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School of Art and Design
Applications accepted for fall and spring. NYSED: 00835 HEGIS 5012
The major in Fashion Design offers qualified students the opportunity to prepare for positions as designers, assistant designers, technical designers, stylists, or fashion executives. Curriculum below is for the entering class of Fall 2018.
Apparel Specialization
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MAJOR AREA | FD 113 - Apparel Design: Structured Silhouettes | 4 |
| FD 114 - Apparel Design: Soft Silhouettes | 3 | |
| FD 135 - Materials and Construction (for 1-Year AAS) | 3 | |
| FF 113 - Fashion Art and Design (for 1-Year AAS) | 5 | |
| FF 115 - Digital Fashion Design Studio I (for 1-Year AAS) | 2 | |
| RELATED AREA | FA 105 - Life Drawing * | 1.5 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | FD 227 - Design Studio IV: Advanced Draping | 3 |
| FD 242 - Digital Fashion Design Studio II | 2 | |
| FD 243 - Apparel Design Studio - Patternmaking | 3 | |
| FF 114 - Model Drawing I for Fashion Designers | 1 | |
| FF 212 - Visual Design Concepts IV | 2 | |
| RELATED AREA | CL 112 - Faces and Places in Fashion | 2 |
| TS 131 - Textile Principles for the Fashion Designer | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS | ||
| MAJOR AREA | 28 | |
| RELATED AREA | 6.5 | |
| Total Credits: | 34.5 | |
Art Specialization
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MAJOR AREA | FD 113 - Apparel Design: Structured Silhouettes | 4 |
| FD 114 - Apparel Design: Soft Silhouettes | 3 | |
| FD 135 - Materials and Construction (for 1-Year AAS) | 3 | |
| FF 113 - Fashion Art and Design (for 1-Year AAS) | 5 | |
| FF 115 - Digital Fashion Design Studio I (for 1-Year AAS) | 2 | |
| RELATED AREA | FA 105 - Life Drawing * | 1.5 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | FD 242 - Digital Fashion Design Studio II | 2 |
| FD 243 - Apparel Design Studio - Patternmaking | 3 | |
| FF 213 - Model Visualization Techniques | 1 | |
| FF 244 - Design Collections: Visual Solutions | 2 | |
| FF 291 - Fashion Portfolio Collection | 2 | |
| RELATED AREA | CL 112 - Faces and Places in Fashion | 2 |
| TS 131 - Textile Principles for the Fashion Designer | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS | ||
| MAJOR AREA | 27 | |
| RELATED AREA | 6.5 | |
| Total Credits: | 33.5 | |
* Related Area Electives: 1.5 credits (minimum)
FA 105 or CHOICE of another Fine Arts course
All applicants to FIT Fashion Design programs pare expected to provide a competitive portfolio. Sewing skills are strongly recommended.
IF YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
You should apply to the two-year Fashion Design Associate in Applied Science (AAS) program. High school students may not apply directly to the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program. On completing the Fashion Design AAS, many students choose to apply to the two-year Fashion Design BFA program or other FIT bachelor's degree program.
IF YOU HAVE CREDITS OR A DEGREE FROM ANOTHER COLLEGE
You may apply to the two-year Fashion Design BFA program as a transfer student if you meet one of the following criteria by the time you enroll at FIT:
- you will have an associates or bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a program that is equivalent to the FIT Fashion Design AAS program (womenswear).
- you will have earned at least 60 credits toward a bachelor's degree in an equivalent Fashion Design program (womenswear) at an accredited institution.
A college program is equivalent if it contains the same major area and liberal arts distribution as the FIT Fashion Design AAS program. Applicants from college programs that are not equivalent must apply to the AAS program. Please note that FIT AAS students receive priority admissions consideration.