Residential Experience
BCE students come from all over the world. Most students live on campus, however we also allow students to commute from home. The convenience of being near the libraries, and other academic facilities, along with the social and educational opportunities afforded by residential living contributes to the total value of the summer program. Boston College Experience students are housed in a traditional residence hall on the Chestnut Hill campus.
Housing
Students will live in air-conditioned traditional BC resident hall only a five-minute walk to academic buildings where classes will be held. Residential students live in shared rooms (no singles, suite-style four-person, six-person, and eight-person suites) on same-sex floors and will enjoy spacious lounges for studying and socializing. BCE residential students will be assigned housing based on how they fill out the BCE Roommate Questionnaire. Any roommate requests should be indicated on the form. There are no single rooms.
Residential Staff
Program Assistants (PAs) for BCE are typically current Boston College undergraduate students. They live in the residence halls with BCE students to provide support and guidance throughout the program. Each PA is assigned a small group of BCE students and serves as their mentor, sounding board, and conversation partner. PAs also plan and implement programs that will engage students and help them to think about what they want out of the program and out of their future college experience. In addition to PAs, the residential staff also consists of Program Coordinators and a Residential Program Managers.
Dorm Safety Guidelines
Only BCE students and staff are allowed into residence halls. Exterior doors residence hall doors are not permitted to be propped open. Only interior suite and room doors are permitted to be propped open. In addition, students are not allowed to be on a floor not of their designated gender.
BCE reserves the right to enter residence hall rooms at any time for purposes related to repair, maintenance, health and safety and/or inspections to ensure compliance with BCE and Residential Life rules and requirements
Guest Policy
BCE students are not allowed any guests in the residence hall. There are NO exceptions to this rule. Family and friends ARE NOT allowed in the residence hall, this includes friends or siblings who are current BC students, staff and/or faculty. Only BCE residential staff and residential students are allowed in the residence hall.
Quiet Hours
Quiet Hours from Sunday - Thursday are 10PM - 8AM; Friday - Saturday are 12AM - 8AM.
Curfew
Curfew will be enforced by PAs. Each student must check-in with the person on duty in the lounge by 10PM Sunday-Thursday and by 11PM Friday-Saturday. Students must be physically present to check-in. Curfew will last until 8AM the next day. Once checked in for curfew, students cannot leave the building. Missing curfew will result in notification of the student’s custodial parent/guardian, disciplinary action and, if repeated, may result in removal from the program.
All students must be in their assigned room by 11:30 p.m.
BCE Summer 2024 Session Information
Session I Move-In Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024
Students who will be participating in the following courses will move-in on Sunday, June 23, 2024:
- Business Leadership Institute (Session I)
- Forensics, Profiling, and Crime Scene Investigation
- Nature, Progress and the Role of the Global Citizen
- Writing for College
Check-in time
The expected check in time for Session 1 is Sunday, June 23rd, between 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Move-Out Date: Friday, July 5, 2024
Check out with a PA or PC in the Lobby between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Students must check-out by 5:00pm on Friday, July 5, 2024. There will be no late move-outs and no students are allowed to stay on-campus overnight Friday, July 5, 2024.
Session II move-in date: Sunday, July 7, 2024
Students who will be participating in the following courses will move in on Sunday, July 7, 2024:
- Business Leadership Institute (Session II)
- Creative Writing Workshop
- Fundamentals of Economics
- Introduction to Design Thinking
- Introduction to Concepts of Psychology
- Government, Globalism & World Affairs
- Sports Management Institute
Check-in time
The expected check in time for Session 2 is Sunday, July 7th , between 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Move-out date: Friday, July 19, 2024
Check out with a PA or PC in the Lobby between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Students must check-out by 5:00pm on Friday, July 19, 2024. There will be no late move-outs and no students are allowed to stay on-campus overnight Friday, July 19, 2024.
Session II move-in date: Sunday, July 21, 2024
Students who will be participating in the following courses will move in on Sunday, July 21:
- Business Leadership Institute (Session III)
- Creative Writing Workshop
- Data Analysis
- Politics & Democracy
- Psychology of the Arts
- Sports Management Institute
Check-in time
The expected check in time for Session 3 is Sunday, July 21st, between 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Move-out date: Friday, August 2, 2024
Check out with a PA or PC in the Lobby between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Students must check-out by 5:00pm on Friday, August 2, 2024. There will be no late move-outs and no students are allowed to stay on-campus overnight Friday, August 2, 2024.
Use this checklist to make sure you have everything you need for BCE. To save luggage space, you can consider buying some of these items after you arrive. We do not recommend mailing very large packages before you arrive, as the mail room is considerably far from the dormitory.
Must Have
- Twin XL size bed sheets
- Bed linens, blankets, pillows
- Towels
- Shower sandals
- Bucket/tote for toiletries
- Personal hygiene supplies
- Water Bottle
- Study supplies
- Weather Appropriate Casual Clothes
- Business Casual clothes for special occasions
Personal Additions
- Hangers
- Desk lamp
- Sportswear
- Cleaning supplies
- Planner
- Enclosed mattress pad
- Surge protector power strip
- Laundry basket and detergent
- Mini fridge
Do Not Bring
- Non-university mattresses
- Candles, hookahs, incense, and other sources of open flames
- Air conditioning units
- Extension cords
- Barbeque grills
- Lamps with more than three arms
- Hoverboards and e-scooters
- High voltage microwaves (>800W)
- Full-size refrigerator
- Toaster/toaster oven
- Electric frying pan
- Sandwich grill/waffle iron
- Coffee makers
- Alcohol, drugs, and related paraphernalia
For a comprehensive list of policies, visit mikeshiner.com/reslife
