The Office of Graduate Student Life serves as the hub to connect graduate students to the vast array of services, support, and opportunities at Boston College.

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Academic Support
<ul> <li><a href="/bc-web/offices/student-services/registrar/academic-calendar.html">Academic Calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/bc-web/academics/sites/connors-family-learning-center.html">Connors Family Learning Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.bc.edu/">Libraries</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/research/sites/vice-provost-for-research/research-protections/research---scholarship-integrity-program.html">Research &amp; Scholarship Integrity Program</a></li> </ul>
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Admitted Students
<ul> <li><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/student-services/about/student-checklists.html#tab-incoming_graduate_students_and_woods_college_students">Graduate Student Checklist</a></li> <li><a href="http://events.bc.edu">Graduate Student Life Events</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/graduate-student-life/grad-student-association/senate-and-student-organizations.html">Graduate Student Organizations</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/graduate-student-life/programs/orientation.html">New Graduate Student Orientation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/academics/sites/university-catalog.html/">University Catalog</a></li> </ul>
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Career Resources
<ul> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/graduate-student-life/about/assistantships.html">Assistantships</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/careers.html">Career Center</a></li> <li><a href="/bc-web/academics/sites/center-for-teaching-excellence.html">Center for Teaching Excellence</a></li> <li><a href="https://login.bc.edu/nidp/idff/sso?id=127&amp;sid=0&amp;option=credential&amp;sid=0&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fservices.bc.edu%2Fidp%2FAuthn%2FRemoteUser%3Fconversation%3De1s1">Handshake</a>&nbsp;(Except Law and Non-Degree)</li> <li><a href="https://eagleexchange.bc.edu/v2/">Eagle Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="https://beyondgradschool.xecurify.com/moas/discovery?customerId=277522&amp;SAMLRequest=jZJRa9swFIXfB%2FsPQu%2BOHdmeExEnZA1lhm4LTbqHvQxFvk4EtuTpSm3z76fYC3SMlupNV%2Beg79x7F6vnriWPYFEZXdLpJKEEtDS10seSPuxvoxldLRcourbna%2B9O%2Bh5%2Be0BHgk8jHx5K6q3mRqBCrkUHyJ3ku%2FXXO84mCe%2BtcUaalo6Wt8UCEawLLJRUm5L%2BytL8kOezAsQsa%2FK0yDL5ad7MZ%2FODYFk9LZokh5Q1dZpT8uOagl1SVIgeKo1OaBdKCcuiJI0Y208LznKepz8p2f5F%2B6z0GPgttMMoQv5lv99G2%2B%2B7PSXrK%2B6N0eg7sDuwj0rCw%2F1dSU%2FO9cjjWAUI5fxFhpMDnI2uj1bUKE%2FGtBNpupiSTWip0sIN%2FFfjf9pnkN6q5jyYugAa1wqlCeM7r6RHZwJBVZesKHLG6Dg2PjTCvpjXeyewfH%2BApz6SRjvQLu5bfwyGuFNaGSv0EaLLpxFLIgzta8NVHXVkdLyIX%2FBdd%2BxbAKo2W9MqeSbrtjVPNxaEg5I664GSW2M74V6PMJ1Mh4qqo2aQcq%2BxB6kaBTX9%2BIG8cuLliPPvli%2F%2FAA%3D%3D&amp;RelayState=%2F&amp;SigAlg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2F04%2Fxmldsig-more%23rsa-sha256&amp;Signature=zSdnvPaiNcZ8o1XU%2B%2F2wGhDxBKF5LPuLm2mmkp6WynonnJ0UoKaBsp7dcO4XZ9nu2aOAQxPKVOd4A8EbGVkm5qZUQ6g86Jyf8VhFHwruSuw9szg6woyuCoWQfu6%2B044gwDCWy3BhvWls%2BTI%2BxiIUcp0StpEFOxOLOmSvXO6qjmZ%2F9XagPQu8Ack69JrbxmCtXDWmLDZNKJCqtg22krzxbtYoVcI5%2BnjiEmHnSaY1U1kyrXZp8V6539Ahrgc4YjCNHJ6D8mFCZW47Xh%2BedXp2FXmLnRPt7%2FGGv2KIM0KQnqgm02qzbHRT93Si0QGOJ4YDims247LheSLnllSpkwbV%2Bw%3D%3D&amp;lor=5&amp;utm_source=mass_mailer&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=1530823&amp;utm_campaign=uni_targeted_emails">Beyond Graduate School</a></li> <li><a href="https://beyondprof.xecurify.com/moas/discovery?customerId=126330&amp;SAMLRequest=jZLNbtswEITvBfoOBO%2BUKEp2bcKy4cYIKiBtjdjpoZeCplYOAYlU%2BZPEbx9aqgH3kCC8kZzFfjO7i9VL16InsE4ZXeIsoRiBlqZW%2Bljih%2F0tmeHVcuFE1%2FZ8Hfyjvoe%2FAZxHsU47PnyUOFjNjXDKcS06cNxLvlt%2Fv%2BMsoby3xhtpWjyWvC8WzoH1kQWjalPiPzAvaCOaSTORUybFnGUgczmB7JALSmE6lbSms6ZgBUa%2FLi7Y2UXlXIBKOy%2B0j0%2BUFYTmhLF99oWzGS%2FmvzHa%2FkP7qvRo%2BD20wyhy%2FNt%2BvyXbn7s9RusL7o3RLnRgd2CflISH%2B7sSP3rfO56mKkIoH84ylxzgZHQdM2kSaboUo00MU2nhB%2FJLyZXqBWSwqjkN8i7CpbVy0sSRnVYyOG9i16ouMzbNc4rHUfHBvL2a0UdTX34E%2Brkn0mgP2qd9G45RmnZKK2OFPgI5tyOMEhfDauNVHTUxOl2kV2SXjfoRUarN1rRKntC6bc3zjQXhocTeBsDo1thO%2BLfhsyQbXlRNmkHKg3Y9SNUoqPHnT%2BiNky5HnP93evkK&amp;RelayState=%2F&amp;SigAlg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2F04%2Fxmldsig-more%23rsa-sha256&amp;Signature=1VzPMMOCbF5LG2bKmoNFQ%2BkL18N9SW4w%2B7v9hRbcWdhvd%2BeqaJ2N79gqdtLNQ4kXo%2B5u9sdA292hblGBjOTUuGSVdlvOm4aRQye6BAZD2XCcACm5UlkfWOmQtBBUNpddzpFKlr7zlraBvkU7XMNYqeYO0Yu9PxpmmCFthPGtpvFLmtsCAY%2BAoWjecxx8w7K4r1pwJ3p0UORnNO1JmNLOVFKgFC7iMzZv4Gu6JK1S%2BruWzsGc%2FOyruaVV%2FMlu4VCBqrR00%2FsLyuxlTKlfIAftfkLzTa4ePEXqAXAfoGlRTYkGwJg9GoDoX0HKVLr3ym2RX2xHK2AiGviHHP6i%2BoPydQ%3D%3D&amp;lor=6&amp;utm_source=mass_mailer&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=1530823&amp;utm_campaign=uni_targeted_emails">Beyond the Professoriate</a></li> </ul>
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Entertainment & Recreation
<ul> <li><a href="https://calendar.artsboston.org/">ArtsBoston Calendar</a></li> <li><a href="https://bceagles.com/">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/campus-life/the-arts.html">BC Arts &amp; Culture</a></li> <li><a href="http://events.bc.edu">Campus Events</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/rec.html">Margot Connell Recreation Center</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/robsham-theater.html">Robsham Theater Arts Center</a></li> </ul>
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Health & Wellness
<ul> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/health-wellness/counseling.html">Counseling Services</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/health-wellness/center-for-student-wellness.html">Center for Student Wellness</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/health-wellness/university-health-services.html">Health Services</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/rec/about/facilities/margot-connell-recreation-center.html">Margot Connell Recreation Center</a></li> </ul>
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Leadership Opportunities
<ul> <li><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/mission-ministry/sites/campus-ministry/faith-communities/catholic-programs/christian-life-community.html">Christian Life Community</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/graduate-student-life/programs/gps.html">GPS Retreat</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/mission-ministry/sites/campus-ministry/about/pastoral-counseling.html#support_groups">Hope Grief Support</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/mission-ministry/sites/campus-ministry/retreats.html">Kairos</a></li> <li>Prism and Horizon</li> <li>Racial Identity Development Experience (RIDE)</li> </ul>
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Living in Boston
<ul> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/auxiliary-services/sites/dining.html">Dining Services</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mbta.com/">MBTA</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/auxiliary-services/sites/transportation-parking/parking/students.html">Parking on Campus</a></li> <li><a href="https://offcampushousing.bc.edu/">Off-Campus Housing</a></li> </ul>
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Research
<ul> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/research/graduate-fellowships.html">Graduate Student Research Opportunities</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/research/sites/vice-provost-for-research/research-protections.html">Institutional Review Board</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/research/sites/vice-provost-for-research/integrity-and-compliance.html">Integrity &amp; Compliance</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/research/research-support.html">Research Services</a></li> </ul>
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Student Discounts
<h3>Books and Media</h3> <ul> <li>Boston Public Library: Get a free library card! Just use your BC email address and follow the instructions <a href="https://bpl.org/ecard/">here</a></li> <li>Borrow e-books, audiobooks, and more for free via&nbsp;<a href="https://bc.overdrive.com/">BC Overdrive</a></li> <li><a href="https://libguides.bc.edu/streamingvideo/InterdisciplinaryCollections">Streaming Collections</a></li> <li>Digital subscription to the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.wsj.com/shop/us/us/wsjstudentns/?trackingCode=aaqzoa1o&amp;cid=WSJ_SCH_GOO_ACQ_NA&amp;n2IKsaD9=n2IKsaD9&amp;Pg9aWOPT=Pg9aWOPT&amp;Cp5dKJWb=Cp5dKJWb&amp;APCc9OU1=APCc9OU1&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAlsy5BhDeARIsABRc6Zu04v6mDih4vmvAbLYLP5rWCani-xH3z4tZ9aECUs6ppIMFyp0xZbwaAhweEALw_wcB">Wall Street Journal</a></li> <li>Digital subscription to the&nbsp;<a href="https://libguides.bc.edu/nyt/access">New York Times</a></li> </ul> <h3>Technology</h3> <ul> <li>Free <a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/its/support/software-hardware/software-downloads.html/applications/office.html">Microsoft Office</a>&nbsp;with BC email.</li> <li>Free <a href="https://www.tableau.com/community/academic">Tableau</a></li> <li>Free trial and two-day shipping with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/amazonprime?_encoding=UTF8&amp;planOptimizationId=WLPStudentMonthlyEligiblePlans&amp;primeCampaignId=studentWlpPrimeRedir&amp;ref_=st_wlp_pr_redir&amp;ref_type=generic&amp;refcust=6AUNDOOKX3FWKOVOF4Y4JZCMFI">Amazon Prime</a>&nbsp;for six months</li> <li><a href="https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html?showEduReq=no&amp;PID=6157437">Adobe student discounts</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop">Apple Store Education Pricing</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.adorama.com/g/students">Adorama Camera Store</a>&nbsp;Student Educator and Discount&nbsp;Program</li> <li><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/its/support/software-hardware/software-downloads.html/applications/accessibility.html">Accessibility Tools</a>&nbsp;Read &amp; Write software</li> <li><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/its/support/software-hardware/software-downloads.html/applications/webconferencing.html">Web Conferencing</a></li> <li><a href="https://libguides.bc.edu/technology-loan">Tech and Equipment Loans</a>: Laptops, chargers, headphones, and more are available to be checked out from many of the BC Libraries. Availability and selection of technology items vary depending on which library you plan to use.</li> </ul>
<p>Boston is the ultimate college town, offering a surprising number of stores, restaurants, museums, sports events, and more that provide amazing student discounts. Here are a few:</p>
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Support Services
<ul> <li><a href="/bc-web/offices/mission-ministry/sites/campus-ministry.html">Campus Ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/bc-web/offices/student-affairs/sites/dean-of-students/disability-services.html">Disability Services</a></li> <li><a href="/bc-web/sites/lgbtbc/resources-on-campus.html">LGBTQ Support</a></li> <li><a href="/bc-web/sites/global-engagement/sites/office-of-international-students-and-scholars.html">Office of International Students &amp; Scholars</a></li> <li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/womens-center.html">Women's Center</a></li> </ul>
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