November Checklist
Welcome to the Student Services Monthly Checklist!
Highlights for November include registration and billing for the spring 2025 semester.
In advance of Veterans Day, the Office of Student Services would like to thank all veterans for their service.
Action Items
Register for the spring 2025 semester. Registration is November 4–20.
Visit the Course Registration and Registration Calendar pages for more information.
Course listings are available in Course Information and Schedule.
If you have not been cleared by your advisor, you will not be able to register. Please see the advisor clearance email for details.
Attention all off-campus students: you must set up Eagle VPN prior to registration in order to register off campus.
When accessing EagleApps Registration off campus, including registering for the spring 2025 semester, you need to use Eagle VPN and BC 2-Step Verification.
To prepare for this change well in advance of your registration time slot, set up and test Eagle VPN on your computer: bc.edu/vpn.
If you have any issues, contact the BC Technology Help Center at 617-552-HELP (4357) or help@bc.edu.
Resolve your student account (if applicable).
All student account balances must be resolved by November 1 in order to register for spring classes. Unresolved financial aid issues, such as missing documents or IRS tax transcripts, will prohibit registration. All fall balances must be paid in full in order to be cleared for spring study abroad programs. You can review and pay student accounts at www.bc.edu/myservices ("My Bill"). (Students may also grant access to a parent or other third party by selecting the "Authorize Payers" link within My Bill.) If you still have items listed in the credits pending section of your bill, please contact Student Services to see if there are any actions needed on your part to get the funds posted to your account prior to November 1.
Mark the spring bill due date on your calendars.
Students will receive an email from Student Services to their BC email address with their tuition and fees bill for the spring semester in mid-November.
Spring semester bills for undergraduate and law students are due on December 10. Spring semester bills for graduate and Woods College students are due on January 10.
For more information, visit the Billing page.
Enroll in QuikPAY Payment Plan (undergraduate and Law students).
Enrollment is open for the spring 2025 QuikPAY Payment Plan. For more information, visit www.bc.edu/qppp.
Graduating in December? Verify your diploma name.
December 12 is the last date for all students graduating in December 2024 to verify their diploma names online.
Note the thesis and dissertation deadline (master's and doctoral students).
December 1 is the deadline for master's and doctoral candidates to submit signed and approved copies of theses and dissertations for December 2024 graduation.
Note the course grading option deadline.
The last date for undergraduate students to change the course grading option online is Friday, November 1.
Note the withdrawal deadline.
The last date to withdraw from a fall course with a "W" or to withdraw from the University is Monday, December 2.
Incoming graduate student?
Welcome to Boston College! There are a number of things you need to do now that you have matriculated. Visit the Incoming Graduate Student Checklist for more information.
Looking for a job?
Academic year job opportunities are available on the Job Listings page. For students who have secured an on-campus job for the first time, please be sure to bring forms of identification (such as but not limited to, a valid/unexpired U.S. Passport, or a combination of a valid driver’s license or Eagle ID card and Social Security card or birth certificate) in original formats. No pictures or photocopies will be accepted. A full list of acceptable documents for Form I-9 completion can be found on the USCIS website. International F-1 students will need to bring in their valid Foreign Passport along with their Forms I-94 and I-20 and Employment Authorization Letter from the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS).
Order a parking permit (if applicable).
Eligible undergraduate resident students and graduate students may order a parking permit at www.bc.edu/myservices ("Parking Permits and Citations"). Students may pick up their fall parking permit in the Office of Student Services.
Purchase an MBTA pass for the spring semester.
Students may now purchase MBTA passes for the spring semester at a discount. The deadline to purchase passes at a discount is January 9, 2025. These passes offer unlimited rides from February 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025. Visit the MBTA Passes and Parking Permits page for more information.
Check that your financial aid has been applied to your account (if applicable).
All fall aid (with the exception of Pell grants and State Scholarships) should now be applied to your account. If your account is missing aid that you are anticipating and it is not deferred on your most recent bill, contact our office to determine the necessary steps to get the aid applied.
Note the returning undergraduate financial aid application deadline.
The priority filing date for the Undergraduate Financial Aid Application is March 1. The application and instructions will be coming soon.
Graduate and Law students, note the start of the 2025–2026 financial aid application process.
Graduate and Law students, the 2025–2026 FAFSA will be available December 2024 and can be completed at studentaid.gov.
The 2025–2026 BC Grad and Law Supplemental form and the 2025–2026 Grad Enrollment form will be available at the beginning of December on our website: bc.edu/gradaid.
Are you a student veteran?
If you would like your veteran status noted in EagleApps, please contact Linda Malenfant at linda.malenfant@bc.edu.
Review notices and disclosures.
Students should review the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) information on our Notices and Disclosures page.
Ongoing Reminders
Sign a Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (if applicable).
Visit the Federal Student Aid website for more information.
Complete Title IV Authorization (if applicable).
Federal regulations require that Title IV funds credited to your student account be applied only to cover allowable charges, unless Boston College obtains authorization to apply these funds to all other charges on your student account. You may submit your authorization electronically at www.bc.edu/myservices. For more information, visit the Billing page.
Complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling (if applicable).
Visit the Federal Student Aid website for more information.
Enroll in direct deposit for student account refunds (if applicable).
We recommend that all students use direct deposit when requesting refunds. Refunds processed via direct deposit are faster and do not require pickup. Visit the Billing page for instructions and more information.