最后期限

• 公元前的学生 who wish to become IS majors should submit an application on 2月1日 大一的时候. Those who are not immediately accepted my be placed on a small wait list, in the event that spaces open up in the summer before sophomore year. 
  
  
• 转学 谁在升二年级 should contact the IS Program as soon as you are accepted to BC, 并完成与BC学生相同的申请. On average each year we accept two or three transfer students into our program out of 105 total new majors.
  
  
• 后期的应用程序 may be accepted at the discretion of the director and associate director, when space allows. Please submit your late application using the regular form, but let us know (via isp@bc.你提交了迟交的申请. Please note that it is rare for new majors to be accepted after the first week of their sophomore year.
  
  

What can I do to increase my chances of being accepted into the major?

The responses you give on your IS major application are the most important factor we use to admit students into the major, but your grades and the courses taken your first semester play a role as well. To prepare for your application, we encourage students to read about the IS专业要求 and talk with current IS majors -- you might consider starting with our 同行顾问, or with members of the 国际电子游戏正规平台 Student Association. Be sure you understand the major’s requirements for coursework and language proficiency.

We encourage freshmen to enroll in a first-semester class or two that takes up international issues and/or is taught by an IS faculty member. Your application will ask you to list a faculty member who can give you a reference, 所以我们鼓励你去认识一位教员, rather than simply list the professor who gave you the best grade of the semester. There are no specific courses you need to have taken to apply for the IS major, but there are some introductory courses you will need to complete it that also count for the University Core requirements, and others that will give you a good foundation for our program. Some examples of courses we recommend for first-year students:

• 整整一年的语言学习 
• A comparative politics course in the political science department (这 will count toward your IS major);
• Principles of 经济学 (这 will count toward your IS major);
• An interdisciplinary "Complex Problems" or "Enduring Questions" course in the BC Core that has a strong international dimension; some Fall 2020 examples include "Geographies of Imperialism"; "Planet in Peril"; "Violence and Representation in the African Diaspora"; "Beyond Price: Markets, 文化, Values"; "Making the Modern World"; "Environmental Migrations."
• 其他能激励你的课程!

Remember that the IS major is just one part of your university experience; we understand that your first semester may not put primary focus on IS-related courses, but taking some of the above will help you determine if you are interested in these topics and if you're ready to flourish in the rigorous academic program we offer.