Fashion Design admission and pre-major requirements

Entering students interested in pursuing a major in the Department of Design  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 subsequent major-specific course work), a pre-major must meet all of the following requirements:

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

• ADES 1550 - Introduction to Fashion Design
• ADES 1560 - Fashion Design: Introduction to Industrial Sewing Techniques
• ADES 2550 - Fashion: Patternmaking I
• ADES 2555 - Fashion: Patternmaking II
• ADES 2560 - Fashion Design: Advanced Industrial Sewing Techniques
• ADES 2570 - Fashion Drawing
• ADES 3550 - Fashion: Draping
• ADES 3555 - Fashion: Industry Techniques
• ADES 3560 - Technical Design in Fashion
• ADES 3570 - Computers in Fashion: Presentation
• ADES 3575 - Computers in Fashion: Concept to Product
• ADES 4550 - Fashion: Target Market
• ADES 4555 - Fashion: Collection
• ADES 4580 - Fashion Design: Professional Practice
• ART 1600 - Foundations: Perception and Translation
• ART 1700 - Foundations: Space (Physical, Temporal and Virtual)
• ART 1800 - Foundations: Narrative and Representation
• ART 1900 - Foundations: Systems and Transformations
• ART 2350 - Art History Survey I
• ART 2360 - Art History Survey II
• ART 2370 - Art History Survey III
• MDSE 2650 - Textiles for Apparel
• MDSE 3350 - History of Fashion
• Advanced art elective (6 hours)
• Art elective

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 Academic Advising Office, Art Building, Room 232.

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.
   

Four-year degree plan (example)

The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

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