CNS offers 17 graduate courses and additional training leading to MA or PhD degrees. For more information regarding application procedures, follow these links:
Graduate Admissions Connection
View the On-Line Graduate School Bulletin
Download the Graduate School Application
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Request an Application via E-Mail
To obtain application materials, write:
Admissions Office
Graduate School
Boston University
705 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
(Telephone: 617/353-2696).
Applications for admission and financial aid should be received by the Graduate School Admissions Office no later than January 15. Late applications will be considered until April 15; after that date applications will be considered only as special cases. Under certain circumstances, January admission may be possible, with an application deadline of October 15.
Applicants are required to submit undergraduate (and, if applicable, graduate) transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. The Advanced Test should be in the candidate's area of departmental specialization. GRE scores may be waived for MA candidates and, in exceptional cases, for PhD candidates, but absence of these scores may decrease an applicant's chances for admission and financial aid.
All application materials must be submitted directly to the Graduate School Admissions Office.
Please direct questions regarding administrative aspects of the application process to Mr. Robin Amos at ramos@cns.bu.edu; 617-353-9481.
Questions about the CNS MA and PhD programs may be directed to Professor Frank Guenther, guenther@cns.bu.edu, who is the faculty contact for prospective CNS students.
Questions regarding the CNS BA/MA programs may be directed to Professor Eric Schwartz, eric@cns.bu.edu.