A list of institutions holding NASAD Substantial Equivalency is provided below. Click on the institution name for details.
Alberta University of the Arts
American University in Dubai
Duoc UC
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Massey University
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México
Zayed University
ALBERTA UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS
1407-14 Avenue Northwest, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4R3, Canada.
Website: www.auarts.ca
Date of Initial Substantial Equivalency: 4/1/2009
Most Recent Review for Substantial Equivalency: 2016
Schedule for Reevaluation: 2025-2026
Degree-Granting. Public. Not-for-profit. An independent, studio-based art and design university founded in 1926; formerly the Alberta College of Art and Design.
Daniel Doz, President
Telephone: (403) 284-7670
Facsimile: (403) 338-5575
E-Mail: daniel.doz@auarts.ca
Bachelor of Design – 4 years: Photography; Visual Communications Design.
Bachelor of Fine Arts – 4 years: Ceramics; Drawing; Fibre; Glass; Jewellry and Metals; Media Arts; Painting; Print Media; Sculpture.
◆ School of Continuing Education and Professional Studies
Master of Fine Arts-5 semesters: Craft Media
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN DUBAI
Shaykh Zayed Road, P.O. Box 28282, Dubai, 00000, United Arab Emirates.
Website: www.aud.edu
Date of Initial Substantial Equivalency: 4/1/2017
Most Recent Review for Substantial Equivalency: 2016
Schedule for Reevaluation: 2021-2022
Degree-Granting. Private. For-profit. A school of architecture, art and design in a university.
Nabyl Chenaf, Dean
Telephone: 971-4-399-9000 ext 227
Facsimile: 971-4-399-8899
E-Mail: nchenaf@aud.edu
Bachelor of Fine Arts-4 years: Advertising; Digital Media; Graphic Design; Interior Design; Studio Art.
Duoc UC
Date of Initial Substantial Equivalency: 10/01/2015
Most Recent Review for Substantial Equivalency: 2015
Schedule for Reevaluation: 2021-2022
Degree-granting. Private. Not-for-profit.
Alameda Campus
Corner Alameda Av Spain, Santiago Center, Metro Station Republic, Chile.
Website: www.duoc.cl/edd
A school of design on the Alemeda campus of a private institution.
Angelina Vaccarella, Director, School of Design
Telephone: +56 02 2354 0236
E-Mail: avaccarella@duoc.cl
Professional Degree-4 years: Interior Design.
Plaza Oeste Campus
1501 Av Américo Vespucio Mall Plaza Oeste, Cerrillos, Chile.
Website: www.duoc.cl/edd
A school of design on the Plaza Oeste campus of a private institution.
Angelina Vaccarella, Director, School of Design
Telephone: +56 02 2354 0236
E-Mail: avaccarella@duoc.cl
Professional Degree-4 years: Graphic Design; Industrial Design.
Plaza Vespucio Campus
Froilan Roa 7107 Mall Plaza, Vespucio, Chile.
Website: www.duoc.cl/edd
A school of design on the Plaza Vespucio campus of a private institution.
Angelina Vaccarella, Director, School of Design
Telephone: +56 02 2354 0236
E-Mail: avaccarella@duoc.cl
Associate Degree-2 years: Web Production.
Professional Degree-4 years: Graphic Design.
San Andrés de Concepción Campus
3280 Paicaví, Concepción, Chile.
Website: www.duoc.cl/edd
A school of design on the San Andrés de Concepción campus of a private institution.
Angelina Vaccarella, Director, School of Design
Telephone: +56 02 2354 0236
E-Mail: avaccarella@duoc.cl
Associate Degree-2 years: Illustration.
Professional Degree-4 years: Graphic Design; Industrial Design; Interior Design.
San Carlos de Apoquindo Campus
Camino El Alba 12881, Las Condes, Santiago, 7620112, Chile.
Website: www.duoc.cl/edd
A school of design on the San Carlos de Apoquindo campus of a private institution.
Angelina Vaccarella, Director, School of Design
Telephone: +56 02 2354 0236
E-Mail: avaccarella@duoc.cl
Associate Degree-2 years: Graphic Design Technician; Illustration.
Professional Degree-4 years: Fashion Design; Graphic Design; Industrial Design; Interior Design.
Viña del Mar Campus
2366 Alvarez Chorrillos, Viña del Mar, Chile.
Website: www.duoc.cl/edd
A school of design on the Viña del Mar campus of a private institution.
Angelina Vaccarella, Director, School of Design
Telephone: +56 02 2354 0236
E-Mail: avaccarella@duoc.cl
Associate Degree-2 years: Graphic Design Technician; Illustration.
Professional Degree-4 years: Fashion Design; Graphic Design; Industrial Design; Interior Design.
Associate Degree-2 years: Industrial Clothing Production Technician.
INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY
Date of Initial Substantial Equivalency: 10/1/2010
Most Recent Review for Substantial Equivalency: 2012
Schedule for Reevaluation: 2020-2021
Degree-Granting. Private. Not-for-profit. A school of design in a university.
Campus Querétaro
Epigmenio Gonzalez 500 Col. San Pablo, Mexico.
Website: www.itesm.mx/wps/wcm/connect/Campus/QRO/Queretaro
Tzitzi Martinez, Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Telephone: +52-442-238-3148
Facsimile: 52-442-217-3763
E-Mail: tmartinm@itesm.mx
Bachelor of Science-4 1/2 years: Industrial Design.
MASSEY UNIVERSITY
Wellington, 6140, New Zealand.
Website: creative.massey.ac.nz
Date of Initial Substantial Equivalency: 4/1/2013
Most Recent Review for Substantial Equivalency: 2012
Schedule for Reevaluation: 2019-2020
Degree-Granting. Public. Not-for-profit. A college of creative arts in a university.
Claire Robinson, Pro Vice Chancellor, College of Creative Arts
Telephone: +64-4-801-5799 ext 62436
Facsimile: +64-4-801-2799
E-Mail: c.robinson@massey.ac.nz
Certificate – 1 year: Art and Design Studies.
Diploma – 2 years: Fashion Design and Technology; Photography.
Bachelor of Design – 4 years: Fashion Design; Fashion Design and Business;
Industrial Design; Photographic Design; Spatial Design; Textile Design; Visual
Communication Design (Advertising, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Illustration).
Bachelor of Design with Honors – 4 years: Fashion Design; Industrial Design; Photographic
Design; Spatial Design; Textile Design; Visual Communication Design (Advertising,
Digital Media, Graphic Design, Illustration).
Bachelor of Fine Arts – 4 years: Art.
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors – 4 years: Art.
Diploma – 1 year: Design (Graduate).
Master of Design – 1 year.
Diploma – 1 year: Fine Arts (Post-Graduate).
Doctor of Philosophy – 3 to 4 years: Design; Fine Arts; Visual and Material Culture.
Master of Fine Arts – 2 years: Design; Fine Arts.
SHERIDAN COLLEGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED LEARNING
1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6H 2L1.
Website: www1.sheridaninstitute.ca
Date of Initial Substantial Equivalency: 10/1/2013
Most Recent Review for Substantial Equivalency: 2012
Schedule for Reevaluation: 2019-2020
Degree-Granting. Non-Degree-Granting. Community/Junior College. Public. Not-for-profit. A school of animation, arts and design in a college.
Ronni Rosenberg, Dean, School of Animation, Arts and Design
Telephone: (905) 845-9430 ext 2621
E-Mail: ronni.rosenberg@sheridanc.on.ca
Advanced Television and Film – 1 year.
Art Fundamentals – 1 year.
Computer Animation – 1 year.
Media Fundamentals – 1 year.
Web Design – 1 year.
Diploma – 2 years: Visual and Creative Arts.
Advanced Diploma – 2 years: Visual and Creative Arts.
Interior Decorating – 2 years.
Merchandising Arts – 2 years.
Bachelor of Applied Arts – 4 years: Animation; Illustration.
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) – 4 years: Art and Art History (joint with University of Toronto Mississauga).
Bachelor of Design – 4 years.
Communication, Culture and Information Technology – 4 years: (Digital Enterprise Management,
Visual Culture and Communication) (joint with University of Toronto Mississauga).
Bachelor of Applied Arts – 4 years: Game Design; Interaction Design; Interior Design; Photography.
Bachelor of Craft and Design – 4 years.
Bachelor of Film and Television – 4 years.
Certificate – 12 months: Game Level Design (Post Graduate).
UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA, CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
Prolongación Paseo de La Reforma 880, Lomas de Santa Fe, Distrito Federal, C.P. 01219, Mexico.
Website: www.ibero.mx
Date of Initial Substantial Equivalency: 10/1/2008
Most Recent Review for Substantial Equivalency: 2014
Schedule for Reevaluation: 2024-2025
Degree-granting. Private. Not-for-profit. A department of art and a department of design in a university.
Jorge Meza Aguilar, Director, Department of Design
Telephone: +52 (55) 5950-4236
Facsimile: +52 (55) 5950-4804
E-Mail: jorge.meza@ibero.mx
Francisco Lopez Ruiz, Director, Department of Art
Telephone: +52 (55) 5950-4000
Facsimile: +52 (55) 9177-4400
E-Mail: francisco.lopez@ibero.mx
Bachelor in Graphic Design – 4 years.
Bachelor in Industrial Design – 4 years.
Bachelor of Interactive Design – 4 years.
Bachelor in Textile Design – 4 years.
Bachelor in Art History – 4½ years.
Master in Art Studies – 2 years.
Master in Strategic Design and Innovation – 2 years.
ZAYED UNIVERSITY
Date of Initial Substantial Equivalency: 4/1/2015
Most Recent Review for Substantial Equivalency: 2012
Schedule for Reevaluation: 2020-2021
Abu Dhabi Campus
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Website: www.zu.ac.ae
Degree-granting. Public. Not-for-profit. A college of arts and creative enterprises in a university.
Kevin Badni, Dean, College of Arts and Creative Enterprises
Telephone: +971(0) 4-402-1480
E-Mail: kevin.badni@zu.ac.ae
Bachelor of Science-4 years: Multimedia Design.
Bachelor of Fine Arts-4 1/2 years: Animation Design; Graphic Design; Interior Design; Visual Arts.
Master of Arts-1 1/2 years: Museum Studies.
Dubai Campus
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Website: www.zu.ac.ae
Degree-granting. Public. Not-for-profit. A college of arts and creative enterprises in a university.
Kevin Badni, Dean, College of Arts and Creative Enterprises
Telephone: +971(0) 4-402-1480
E-Mail: kevin.badni@zu.ac.ae
Bachelor of Science-4 years: Multimedia Design.
Bachelor of Fine Arts-4 1/2 years: Animation Design; Graphic Design; Interior Design; Visual Arts.
Master of Arts-1 1/2 years: Museum Studies.