The core curriculum is an interdisciplinary course of study taught by full-time Boston University faculty that all have attained PhD's.

All CGS freshmen are accepted as four-year bachelor's degree candidates, who, upon successful completion of the core curriculum and elective courses outside of CGS, continue to the Boston University's other nine undergraduate schools and colleges of their choice if they meet the requirements of that college.

Every student enrolled in the College of General Studies is a fully matriculated Boston University degree candidate who—upon completion of the two-year program will have earned 54 credits within the core curriculum and 8–12 elective credits in the other undergraduate programs of the University.

Completion of these credit hours places a student approximately halfway through the 128-credit-hour requirement for nearly all of the University's baccalaureate degree programs.

[2] The school also offers pathway sheets that assists students in choosing an elective course that will fulfill their possible major choice.

Faculty are able to put study guides and printed class material on reserve for students here as well.

Located on the first floor of CGS, it has wireless Internet access, and small group meeting rooms.

Excursions to museums, theaters, and historical sites in surrounding towns and cities are also part of the curriculum.