes will occur in UNITE. Communication with applicants and prospective […]
Graduate & Dental School Admissions Application Workflows
This resource provides an overview of how MyBU Student will interact with central Graduate and Dental School admissions processes and systems. Introduction Many of the major Graduate and Dental School admissions processes will operate primarily outside of MyBU Student. Communication with applicants and prospective students will occur through WebAdmit. Applications will be received in WebAdmit, […]
Graduate Enrollment Operations Admissions Application Workflows
This information introduces general admissions concepts, and outlines the application load workflows for Graduate Schools, the Dental School, the Medical School, and the Law School.
MyBU Student Basics
This is an introduction for staff and faculty on the foundational concepts of the Student Information System, MyBU Student. These summaries outline how student academic information is organized. Introduction The Boston University Student Information System, MyBU Student, facilitates operations for the entire student lifecycle, from admission to graduation. This page explains the system framework referred […]
Class Numbers Explained
The following information explains the course and class identifiers in MyBU Student. Identifiers include course values, subject values, catalog numbers, section numbers, and class numbers. Faculty can find the identifiers for their classes in the Class Roster, Grade Roster, Teaching Schedule, or the University Class Search.
Term Concept in MyBU Student
Term refers to the Semester. The following explains the convention of Term values in MyBU Student and provides examples of upcoming Terms. In several areas of MyBU Student, terms are represented by a four-digit Term code.
Academic Structure
The Academic Structure is the foundational organizing framework of MyBU Student and its data. This is an overview of Academic Structure components and example graduate and undergraduate paths to illustrate how these components operate.