The B.F.A. program is a more comprehensive studio program. It requires approximately 77-83 credits, including Art History. The B.F.A. Art Education concentration provides the student with a strong background in studio work, and courses necessary for certification at the elementary and secondary levels in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Through reciprocal arrangements, teachers certified in Massachusetts may be qualified to teach in several other states. Student teaching is done for a full semester, usually at schools within a 45-minute drive from campus.
Admission is selective.
Applications are accepted in the fall and spring and require a portfolio of slides or original work placed in a portfolio with transcript and statement of intent for consideration. Transfer students are not automatically accepted into the B.F.A. Design major and should plan to contact the Design Program Director as soon as acceptance to the University and the Art Department are certain in order to have their portfolios reviewed to avoid delay in academic progression. The goal of the Design program is to develop individuals as problem-solvers capable of creative, sensitive, and viable solutions to impact the built environment. Students are exposed to a broad range of issues including concept development, design for special populations, adaptive re-use, and historical context, and for a wide spectrum of design project types, e.g., in health care, educational, instututional, retail, corporate, residential, financial services and public organizations. Models, two-dimensional drawings, photography, verbal and writing skills are emphasized.