Academic and Student Resources
Student Services
The development and welfare of students is the primary concern of the School, its faculty, and its staff. Advisors and services are available to assist students with educational, career, or personal decisions and plans.
Undergraduate Program Office
The Undergraduate Program Office (UPO) serves as a supportive environment for more than 2,000 undergraduate students during every stage of their academic careers at the School of Management.
We assist students as they make the transition into the college classroom, support and advise them in their extra-curricular activities, and help them chart a path toward their successful graduation.
Students may make an appointment with any of our professional academic advisors to discuss degree requirements, concentration interests, academic performance, and any other student issues.
We foster leadership within the undergraduate student body by providing opportunities to excel both inside and outside the classroom. We also acknowledge the individual and collective success that our students achieve through the many recognition events we sponsor each year.
Faculty Office Hours
School of Management faculty members teaching undergraduate courses pride themselves on being available to advise students on coursework pertaining to concentration, career opportunities, and appropriate academic preparation in their field of interest. In addition, the Dean of the School of Management and the Assistant Dean for the Undergraduate Program hold weekly open-office hours for students.
Faculty Advising Program
The faculty advising program at SMG is critical to the development of our students. Its purpose is to enable students to connect with professors and instructors during their time at SMG, providing an opportunity for students to: establish first professional and mentoring relationships; secure references for student leadership positions, internships, jobs, or graduate school; learn from faculty members’ expertise; identify interests and learn more about the functional areas of management; and identify informational interview contacts.
Faculty advisor(s) can be any member of the SMG faculty, and students should be known by two or more faculty members by commencement time. In order to help students with the faculty advising process, the following list of designated faculty and guidelines is provided:
Freshmen: SM 121 discussion professor
New External Transfer Students: SM 299 discussion professor
Sophomores: SM 121 or SM 299 discussion professor from last year or any professor from the previous year’s teaching team or any professor in a sophomore year course (AC 221, AC 222, LA 245, OB 221, SM 221, SM 222)
Juniors: first semester—any previous SMG faculty advisor or any professor on the student’s SM 323 teaching team; second semester—concentration liaison or any combination of the previous semesters’ faculty advisors
Seniors: Any faculty advisor or concentration liaison from previous years
We understand that students’ needs vary and that individual questions require personalized answers. Therefore, our academic advisors specialize in providing both current and prospective students with one-on-one guidance on the many details that create a successful academic experience.
Advisors assist students in the following areas:
- Course requirements
- Academic performance concerns
- Degree program planning
- Study abroad opportunities
- Course selection and schedules
- Referrals to other University services
- Referrals to on-campus tutoring services
- Adjustment issues
波士顿大学 School of Management
Undergraduate Program Office
595 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 102
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
phone: 617-353-2650
fax: 617-353-6727
email: smgupo@bu.edu
web: smg.bu.edu/upo
Tutoring
Students who are having difficulty in a course should first make an appointment with the faculty member during office hours to get a sense of what areas are problematic. Students can also see the Teaching Assistant for their course, make an appointment with an academic advisor in the UPO, find out LOCK’s open tutoring hours and/or request a tutor from the Educational Resource Center. Tutors are available free of charge for most courses through the ERC. The ERC is located at on the 4th floor of the George Sherman Union. Please call them at 617-353-7077. Writing tutors are available for WR courses at the Writing Center, located at 730 Commonwealth Avenue.
Feld Career Center
The School of Management’s Feld Career Center (FCC) offers a full range of services, including career development and education, training in finding employment, on-campus interviews, interview preparation, and assistance in résumé writing. Sophomores are required to take the career management class, SM 411 Charting Your Career Path, in conjunction with OB 221. The Feld Career Center has relationships with companies from most industries (finance, accounting, marketing, etc.) and usually posts over 1,000 opportunities for SMG students each year. Students are urged to take advantage of all the FCC has to offer throughout their four years at SMG.
Internships are encouraged for School of Management students. One-half of an academic credit, graded on a Pass/Fail basis, is awarded for approved internships. Further information is available from the Undergraduate Program Office.
