3. History of Parsons
William Chase
Parsons was orginally called The Chase School.
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• William Merritt Chase founded The Chase School in
1896.
• It was ment to be a rebellious gesture ; He led a small group of
drop-outs from Art Students League of New York.
• In 1904, Frank Alvah Parsons joined the school as an art
educator. Six years later, he became the sole director.
Therefore, changing the name of the the school to Parsons.
• Parsons started a series of programs that were the first of its
kind in the US. Which included :
- costume design
Frank Parsons
-interior decoration
-commercial illustration
4. Tuition and Required Fees
• Tuition (Flat rate per term) : $19,640 (12-19
credits)
• Tuition (Per credit) : $1,335
• University Services Fee (per term) : $130
• Academic Supplies Fee (per box) : $95
• Student Senate Fees (per term) : $5 fall / $8
spring
5. Degrees Offered
• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
• Bachelor of Science (BS)
• Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
• Master of Arts (MA)
• Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
• Master of Science (MS)
• Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
6. Major Program
I plan to study Fashion Design and
ultimately get a degree in Bachelor's of
Fine Arts or possibly a higher degree if I
feel like it.
7. Curriculum of Fashion Design
Throughout my 4 years of studying Fashion Design, I'll have to
take a whole lot of classes that are too much too name on this
small slide. So let's just say :
• 8 classes during my Freshman year.
• 9 classes during my Sophmore year.
• 8 classes during my Junior year.
• 6 classes during my Senior year.
Totaling up to 31 classes and 120 credits.
8. Other Informations
•Marc Jacobs (American
fashion designer)
graduated from Parsons.
• Parsons is located in New
York. Which is pretty
awesome.
• Featured on Project
Runway.
9. Why?
I would like to attend Parsons because :
• Located where I want to live.
• Has the degree I want to pursue.
• Good reviews.
• Has a lot diversity and different types of people.
• Freedom of expression and creativity.
10. Where I Collected My Informations
• http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/history/
• http://www.newschool.edu/studentservices/registrar/tuition/2011-2012/parsons/
• http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/subpage.aspx?id=83811
• http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/bfa-fashion-design/
• http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/academics.aspx
• http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/alumni-friends/
