🇺🇸United StatesNatural Sciences4 yearsBachelor of ArtsNo IB minimum
Program Overview
A research-focused major: a core in analytical, organic, physical, inorganic and biochemistry, then materials, computational and biological chemistry, with project-based laboratories. How competitive: for fall 2025, Boston University admitted 16% of its 15,794 international first-year applicants (13% of all 76,776). It sets no IB minimum: IB students must send predicted results, and BU is test-optional for applicants through fall 2028. You apply to the BU school or college that teaches this major. This major is in the College of Arts & Sciences.
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Academic Requirements
Requirements checked for 2027 entry
Total IB Points
No IB minimum · holistic admission