Savannah College of Art and Design School of Fashion's Atlanta campus offers undergraduate and graduate programs in accessory design, fashion, and luxury and fashion management. As of March 2010, SCAD is the only university in the world offering an MFA degree in accessory design. Students in its accessory design program learn how to create shoes, belts and handbags using 3-D technology and computer programs, and they work with students in other fashion programs to develop design samples. Undergraduate applicants must submit high school diplomas or equivalents, ACT or SAT scores, three letters of recommendation, 500-word statements of purpose and resumes. Portfolios are not necessary but are recommended. Graduate applicants submit portfolios, GRE scores, college transcripts, three letters of recommendations and 500- to 750-word statements of purpose.
Savannah College of Art and Design
SCAD Admission Department
1600 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-253-2700
scad.edu/programs/fashion/index.cfm
Brenau University in Gainesville awards a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a minor in fashion design. Students learn about 2-D and 3-D design methods, creating patterns, and apparel for men, women and children. Students spend an internship in the fashion industry to complete their undergraduate degree. To enroll, an applicant must download a transcript-request forms and send it to her high school, submit ACT or SAT scores and complete an online application. Transfer students, students with 30 or more hours of college credit and students who've been out of high school for seven or more years do not need to submit ACT or SAT scores. Applicants who've been out of high school for seven years are required to take the school's English Placement test.
Brenau University
Department of Art and Design
Simmons Visual Arts Center
500 Washington St. SE
Gainesville, GA 30501
770-534-6240
brenau.edu/sfah/arts/fdesign.cfm
Georgia Southern University College of Health and Human Sciences offers a Bachelor of Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Design through its Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Family and Consumer Sciences. This program includes courses in costume history, textiles, apparel production, pattern making, purchasing fashion merchandise and selling merchandise. Students learn about clothes, jewelry and cosmetics, and how to create patterns using computer programs. They also take fashion tours and receive internships in the fashion industry. An applicant must have his high school counselor send an official transcript and ACT or SAT scores. Students need a 2.0 GPA and an SAT score of 1000 or a 21 ACT score. Applicants with 30 or more hours of transferable credit with a cumulative 2.0 GPA do not need SAT or ACT scores.
Department of Hospitality, Tourism, and Family and Consumer Sciences
Georgia Southern University
P.O. Box 8034
Statesboro, GA 30460
912-478-5345
georgiasouthernhealthscience.com/departments/htfcs/undergraduate/fashion-merchandising-and-apparel-design.html