<p>This sounded like a really nice option till I heard it was for Science-oriented types. Looking for a liberal arts education with perhaps a psychology, photography or marketing (communications) major. Not a good choice?</p>
<p>No. Science and Engineering Program is for science and eng. oriented people. CGS is a two year program that fufills your liberal arts requirements and then you move on to one of BU's other schools to fufilly a major.</p>
<p>is there a certain "flavor" to the CGS program?
what is its exact purpose?
easier?
harder?</p>
<p>Check out the website for CGS <a href="http://www.bu.edu/cgs/%5B/url%5D">http://www.bu.edu/cgs/</a> . It should be able to describe it better than I can.</p>
<p>cgs is a great program to help students better adjust to college life. however, your courses are chosen for you for 2 years, and for many majors, you'll need an extra year to graduate. the limited flexibility and extra time and money make it unappealing to most people because its better to only spend 4 years in college instead of 5.</p>
<p>ali got it</p>
<p>if anyone is in this program, can you tell me how to go about finding a book list for courses for a freshman?</p>
<p>another question: what's the difference between CGS and CAS? What are the benefits or drawbacks of each? thanks!</p>
<p>the difference between CGS and CAS is the difference between CGS and every other school at BU. CGS is strictly a two year program for freshman and sophomores in which you study very broad topics in a regulated schedule that is completely chosen for you. Following completion you can matriculate into the BU school of your choice such as CAS. Once in one of these schools you choose your own classes and go about fulfulling a major.</p>
<p>oh, thanks. but if i want to major in business, is it better to study in CGS first or CAS? (even though there is school of management, i don't think my stats will help.)</p>
<p>I would apply to the school of management, if that is where you want to major, and if you don't get in, you might get accepted to CGS. but why apply to CAS if that's not where you want to go...</p>
<p>RealM, CGS is the college of general sciences. That is where students who weren't accepted into a regular BU program go. It would not be wise to apply to a 2 year school and then go to 4 years in a BU school. Apply to whichever BU school that best suits you and if you're not accepted into that school, go to CGS!</p>
<p>ok. cas is an actual school at bu, just like smg, sargent, etc. the majors in cas range from english to neuroscience. you graduate in 4 yrs, just like everyone else at bu. it is a legitimate school that you can apply to, take classes in, and graduate from. </p>
<p>cgs is a 2 yr school. there are no majors and you cannt graduate from cgs. you have classes picked for you, i believe these include rhetoric, natural sciences, and a few other core classes. you have no options except for maybe one elective. you will be put back 2 yrs for most majors and will most likely not graduate in 4 yrs, depending on the major you select. it is a good program if you do not get accepted into a regular school, don't know what you want to major in, or would like an easier transition into college life.</p>
<p>cgs and cas (college of general studies and college of arts and sciences) are NOT one in the same! they have absolutely nothing to do with each other. i can promise you that this is the case. im a junior at BU and have friends in cgs that can assure you that this is the case. most people should NOT apply directly to cgs, especially if they know what they want to major in or what school they wish to attend. all you kids that want to go to smg, APPLY TO SMG! applying to cgs is a dumb move if you know where you want to be. now if you do not get accepted to smg, you are automatically considered for cgs. if you dont want to spend 6 years as an undergrad but dont have a major in mind, apply to cas undecided and you can transfer to other schools once you know what you want to major in. you have until the end of your soph yr to pick a major. </p>
<p>there is no shame in attending cgs. however, if you take your money/parents' money into consideration and want to avoid hefty loans for an extra 2 yrs, as well as graduating after all your friends, try to get into the school of your choice. if not, cgs is still there. this should answer everyones questions about cgs and cas and alleviate any further confusion.</p>
<p>lol yeah true let's kill this cgs stuff already..</p>
<p>does this mean if you do cgs you have to spend 6 years in college?</p>
<p>uhm. I don't know why people keeping saying CGS makes you stay two extra years. It doesn't. The point of the program is to make you able to graduate in the regular four years. It is in NO WAY the norm to be at BU for 6 years becasue you are in CGS></p>
<p>no one is saying it MAKES you stay any longer.. it just sometimes takes people with certain majors longer than the traditional four years as a result of the regulated schedule and not being able to fulfill major requirements within the same time.</p>
<p>No! People need to stop saying that. VERY few people spend even more than 4 years at BU. CGS is designed to fufill your general ed requirements. Then you fufill your major in the last two years. </p>
<p>People going straight into say, SMG, would be doing their business classes and general ed classes during all four years mixed together.</p>
<p>wow...if you don't know what you are talking about, then honestly...keep your mouth shut and don't give misleading advice to people who are interested...i'm a cgs student and i will be graduating in four years...just like everyone else in the class of 2010. cgs is a school for general education, or core curriculum. after two years, you go into the school of your choice at bu, given you have the gpa they required, as well as the classes they require. also, it's not as easy as most people believe it to be. hope THAT clarifies everything. and just to reiterate, i AM a CGS student, on the Dean's List at CGS, as well as Dean's Host in CGS too. the information i am giving is CORRECT, so please...if you don't know what you are talking and aren't even sure (i.e. NOT A CGS STUDENT), please don't mislead prospective students...it only frustrates them, as well as current students.</p>
<p>oh and also, cgs is a legitimate school within BU. i apologize that people have been under the impression that cgs is not a legit school...maybe they should travel down to west campus once in awhile and talk to a few of us who are graduating in four years. i'm sorry that it seems like i'm a little fired up, but no one but other cgs students can sympathize with a cgs student what with the stigmas etc. it's kind of ridiculous, and sorry for getting all uppity, but cgs is a lot different than most people perceive it to be. so honestly, any questions or misconceptions anyone has, i would be glad to answer or clarify.</p>
<p>p.s...just read over my post, and realized i came across as kind of rude. it's just gotten to be really, REALLY frustrating. what i would like to say (now that i am not so angry) is that if you really don't know what you are talking about, then please, don't give advice. the only people who really know anything about what goes on within CGS are CGS students themselves. i apologize if i was offensive, but there are too many people with misconceptions about the school and the students within the school.</p>