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Labs

MET College operates four pc laboratories as a resource for our students and faculty. The laboratories include 70 PC's running Windows XP, Linux or UNIX. Each lab has a LaserJet networked printer, scanner and LCD projector. The computer labs hours are:

Fall and Spring Semester: Daily: 9:00am to 11:00pm
Summer Term: Mon-Thu: 4:00 to 10:00pm, Fri-Sun: 12:00 to 6:00pm

Labs are closed during all holidays, intersession and spring break. Please note that lab rooms get reserved for classes during certain hours.
View lab reservation calendar.

Our computer labs use the following security systems:
          •24x7 BU ID-based card access
          •24x7 Video monitoring with digital recording

All PCs in our labs are part of BU Active Directory and require Kerberos Authentication to login

All labs have the following hardware: 17 DELL Pentium4 CPU 2.8GHz, 1 GB RAM PCs, HP LaserJet4100 networked printer, scanner and LCD projector

All labs have the following software: McAfee VirusScan, Adobe Reader 7.0, Photoshop CS, MS Office2003 Pro, IE 6.0, WS-FTP, VisualStudio.NET 2003, Oracle 10g, OPNET Modeler v.11, SPSS v.11, , SAS,MS Project2003, Macromedia StudioMX, Micros Fidelio

There is always a lab operator on duty during the hours of operations

In the interest of keeping all equipment running properly, we ask all users to adhere to following rules:

          • All students & faculty must have a user account to use the lab.
          • No food/drink/cell phones or personal laptops allowed in the labs.
          • Do not install /download any software on the lab computers.
          • Do not move, open, or tamper with any lab equipment.
          • If any equipment is not working, ask the lab operator for help.


Department of Computer Science
Boston University Metropolitan College
808 Commonwealth Ave, Room 250, Boston, MA. 02215.  Phone: 617 353 2566, Fax: 617 353 2367, Email: csinfo@bu.edu