Undergraduate Admissions Requirements By School
Undergraduate applicants to BU College of Fine Arts follow the process outlined by BU Admissions. In addition, our three Schools require auditions and portfolio submissions for various programs.
Applying to BU College of Fine Arts
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Undergraduate applicants to BU College of Fine Arts School of Music, School of Theatre, and School of Visual Arts apply through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and must meet the standards of admission to Boston University.
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With programs in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, Boston University College of Fine Arts offers a wide array of undergraduate degrees.
What is CFA? It's impossible to sum it into words. The experience is individual. But, the commitment is universal. Art happens here.
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CFA's Latest Stories
Explore what's new in the ever-expanding world of CFA student, faculty, and alumni news and work.
BU School of Music’s Douglas Sumi and Steven Weigt Promoted to Senior Lecturer
BU President Melissa L. Gilliam and BU Provost Gloria Waters recognize the promotions of faculty members on the Charles River campus during the 2024-2025 academic year
New 808 Gallery Exhibition Showcases Faculty, Alumni Artwork
First shown at the 2024 Venice Biennale, Hidden in the Layers, the monthlong exhibition, celebrates BU-affiliated printmakers and photographers
Boston University Tanglewood Institute to Celebrate 60th Anniversary
BUTI director Nicole Wendl on the impacts of the institute’s long history, what lies ahead
Beyond the Classroom: Jongha Kim (CFA’27)
In summer 2025, BU undergraduate sculpture major Jongha "Roki" Kim (CFA'27) took his talents to Seoul, South Korea, to showcase his work at the 2025 Preview Seongsu Art Fair
BU, MassArt, Tufts Open Fine Arts Studios to the Public for Second Annual Event
This cross-college “art school crawl” on November 8 will shed light on current graduate students’ artistic processes
Two New Visual Arts Programs Help Boston Medical Center Residents and Fellows Hone Their Skills as Clinicians
Both offer a novel approach that uses art to improve clinical diagnoses, become comfortable with ambiguity
Booth Theatre production Flowers for Mrs. Harris promises inspiration, joy, and self-love
Boston University’s Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre transforms from post-war London to the magical avenues of Paris in BU School of Theatre’s production of Flowers for Mrs. Harris, running November 14 – 23
BU Office for the Arts presents Drawn Together: Comics, Food, and Collective Care, a residency with artists Mariah-Rose Marie and Shaina Lu
The two-day residency, Nov. 12-13, explores the power of using visual narrative as a medium to share and pass down culture, food, and recipes as acts of preservation, resistance, community
Upcoming CFA Events
There's always something going on at the College of Fine Arts! Check out all upcoming concerts, productions, exhibitions, lectures, and community events.
Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There) Exhibition
Tuesday Night Lecture Series: RJ Messineo
Boston University Baroque Orchestra
Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There) Exhibition
Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There) Exhibition
An Artist Exchange: Billie Mandle and Cassandra Zampini
Flowers for Mrs Harris
Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There) Exhibition
CFA In The Media
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