Enrollment Privileges for BAA Faculty & Staff
The ProArts member schools offer enrollment privileges for BAA faculty and staff. Please find the enrollment form in the link for "BAA Faculty & Staff Enrollment Waiver." The waiver must be approved and signed by the BAA Headmaster before it is submitted at the institution where you wish to enroll.
HOW TO Enroll
Familiarize yourself with the registration guidelines of school you wish to enroll in - located below.
Determine the course you wish to enroll in.
Complete the BAA Faculty & Staff Enrollment Waiver. Obtain the signature of the BAA Registrar and BAA Headmaster.
Take your signed waiver to the registrar of the host institution for approval.
Return the completed form to your home registrar to complete the process.
Enrollment Guidelines
Berklee College of Music
Faculty Development Coursework
Eligible BAA faculty and staff may take up to one course per semester for a total of two courses per year at Berklee College of Music. Enrollment will follow existing policies governing ProArts Cross-Registration; the courses available to BAA faculty will be identical to those offered within the consortium - find the course list here. Within these policies, all courses are eligible for a waiver of tuition.
Boston Architectural College
BAA faculty members must have applied and been accepted into the Boston Conservatory Master’s program. With the approval of the BAA Headmaster, eligible BAA faculty may take up to one course per semester for a total of two courses per year. Courses are offered on a space available basis. Courses are eligible for a waiver of tuition only; all other charges are the responsibility of the BAA faculty member enrolled.
The Boston COnservatory
Graduate Coursework ONLY
BAA faculty members must have applied and been accepted into The Boston Conservatory Master’s program. With the approval of the BAA Headmaster, eligible BAA faculty may take up to one course per semester for a total of two courses per year. Courses are offered on a space available basis. Courses are eligible for a waiver of tuition only; all other charges are the responsibility of the BAA faculty member enrolled.
Emerson College
Emerson has allotted one course per semester for a total of four courses per year to BAA staff members. The distribution of these courses is to be determined by the BAA Headmaster. Courses may be taken either in the day program or in the Continuing Education Division of the College, but must be registered through the Division of Continuing Education, which can be reached at (617) 824-8280. The waiver must be taken to the Continuing Education Office located at 148 Boylston Street. Courses are offered on a space available basis beginning the first day of each class. Only tuition charges are waived; the BAA faculty member is responsible for all other charges.
Graduate Coursework
A BAA faculty member must have applied and been accepted into the Emerson College graduate program in order to take advantage of a tuition benefit as described above. Applications should be made through the Emerson College Office of Graduate Admission (617) 824-8610. Once the faculty member has been accepted into the graduate program, the enrollment procedure is the same as for the faculty development coursework at Emerson College as indicated above.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Degree-track Matriculation
Unless a BAA faculty member has been accepted into an advanced degree program (MFA or MSAE) at MassArt, waivers for individual courses are not applicable. Eligible BAA faculty may take up to one course per semester for a total of two courses per year as described above.
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum School has allotted a total of three spaces per semester during the academic year for BAA staff and faculty. Distribution of these spaces to BAA staff and faculty will be determined by the Headmaster. Courses are available on a space available basis. Only tuition costs are waived and the BAA staff or faculty member is responsible for all other charges. Museum School policy does not allow graduate degree-track matriculation for part-time students.