Boston College, USA

Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit Catholic research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 9.7 km west of downtown Boston. Boston College, the first institution of higher education to operate in the city of Boston, is today among the nation’s foremost universities, a leader in the liberal arts, scientific inquiry and student formation. It is a member of the 568 Group and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Its main campus is a historic district and features some of the earliest examples of collegiate gothic architecture in North America.

Boston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Its academic institutions are a source of innovative art, architecture and ideas.

Mobility partner

>> Follow this link if you are an incoming student

  • Estimated number of mobility places: 7-10 full-year places or 14-20 semester places

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

  • Aerospace Engineering/Sciences
  • Archaeology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Celtic and Gaelic
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computing Science
  • Digital Media & Information Studies
  • Earth Science and Geology
  • Economic & Social History
  • Education
  • Electronics/Electrical Engineering
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Film & TV
  • Geography
  • History
  • History of Art
  • Life Sciences
  • Maths
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Psychology
  • School of Interdisciplinary subjects Dumfries
  • Scottish Literature
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Theatre Studies
  • Theology & Religious Studies
  • Urban Studies/Public & Social Policy

Available for Joint Honours subjects only. 

Key facts

  • Fact sheet for Autumn 2023 and full year 2023/24
  • Calendar
  • Course information
  • Accommodation
  • Course restrictions: you should not expect to take only business courses during your time at BC, nor can you take a full courseload in one subject (for example, 5 Finance courses would not be permitted). All exchange students are expected to enroll in a wide variety of courses, and this includes enrolling in at least 2 courses in the College of Arts and Sciences (even if admitted to the Carroll School of Management). 

Travel and costs

  • University of Glasgow Financial Support
  • Cost of living
  • Travel
  • USA Immigration: protocol states that students applying to a US partner usually in March/April must provide evidence that they have sufficient funds to cover all expenses while in the United States. Full information of the financial sum required will be found on the US partner webpages and on the US Embassy webpages for their home country. 

Useful weblinks

  • Connect with Go Abroad Students
  • For the well-being and health of the community, Boston College is requiring that all students, staff, and faculty be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to be on campus. University updates pertaining to COVID-19 vaccination and testing are posted on this page. 

Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Partner web
http://www.bc.edu/

Partner mobility web
https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/sites/global-engagement/sites/office-of-global-education/exchange-students.html

Mobility contact
oipexchange@bc.edu

Disability support
https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/student-affairs/sites/dean-of-students/disability-services.html