Online Degrees & Admissions
Admissions
Explore our online program admissions requirements, financial tools, and resources to determine if they are a match for you. Reach out to cfaapply@bu.edu with any questions along the way, or simply begin your application here!
We look forward to hearing from you.
The CFA Online Experience
Why online at Boston University?
As the first educational institution to offer online music degrees, Boston University has continued to be at the forefront of online programs. With fine arts and music offerings, the programs offer students the expert teaching and quality curricula that is a hallmark of Boston University.
Hear from our students and learn why the online programs continue to shape music and art education and educators.
Resources for Current Online Students
Are you a current student in an online program at CFA looking for information or forms? Find all the tools you need during your online Art Education and Music Education experience.
Latest Stories
Explore what's new in the ever-expanding world of CFA student, faculty, and alumni news and work.
Five BU Alums with Roles in this Summer’s Hottest Movies
In films ranging from Happy Gilmore 2 to The Naked Gun reboot, Terriers are actors, producers, and writers
Tunes for Tots
Milos Bjelica’s Artysh Lab brings classical concerts for babies—designed to promote early childhood development—to the Boston area
Boston University College of Fine Arts Appoints Six Professors, Two Visiting Professors
From receiving MacArthur fellowships to writing for The Tonight Show, CFA’s newest faculty members capture the spirit of artistic excellence at BU
Getting Animated
Mai-Han Nguyen turned her love of drawing and printmaking into a career at Nickelodeon
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Stages As You Like It on the Boston Common This Summer
BU MFA Directing alum Bryn Boice (CFA'16) serves as the free show’s text coach
Award-winning Producer Peter S. Del Vecho (CFA’80) Named a 2025 Best of BU Alumni Award Recipient
Best known for producing the Disney animated film "Frozen," Del Vecho is being honored for his leadership and contributions in the arts
Felt, with Feeling
Elizabeth Stubbs uses wool to bring magical scenes—and the occasional political bogeyman—to life
Creatives in Practice: Barb Raney
BU School of Music’s beloved academic advisor is also a singer in the Bristol Chorale, a community choir based in Attleboro, MA, whose chamber orchestra includes BU music alums and students
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