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.
CFA School of Visual Arts Annual Undergrad Thesis Exhibitions Now on View
Works by 66 graduating seniors in painting, sculpture, graphic design, and BA in art cohort showcase range of themes and materials
In Sinners, Bluesmen and Vampires Face Off
CFA's Victor Coelho, professor of music in musicology and ethnomusicology, alongside BU master lecturer in rhetoric, Regina Hansen, unpack Ryan Coogler’s hit horror film, set in 1930s Mississippi Delta
Boston University School of Theatre presents Showcase 2025
The annual Theatre Showcase celebrates the graduating class and is a formal introduction to the professional theatre community
Actor Emily Deschanel Named 2025 CFA Convocation Speaker and BU Commencement Speaker
Best known for her role as Dr. Temperance Brennan on Bones, Deschanel will inspire the CFA Class of 2025 as their Convocation Speaker and will address BU’s graduating class at the 152nd Commencement ceremony
YouTube Turns 20—How Have Its 20 Billion Videos Changed Us?
CFA Dean Harvey Young shares how the platform has helped emerging artists introduce themselves and be discovered
Boston Globe feature: Fool the eye and scramble assumptions is the goal of this artist
Lucy Kim, Associate Professor of Art, Painting at BU School of Visual Arts, makes casts and paints them in incongruous ways.
Boston University School of Visual Arts Presents the 2025 Undergraduate Thesis Exhibitions
Exhibitions feature works by graduating seniors in BFA Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Design, and the BA in Art
Kahn Award in Hand, CFA School of Music Grad Returns to Her Hometown
Tuba player Nyla Mawire (CFA’25) will use the $20,000 prize to bolster music education in her hometown
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.
BA in Art Capstone Exhibition
2025 MFA Painting Thesis Exhibition
BFA & BA Thesis Exhibitions
BA in Art Capstone Exhibition
BUTI Exhibition: No White Boxes, No Bear Bait
2025 MFA Painting Thesis Exhibition
BFA & BA Thesis Exhibitions
BA in Art Capstone Exhibition
CFA In The Media
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