Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Arts at Florida International University

Programme overview

The BFA in Digital Arts offers a comprehensive education in creative practices shaped by technology, critical inquiry, and fine arts foundations. Students pursue one of three majors—Animation, Graphic Design, or Emerging Genres—while engaging a shared curriculum that emphasizes conceptual exploration, technical fluency, and interdisciplinary approaches. The program prepares students to push the boundaries of artistic and design practice, whether through experimental work in contemporary art contexts, advanced study in digital arts, or professional pathways across art and design fields.

Faculty: College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Duration: 4 years (120 credits) | Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 120 credit hours. Requirement areas in the catalogue: Lower-Division Preparation.

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Entry requirements

Admissions Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Digital Arts These admission requirements apply to all majors within the BFA in Digital Arts degree. All applicants must meet University minimum admission requirements. Candidates for the BFA in Digital Arts will be required to submit electronically a portfolio of their works with a short statement. A departmental committee will review the portfolios. The focus of the review will be on quality work, technical ability, and consistency. This will assist the program to better advise students in a course sequence designed for student success. Currently, the CARTA departments utilize the SlideRoom service for the portfolio submissions. See the Art and Art History Department website for further information.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Early Fall 2027 and Fall 2027. Applications open August 1 on the Common App. Standardized test scores (SAT, ACT or CLT) are submitted separately from the testing agency.

Transfer entry terms: Spring, Summer A/C, Summer B and Fall.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

First-year Fall 2027 and Early Fall 2027: Early Action deadline for a complete application with documents is November 2, 2026 (notification December 10, 2026); regular deadline December 16, 2026 (notification January 21, 2027); final deadline March 2, 2027 (last decisions April 2, 2027); deposit due May 1, 2027. The application fee is $30 USD (or an SAT/ACT fee waiver). Applications are submitted through the Common App.

Domestic transfer application deadlines: Spring 2027 December 1; Summer A/C 2027 March 8; Summer B 2027 April 26; Fall 2027 July 8; Spring 2028 November 10 (College of Business deadlines are earlier). Transfer applicants educated at a non-US institution: Spring 2027 October 1; Summer 2027 March 2; Fall 2027 May 16; Spring 2028 October 5. The transfer application fee is $30.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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