{"id":3695,"date":"2022-06-02T13:03:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=3695"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:50:50","slug":"certificate","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/graphic-design\/certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Design Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><strong><em>Please note: This program is not accepting applicants at this time.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Certificate in Graphic Design offers students a one-year, full-time rigorous and intensive study in graphic design. The program includes core studio and typography requirements and allows students to choose elective courses based on their speci\ufb01c interests and career goals. Students bolster conceptual and artistic skills through a professionally focused curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax alignfull has-object-cover-center-middle is-style-overlay has-background-opacity-60\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-media\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-background-image\"><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-figure js-block-editorial-parallax-active\" data-rellax-speed=\"-5\" data-rellax-percentage=\"0.5\"><picture class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-picture\"><source media=\"(max-height: 480px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2-854x480.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-height: 720px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2-1203x720.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-height: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2-1203x768.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1203\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-image has-background-opacity has-background-opacity-60 wp-image-3696\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2.jpg 1203w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2-636x423.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graphic-Design-Program-open-studios-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1203px) 100vw, 1203px\" \/><\/picture><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-content-outer\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The Certificate program is designed for students who wish to enter graphic design for the first time or for those already in the field who want to increase their skills. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">This program is an ideal step towards an MFA degree in graphic design, and students can elect to apply to the two-year program during their course of study. Tuition for the Certificate in Graphic Design is equal to a year\u2019s tuition in the graduate Graphic Design program.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cfa.bu.edu\/inquiryform\/\">Request more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Facilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Facilities-Studio-8-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Facilities-Studio-8-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Facilities-Studio-8-636x425.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Facilities-Studio-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Facilities-Studio-8-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Facilities-Studio-8-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Facilities-Studio-8-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Facilities-Studio-8.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Graduate Graphic Design Individual Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate students have 24-hour access to design studios on the 4th floor of the 808 Building, including private studios spaces and larger communal work spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facilities also feature cutting-edge equipment to realize design projects, including large-format printers, a Risograph printer, vinyl cutters, and bookbinding equipment. Students have access to BU&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/current-students\/epic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC)<\/a>, an impressive 15,000-square-foot, multi-million dollar engineering, and manufacturing facility located right near the College of Fine Arts buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-white-color has-background has-black-background-color no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/graphic-design\/mfa\/facilities\/\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/graphic-design\/mfa\/facilities\/\">graphic design Facilities<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Shared-Workspace-1024x679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3687\" data-full-url=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Shared-Workspace.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/degree-program\/graphic-design\/mfa-graphic-design\/graphic-design-facilities\/graduate-graphic-design-shared-workspace\/\" class=\"wp-image-3687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Shared-Workspace-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Shared-Workspace-636x422.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Shared-Workspace-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Shared-Workspace.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Graduate Graphic Design Shared Workspace<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Seminar-Room-1024x679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3688\" data-full-url=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Seminar-Room.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/degree-program\/graphic-design\/mfa-graphic-design\/graphic-design-facilities\/graduate-graphic-design-seminar-room\/\" class=\"wp-image-3688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Seminar-Room-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Seminar-Room-636x422.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Seminar-Room-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Graduate-Graphic-Design-Seminar-Room.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Graduate Graphic Design Seminar Room<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Digital-Printing-Room-1024x679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3689\" data-full-url=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Digital-Printing-Room.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/degree-program\/graphic-design\/mfa-graphic-design\/graphic-design-facilities\/digital-printing-room\/\" class=\"wp-image-3689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Digital-Printing-Room-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Digital-Printing-Room-636x422.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Digital-Printing-Room-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/Digital-Printing-Room.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Digital Printing Room<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-photography-digital-lab-1024x679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3011\" data-full-url=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-photography-digital-lab.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/degree-program\/sculpture\/mfa\/facilities\/sculpture-gallery-sva_facilities_bfa-photography-digital-lab\/\" class=\"wp-image-3011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-photography-digital-lab-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-photography-digital-lab-636x422.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-photography-digital-lab-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-photography-digital-lab.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Digital Photography Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-woodshop-1024x679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3024\" data-full-url=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-woodshop.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/degree-program\/sculpture\/mfa\/facilities\/sculpture-gallery-sva_facilities_bfa-woodshop\/\" class=\"wp-image-3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-woodshop-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-woodshop-636x422.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-woodshop-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_bfa-woodshop.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Woodshop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_Visual-Arts-Resource-Library1-1024x679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3020\" data-full-url=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_Visual-Arts-Resource-Library1.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/degree-program\/sculpture\/mfa\/facilities\/sculpture-gallery-sva_facilities_visual-arts-resource-library1\/\" class=\"wp-image-3020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_Visual-Arts-Resource-Library1-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_Visual-Arts-Resource-Library1-636x422.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_Visual-Arts-Resource-Library1-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Sculpture-Gallery-SVA_facilities_Visual-Arts-Resource-Library1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Visual Arts Resource Library<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/BU-SVA-Printmaking-Studio-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1826\" data-full-url=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/BU-SVA-Printmaking-Studio-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/bu-sva-printmaking-studio\/\" class=\"wp-image-1826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/BU-SVA-Printmaking-Studio-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/BU-SVA-Printmaking-Studio-636x413.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/BU-SVA-Printmaking-Studio-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/BU-SVA-Printmaking-Studio-1536x998.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/BU-SVA-Printmaking-Studio-2048x1330.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/BU-SVA-Printmaking-Studio-1540x1000.jpg 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Printmaking Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:63px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-background has-quaternary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/James-Grady_600x600.jpg);background-position:47% 28.999999999999996%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/James-Grady_600x600.jpg\" alt=\"James Grady\" class=\"wp-image-496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/James-Grady_600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/James-Grady_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/James-Grady_600x600-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/James-Grady_600x600-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/James-Grady_600x600-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 id=\"headline-0\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline\">FACULTY FEATURE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Designer and educator with over two decades of experience,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/james-grady\/\">James Grady<\/a><\/strong>, assistant professor of graphic design at BU School of Visual Arts and creative director at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/spark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BU Spark!<\/a>, came to BU with an interdisciplinary career leading design projects for clients such as Google, Nike, and Samsung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In CFA\u2019s Faculty Feature series, Grady talks with CFA about what it means to him to teach graphic design at BU, what makes a graphic design certificate applicant stand out, and the teaching philosophy of providing students with a historical context of where graphic design has been, where it is, and where it&#8217;s headed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Many of our Certificate applicants majored in another field in their undergraduate program but they had always wanted to do graphic design. Most of them have some experience in the working world in business, marketing, or even biology. They\u2019re looking for a career shift and want to immerse themselves in graphic design. We introduce them to the culture of graphic design. We talk about what studios look like and how they operate. We give them real-world projects. We do that in the context of a fine arts college which encourages them to be more divergent in how they think about graphic design as an independent field.<\/p><cite>James Grady, Assistant Professor   <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button is-style-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2021\/faculty-feature-james-grady\/\">read q&amp;A<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Program Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-471 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-visual-arts school-school-of-visual-arts program-graphic-design position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/kristen-coogan\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Kristen-Coogan_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kristen Coogan\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kristen Coogan<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design; Chair, Graduate Graphic Design<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-495 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-visual-arts school-school-of-visual-arts program-graphic-design position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/james-grady\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/James-Grady_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"James Grady\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">James Grady<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor of Art, Graphic Design; BU Spark! Creative Director; Principal, Design Axl<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-103098 profile type-profile status-publish hentry bu_progs_degree-option-bfa bu_progs_degree-option-ma bu_progs_degree-option-mfa dicipline-visual-arts school-school-of-visual-arts program-art program-graphic-design position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/brockett-horne\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/08\/Brockett-Horne-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Brockett Horne\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Brockett Horne<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lecturer in Art, Graphic Design<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-931 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-visual-arts school-school-of-visual-arts program-graphic-design position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/nicholas-rock\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Nicholas-Rock_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Nicholas Rock<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design; Director of Graduate Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1060 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-visual-arts school-school-of-visual-arts program-graphic-design position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/christopher-sleboda\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/Christopher-Sleboda_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Sleboda\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Christopher Sleboda<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design; Chair, BFA Graphic Design<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1078 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-visual-arts school-school-of-visual-arts program-graphic-design position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/mary-yang\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/Mary-Yang_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Yang\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Mary Yang<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor of Art, Graphic Design<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right has-background has-primary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Alicia-Dewitt-1024x625.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"625\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Alicia-Dewitt-1024x625.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Alicia-Dewitt-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Alicia-Dewitt-636x388.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Alicia-Dewitt-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/MFA-Graphic-Design-Alicia-Dewitt.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3>Next Steps for Applicants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to determine if BU is right for you is to visit us in-person or remotely. 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