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Nov 23, 2024
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2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Fashion Design, BFA
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Through the Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in fashion design, you will discover the skills necessary to conceptualize, present and develop finished garments from your original designs. We also provide you a thorough understanding of the fashion design industry from historical and present day perspectives.
Entering students interested in majoring in the College of Visual Arts and Design will be classified as pre-majors.
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Admission requirements
In addition to the university admission requirements, applicants to the College of Visual Arts and Design must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Freshman applicants must have a verbal SAT score of 450 or higher, or an English ACT score of 18 or higher.
- Transfer applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- Applicants have the opportunity to submit a one-page support document/image that may be taken into consideration during the admission process. At the time of application, this optional document/image should be submitted to https://art.unt.edu/forms/CVAD_entry
- Under exceptional circumstances applicants who do not meet the preceding requirements may be admitted into the College of Visual Arts and Design based on the strength of this optional support document/image.
Fashion Design admission and pre-major requirements
Entering students interested in majoring in the College of Visual Arts and Design are classified as pre-majors.
To be admitted to the fashion design major (and to be eligible to enroll in advanced art courses), a pre-major must meet all of the following requirements: 30 hours of college courses
Complete a minimum of 30 hours of college courses (including the following). Complete with a grade of C or better
Complete with a grade of C or better
Portfolio review
Submit and pass the portfolio to the Fashion Design Entry Portfolio Review at the end of ADES 2550 . GPA requirements
- Have at least a 2.50 GPA on required art courses.
- Have a minimum 2.25 UNT grade point average.
Degree requirements
The following requirements must be satisfied for a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in fashion design. Hours required and general/college requirements
A minimum of 120 total semester hours of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as specified in the “University Core Curriculum ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Visual Arts and Design requirements. Major requirements
Completion of at least 75 hours of art, including an 18-hour art core (required for all design majors): Completion of at least 57 hours of art to include
(in addition to the 18-hour core) Plus one of the following
Minor requirements
No minor is required. Electives
Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum Requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information see an academic advisor in the College of Visual Arts and Design Student Services Office, Art Building, Room 111. Other requirements
- 24 advanced hours must be completed at UNT.
- 36 hours of art (including at least 12 advanced hours) must be completed at UNT.
- Transfer course work substituted for required UNT art courses must be approved by a student’s faculty advisor during the degree audit process.
- A 2.5 grade point average must be maintained in all art courses; only a grade of C (2.0) or better in art courses will count toward degree requirements.
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