<p>The first time you choose classes, you’ll do it at orientation and they will give you an entire day to plan out your schedule (it should only take an hour or two, but they give you the entire day) and you will have a student adviser helping you. FYI, go to one of the first orientation sessions if you want all the classes to still be open.</p>
<p>And every successive semester after the first one, you’ll be assigned a faculty adviser who will help you build your schedule.</p>
<p>As for required classes, it pretty much boils down to:
2 semesters Social Sciences
2 semesters Natural Sciences (1 with a lab)
2 Semesters Math/Computer Science
2 Semesters Humanities
Writing (WR100 and WR150 usually)
And complete a language at the 4th semester level</p>
<p>But it’s not nearly as daunting as it looks. You can discount whatever area your major is in, so for example if you’re an IR major like me you don’t have to worry about the social sciences classes (since IR is a social science). You can also use AP and SATII scores to get exempted from taking certain things. And you can take a placement exam to place out of the language requirement (or at least place into a higher level of language class so you finish sooner).</p>
<p>I came into BU with AP credits in US History, Psychology, Calculus AB. The US History and Psych credits didn’t do much besides give me some extra credits because my major is in the social sciences anyway. However, AP Calc exempted me from one semester of math. I then took a placement exam for Latin and placed into a 3rd semester class.</p>