NSCAD University offers BA/BS in Textiles and Fashion (BFA), a bachelor's degree in Fashion Design programme in Halifax, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 827 per credit (CAD 352 per credit for local students).
This Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Major in Textiles/Fashion runs four years at NSCAD's Fountain Campus. The curriculum is organized around three areas: structure, covering weaving, texture, repetition, weight, and draping; surface, covering dyeing and screenprinting and the development of a personal approach to colour, pattern, and shape; and form, applying these skills to clothing, installation art, or textile design. Teaching blends handcraft traditions with digital methods and incorporates sustainability approaches such as local material sourcing and low-waste pattern cutting. Students work with looms and warping tools, a dye kitchen, large-scale print tables, and industrial sewing machines and sergers. All students begin with a foundation year before specializing, and fashion students present a final collection at a runway-style showcase in their senior year. It suits students interested in both craft-based textile work and clothing design. Graduates pursue roles as studio artists, textile or clothing designers, business owners, community educators, arts administrators, costume designers, interior designers, curators, and critics.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Textiles and Fashion programme page defers to NSCAD University's general undergraduate admission requirements rather than stating separate criteria. Applicants completing high school need Grade 12 (or the highest grade required for secondary graduation) with an overall average of at least 70%, including a minimum of 70% in Grade 12 English; an International Baccalaureate Diploma of at least 24 points is accepted, and CEGEP applicants need one full year of a DEC with a 70% average. All applicants must submit a portfolio and sketchbook. Applicants whose prior schooling was not in English must demonstrate proficiency: TOEFL iBT 90 (no section below 20), IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 6.0), PTE Academic 70 (no score below 65), CAEL 69 (no part below 60), Duolingo English Test 120 (no sub-score below 110), or Oxford ELLT 7 (no band below 6).
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:NSCAD considers applications year-round but gives priority to applicants who meet its posted deadlines: for September 2027 (Fall) entry, applications open 1 October 2026, entrance-scholarship consideration requires applying by 1 March 2027, the extended international deadline is 1 May 2027, and the extended domestic deadline is 31 July 2027; transfer applicants have until 1 June 2027. For January 2027 (Winter) entry, international, domestic and transfer applications are due 1 October 2026, with an extended domestic deadline of 30 November 2026. Graduate programmes (MFA, MDes, MAAE) begin only in September, opening 1 October 2026, with early deadlines of 1 November 2026 and a final deadline of 15 January 2027. Late applications for any term may still be considered on request, making admission effectively rolling around these posted dates. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
