The School of Fashion offers Certificates of Completion for students who want to acquire new skills without enrolling in a degree program. These students are also required to take all online courses.

Fashion Design
Fashion Design online program is designed for students interested in acquiring basic knowledge and skills necessary to the fashion design profession. Successful completion of these courses can be credited toward a degree at the Academy of Art University depending on the students goals and interests.

Courses relating to this program include:

• Fashion Illustration 1
• Knitwear Design
• Textile Design
• Fashion Sewing Techniques
• Fashion Design 1
• Construction, Draping, Flat Pattern 1

Fashion Merchandising
The Certificate of Completion in Fashion Merchandising is created for students interested in gaining a basis of skills necessary for the fashion merchandising profession. This program requires completion of six courses in fashion.
Successful completion of these courses allows students to be credited towards a degree at the Academy of Art University.

Courses required to this program include:

• Introduction to the Fashion Business
• Consumer Motivation in Fashion
• Introduction to Fabrics
• Principles of Buying 1
• Fashion Design 1
• Visual Merchandising 1