William Chase founded The Chase School in 1896 as a rebellious gesture against the Art Students League of New York. In 1904, Frank Alvah Parsons joined as an art educator and later became the sole director, changing the name to Parsons. Parsons offers degrees including a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design, which would involve around 31 classes over 4 years. Tuition is currently $19,640 per term for a flat rate of 12-19 credits.

1. Jazmin Ledezma
th
6 Hour
December 18, 2012

2. Parsons,
The New School For Design
66th Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
212-229-8989

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/