TMU Fashion (BDes) admission requirements: English at 70%, a 70 to 75% range, four portfolio pieces and a 500-word statement

If you're looking for TMU Fashion Design or TMU Fashion Communication, both now sit inside one program. TMU's program page lists Fashion as a Bachelor of Design in The Creative School. It is four years, full time, with no part-time format.

The calendar lists five optional concentrations: Fashion Communication, Fashion Design, Fashion Studies, Design Leadership, and Textiles and Material Practices. You can declare one starting in fourth semester. You finish eight courses in that area to get it on your transcript. A concentration is not a degree requirement, and you can also build a mixed path.

So you don't pick design or communication on your application. You apply to Fashion, then shape your path with electives.

Ontario students need the OSSD and six Grade 12 U or M courses with an overall average of at least 70%. The one required course is Grade 12 U English at a minimum of 70%. TMU prefers ENG4U or EAE4U.

TMU recommends art or visual arts and sewing courses if your school offers them. The calendar says these are not prerequisites, but it strongly recommends them. There's no math or science requirement. Use our course planner to fit an art course into Grade 11 or 12.

TMU says an overall average of 70% is required for consideration. The grade range on the program page, 70 to 75%, is what TMU says was needed in previous years. The average can change each year with the number of applications and spaces.

This is a Grades-Plus program. TMU decides on your grades plus your portfolio and statement. TMU also says your ability to follow the instructions is part of the assessment. Check your marks with our Top 6 average calculator.

You send four examples of your best creative work. TMU says the portfolio does not need to show professional fashion skills or technical expertise. It wants to see your creative potential and curiosity, and how you approach making, research, communication and problem-solving.

TMU lists many kinds of work you might include: sewn or upcycled garments, accessories and textiles, graphic design and photography, drawing and painting, essays and fashion writing, business ideas, and events or community projects. These are only suggestions. You can send other work.

TMU encourages process work for at least one piece, such as sketches, notes or material tests. If you didn't record your process, TMU says you don't need to recreate or invent it. Reviewers look at creativity and originality, how you develop ideas, exploration, technical execution and overall presentation.

In about 500 words, TMU asks you to write about something that has influenced the way you think about fashion. It could be an observation, experience, person, object, image, event, community or issue. You explain why it matters to you, what it shows about fashion today, and how it shaped your interest in the BDes.

You may refer to articles, books or other sources, but you must cite them. TMU asks you to proofread written work carefully.

TMU includes a declaration of authenticity. It says: "By submitting your non-academic requirements, you confirm that all submitted work is your own and that any sources consulted have been appropriately acknowledged."

TMU keeps your submission to check authenticity. It also says that if any part of the portfolio or statement of intent is found to be plagiarized, misrepresented, or not wholly your own, your admission may be revoked. That is an authorship rule. The page does not explicitly ban outside feedback. You create the portfolio and write the statement yourself; an adviser can review your draft for clarity without supplying your answer.

Apply first. You then get a TMU Student Number. Put it on every portfolio and statement file. Upload everything through SlideRoom, which accepts images up to 10 MB, PDFs up to 20 MB, video up to 500 MB and audio up to 60 MB. TMU recommends PNG or JPG images of at least 1024 by 1024 pixels and says not to send working files.

Pay the $50 fee through the eForms Centre in the ChooseTMU Applicant Portal. TMU accepts online submissions only. Only complete files are reviewed, and missing parts can't be added after the deadline. Questions go to fashion.admission@torontomu.ca.

TMU's guaranteed consideration date for Fall 2027 is February 1 for all programs. The Fashion portfolio and statement are due February 1, 2027, or 10 business days from when you submit your application, whichever is later.

TMU's decision release page lists March as the guideline for first-round Fashion offers, and notes the date can change. See all the dates on our Ontario university deadlines page.

In first semester you take FCD 121 Design Literacy I, FSN 105 Fashion Systems I and FSN 223 Fashion Theory, plus one core elective and one liberal studies course. In second semester you take CSE 100 Wicked Problems and Creative Intervention, FSN 221 Design Literacy II and FSN 224 Refashioning History, plus two core electives.

This revised curriculum began in 2026-2027 for students admitted Fall 2026 and after. Your final work can be shown at one of Canada's largest student-led fashion events, according to TMU.

Fashion has no co-op option. Instead, an internship is mandatory. Between first year and the end of fall term in fourth year, you complete 250 hours of documented work experience and six approved workshops. That credit goes toward FSN 709 Professional Aspects of Fashion, a required fourth-year course.

TMU lists employers such as Aritzia, Holt Renfrew, Lululemon, Sephora and Roots, and roles like art director, brand strategist and fashion designer.

The program page lists 2026-2027 full-time tuition and fees of $7,466 to $8,018 for Ontario students, $9,266 to $9,851 for out-of-province students and $38,733 to $39,209 for international students. These match TMU's range for The Creative School.

TMU updates detailed fees each July, so Fall 2027 amounts may differ. Plan for materials and the $50 assessment fee. On-campus residence for 2026-2027 is $9,000 to $15,100 or more, plus a meal plan.

TMU's guaranteed, renewable entrance scholarships for students admitted in 2027-2028 start at a final average of 86%. TMU lists $3,000 a year at 95% and up, $1,500 at 90 to 94.99% and $750 at 86 to 89.99%. Renewal depends on your yearly CGPA.

With a past range of 70 to 75%, many Fashion admits won't reach 86%. Look at need-based and outside awards too. Browse more in our scholarship finder.

Marks matter, but the portfolio and statement weigh heavily, and TMU marks how well your child follows the rules. Help with the calendar, good photos of work and the $50 fee. Leave the creative work and writing to your child. TMU can revoke an offer if any part is not wholly their own.

See our TMU guide for campus and residence context.