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.
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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.
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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.
Luminous Details
Katherine Vetne uses the Renaissance art of metalpoint to render unsettling still lifes
CFA Fringe Festival Celebrates 30 Years of Student Artistry
Two operas and a theatrical production are part of this year’s event celebrating lesser-known works directed and performed by BU creatives
BU College of Fine Arts Expands Faculty with Professor and Visiting Appointment
An accomplished ethnomusicologist and an interdisciplinary theatre artist join CFA
Extra, Extra: New Exhibit at Stone Gallery Finds Inspiration in Fading Presence of Newspapers
Between the Bylines, on view at BU’s Stone Gallery, explores the physical media, stories, and people who have been left by the wayside
A Disney Veteran’s Curtain Call
As Broadway marketer Jack Eldon (’81) prepared for his retirement, he returned to the Disney production that helped launch his career
Creatives in Practice: Marc Schepens
The Boston University School of Visual Arts Director recently had his work displayed at the David Shelton Gallery in Houston, Texas
Beyond the Classroom: Oliver Perry (CFA’27)
As the sole art teacher at a Brookline school, BU art education graduate student Oliver Perry teaches visual art and art history to K-12 students
Boston University Opera Institute 2026-27 Season Includes Beloved Masterpieces
The Fall Fringe Festival features Weill & Brecht’s The Seven Deadly Sins and Little & Vavrek's Vinkensport. On the main stage in the spring are Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, and Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro
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.
CFA Food Drive
Gallery Talk: Christina Michelon
Oboe Masterclass with Dr. Jared Hauser
BU Jazz Concert
CFA Alumni Insights: Building a Creative Life After BU
Everybody
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Living Jazz
CFA In The Media
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