Bachelor’s degree · Fashion pathway within a broader award
Fashion, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) with a concentration in fashion design
Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Award
- Fashion, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) with a concentration in fashion design
- Subject
- General fashion design, Draping, Tailoring, Pattern cutting
- Format
- On campus
- Price
- Not published
Fashion pathway within a broader award
About this program
Technical and design curriculum with construction, patternmaking, draping, tailoring, fashion drawing and a design portfolio; students enter after an art foundation year.
- School and department
- Virginia Commonwealth UniversityDepartment of Fashion Design and Merchandising
- Subject or specialization
- General fashion design, Draping, Tailoring, Pattern cuttingRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- Not published
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Fashion, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) with a concentration in fashion design
- Award status
- Accredited academic qualificationAwarded by a degree-granting institution or listed in a national qualifications framework.
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Stated by the schoolCouncil of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)Association membership
Scope: University membership of the Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Not published
- Credits
- 120 credit hoursCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Teaching location
- VCU, Richmond
Admissions and portfolio
Portfolio requirement not confirmed
The pages we checked do not state a portfolio requirement. Missing information does not mean no portfolio is needed, or that admission is open; ask the institution.
- Academic requirements
- Completion of ARTF 131, 132, 133 and 134 is required for current art foundation students to major in fashion design.
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.
Facilities, final project and placement
As published by the institution. None of this guarantees employment or exhibition opportunities.
- Exhibition
- Student work is shown each spring at the annual VCUarts Fashion Event.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, portfolio requirement, duration, schedule, application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 2 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 2 November 2026)