The Woods College offers undergraduate students the atmosphere of a small college within the environment of a large, world-class university. Our staff has experience helping both new and returning college students arrange a realistic program of study that allows them to complete their bachelor's degree on their schedule and budget–on campus, online, or hybrid.
With a focus on degree completion, students receive personal attention while enjoying access to the many resources of Boston College. A flexible admission process coupled with academic advising allows a student to select the most appropriate program based on his or her individual interests and career objectives. Courses are ordinarily scheduled between the hours of 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. The Woods College does not offer on-campus housing.
The Woods College offers an affordable B.A. option. Tuition for the 2024-2025 Academic Year isÌý$2,520 per course (4 credits) and $1,890 per course (3 credits) during the summer session. If the majority of courses are taken during the academic year (for example, 108 credits over fall and spring and 12 credits in the summer), a student could earn a bachelor's degree from the Woods College at Boston College for less than $76,000. Transfer students can apply up to 60 credits from another institution to complete a B.A. for even less.
Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýEnglish (ALA Concentration)
Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýHistory (ALA Concentration)
Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýInterdisciplinary Studies (ALA Concentration)
Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýPhilosophy (ALA Concentration)
Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýPolitical Science (ALA Concentration)
Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýSociology (ALA Concentration)
A distinguishing characteristic of liberal arts education is a required core curriculum. The Bachelor of Arts programs require the following core courses:
Degree candidates must fulfill all core curriculum and major requirements as part of earning the minimum of 120 credits. Students are required to achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 1.67 to be eligible to graduate.
Admission as a transfer student is also available. A minimum of 60 credits must be completed at Boston College to satisfy residency. A maximum of 60 credits may be transferred into a student’s program from regionally accredited institutions. Courses with an earned grade of C or better will be accepted in transfer; however, courses transferred from schools within Boston College may be accepted with grades of C- or better. A minimum of three semester hours is required for a transferred course to satisfy a program requirement.
For students in the degree program, the maximum course load is three per semester. Authorization for one additional course will be given only if a student has completed three courses, each with a grade of B or better, in the previous semester.
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
A. Information Literacy:
Students will be able to:
- Evaluate large quantities of information, purposefully select a range of information sources, understand how information is produced and valued, incorporate multiple resources using technology responsibly, and participate ethically in communities of learning (Association of College and Research Libraries, 2015; Information Literacy VALUE Rubric; CSU Monterey Bay, Threshold Concepts).Ìý
B. Written Communication:
Students will be able to:
- Construct logical and persuasiveÌýarguments, reflective narratives, or explications of issues, problems, or technical processes.Ìý
- Address both specific and general audiences through different genres in their writing.Ìý
C. Oral and Digital Communication:Ìý
Students will be able to:
- Speak clearly and effectively, listen and resolve conflicts with empathy, and use visual representations to communicate data to specific and general audiences.Ìý
- Foster understanding, or promote change in listener attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors (AAC&U, 2009).Ìý
- Analyze or produce ideas using digital media and digital storytelling techniques (Bryn Mawr Digital Competencies Framework, 2016).Ìý
D. Collaborative Communication and Teamwork:Ìý
Students will be able to:
- Understand the value and process of working with others, develop critical perspectives and skills needed to co-create knowledge, and value content and contributions made by others (Bryn Mawr Digital Competencies Framework, 2016).Ìý
- Establish professional working relationships through group-process and interpersonal work.Ìý
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$76,000
Approximate Total Cost of B.A. at the Woods College
108 credits over fall and spring and 12 credits in summer (based onÌýAcademic YearÌý2024-2025 tuition)
If you are mailing hard copies of application materials, please send them to:
Boston College
Woods College of Advancing Studies Admissions Office
St. Mary's Hall South
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
*Current Woods CollegeÌýUndergraduateÌýdegree students interested in adding a certificate to their plan of study shouldÌýnotÌýuse the online application.Ìý
If you have been conferred your associate's degree, you may submit anÌýAttestation FormÌýin lieu of an official high school transcript. The completed form can be sent toÌýwcasadm@bc.edu.Ìý
Please mail transcripts to:
Boston College
Woods College of Advancing StudiesÌýAdmissions Office
St. Mary's Hall South
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
If your academic institution provides electronic transcripts please indicateÌýwcasadm@bc.eduÌýas the recipient.
Applicants whose Native language is not English are required toÌýdemonstrate English language proficiency, for required scores, visit ourÌýInternational Student page.
Please submit one essay by responding to one of the topics listed below. The essay should be typewritten, double-spaced, and should be limited to 500 – 750 words in length.
The essay is essential to the Admissions Committee as it allows the committee to assess your personal goals, your reasons for choosing the program to which you are applying, your commitment to your educational goals, and your writing ability.Ìý
The essay must be uploaded as part of your online application.
Application fee: $45
Two letters of recommendation are required. Letters must be sent directly from the recommender through our online application portal or sent directly to Woods College (wcasadm@bc.edu).
Please note: Letters of recommendation should be provided by recommenders who can speak to your professional or academic abilities.
If you are having difficulty securing a second letter of recommendation, please email wcasadm@bc.edu to schedule an interview with the Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions. This interview will serve in lieu of the second letter of recommendation.
For additional information about scores, visitÌýourÌýInternational Student page.
For all international students and non-native English speakers, interviews are conducted as part of the application process.
The purpose of the interview is for the admission committee to gain a better sense of an applicant and how the program fits his or her academic and vocational needs. Additionally, the interview provides the committee an opportunity to assess a student’s specific information and to address the unique needs one may have in transitioning to Boston College.Ìý The interview will last no more than 15 minutes.Ìý Interviews will only be scheduled once an application has been submitted.
All students who have, or are currently attending, an institution outside of the United States must provide a detailed, course-by-course transcript evaluation indicating the following:
For BA applicants: conferral of a secondary school degree that is equivalent to a U.S. high school’s degree from an accredited institution.
For MS applicants: conferral of an undergraduate degree that is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
This evaluation is not just an English translation, but a document provided by an accredited evaluating agency that shows all grades, course titles, credit hours, United States degree equivalency, grade-point average (GPA), and date of degree conferral.
This detailed, course-by-course transcript evaluation must be submitted to complete the application.
Please request a detailed, course-by-course transcript evaluation for all international institutions where a degree was conferred from one of the following agencies:
Educational Credential Evaluators | Center for Educational Documentation | SpanTran | Ìý World Education Services Inc. Ìý |
Financial Aid and Scholarship Information
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Schedule an appointment with an admissions counselor through ourÌýonline calendar.Ìý