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5-Year Combined Degree BFA + BA/BS

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Five Year BFA+BA/BS Combined Degree Program
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This 5-Year Combined Degree BFA + BA/BS is designed for students who wish to pursue their artistic and academic interests to the fullest extent. Students in this program share their time between the Tufts School of Arts and Sciences and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts.

Course of Study: Tufts and the SMFA at Tufts 

Graduates of the Combined Degree program receive two degrees within five years: a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Fine Arts. The Five-Year program offers preparation for a career in the arts and unparalleled advantages for the professional artist. Students must fulfill the foundation, distribution and concentration requirements of a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree at in the School of Arts & Sciences, in addition to the SMFA at Tufts studio requirements. 

Combined Degree Requirements:

Studio Art 76 semester hour units
Art History 15 semester hour units
College writing English 1 and 2, or equivalent
Foreign Language/Culture Option Part 1 Proficiency in a foreign language through third semester level or equivalent
Foreign Language/Culture Option Part 2 3 additional language or culture courses
World Civilizations 3 semester hour units
 Humanities 6 semester hour units
 Social Sciences 6 semester hour units
 Language and Culture 6 semester hour units
 Mathematical Science 6 semester hour units
 Natural Science 6 semester hour units
 Major Concentration 10-12 courses (units vary by major)

One course is typically 2-4 semester hour units

Applying

Students interested in applying to this program will indicate so on their application to Tufts University. The application includes a required art portfolio. For a complete application checklist, click here.

Check out a Week in the Life of a Combined Degree Student

Lynette Bian '18 is an international relations major at Tufts, and she's also pursuing a Bachelor's of Fine Arts at the SMFA at Tufts (you can check out her art work here). She's taken classes like Feminist Philosophy and Post-Colonial Thought but also Portrait Painting and Watercolor Mapping. She spends her time on both campuses - and the free shuttle that runs between them - so that she can explore the overlaps between her passion for art and her fascination with international affairs. We asked her to share a "typical" week with us so you can get a glimpse of the life of a combined degree student.

 

 

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