A Little History

Boston University (BU) was chartered in 1869 by Lee Claflin, Jacob Sleeper, and Isaac Rich, three successful Methodist businessmen whose abolitionist ideals led them to envision and create a university that was inclusive and engaged in service to and collaboration with the city of Boston.

From the day of its opening, Boston University has admitted students of both sexes and every race and religion. With pride they count Martin Luther King, Jr. among their alumni. Other notable alumni include the first woman to earn a Ph.D., the first woman admitted to the bar in Massachusetts, the first Native American to graduate with a doctorate in medicine, and the first African-American psychiatrist in the United States.

Today at Boston University

More than any other institution in our society, the modern university exists to serve the future. Boston University does this by educating individuals for fulfilling, productive lives and by creating solutions to pressing or anticipated problems through research. As a major research university, Boston University is both a repository for accumulated knowledge and experience and a testing ground for critically examining received wisdom, where groundbreaking research is conducted in a wide variety of fields and across disciplines. Taught by inspired, committed, and creative faculty, their programs combine the enduring value of a liberal arts education with the skills and experience offered by professional schools, to ensure that their students are engaged, adaptable, and equipped for successful careers and fulfilling lives.


Online Degrees

Undergraduate Degree Completion Program
Boston University Online currently offers two courses of undergraduate study online--in genetics and biomedicine--as well as a unique degree completion program for students who have earned college credit but have not yet finished their degree requirements.

Professional Certificates

• Financial Planning
  
• Management Accounting - CMA
  
• Paralegal

Graduate Certificates

• Asian Religions and Healing
  
• Clinical Investigation
  
• Entrepreneurship
  
• Instructional Technology
  
• Natural Science Education
  
• Physical Education, Health Education, and Coaching
  
• Project Management

Master’s Degrees

• Master of Criminal Justice
  
• Masters of Music, Music Education
  
• Master of Science in Computer Information Systems
  

  Database Management an Business Intelligence
  

  Security

  
  
• Master of Science in Management
  

  Banking and Financial Services Management
  

  Business Continuity, Security, and Risk Management
  

  Human Resources Management
  

  Insurance Management
  

  International Marketing Management
  

  Project Management

  
  
• Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Doctoral Degrees

• Doctor of Musical Arts, Music Education
  
• Transitional Doctorate in Physical Therapy

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* Accreditation
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

Boston University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 36 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 33.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

The AAFP invites comments on any activity that has been approved for AAFP CME credit. Please forward your comments on the quality of this activity to cmecomment@aafp.org.

American Academy of Physician Assistants - The American Academy of Physician Assistants accepts Prescribed credit from the AAFP.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners recognizes activities approved for AAFP credit as acceptable toward CE requirements for nurse practitioners.