A list of institutions holding NASAD Substantial Equivalency is provided below. Click on the institution name for details.
Alberta College of Art and Design
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 COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
1407-14th Avenue Northwest, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4R3, Canada.
Website: www.acad.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 college founded in 1926.
Daniel Doz, President
Telephone: (403) 284-7670
Facsimile: (403) 338-5575
E-Mail: daniel.doz@acad.ca
Bachelor of Fine Arts – 4 years: Ceramics; Drawing; Fiber; Glass; Jewelry and Metals;
Media Arts and Digital Technologies; Painting; Print Media; Sculpture.
Bachelor of Design – 4 years: Photography; Visual Communications Design.
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: 2020-2021
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: 2018-2019
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: 2018-2019
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.