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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - FASHION MERCHANDISING (FM)
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: FASHION MERCHANDISING (FM
)

The APD and FM curricula consist of a common core supplemented by courses specific to each major.

CURRICULUM CREDITS

University Requirements
ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-) 3
First Year Experience (FYE) 0-4
University Breadth Requirements (minimum grade C-)
Please note that University Breadth requirements cannot be satisfied
with FASH courses.
12
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) 3
Multi-Cultural Course 3

Some University requirements may be met by your major requirements. See your advisor for a planning guide.

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Second Writing Course (minimum grade C-)
This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours. Approved writing courses are normally designated in the semester’s Registration Booklet. See list of courses approved for Arts and Sciences second writing requirement.
3

MATH 114, MATH 115, or higher/equivalent course (minimum grade C-) 3


Intermediate Foreign Language
Completion of intermediate level course (107 or 202) or higher or Exemption
0-12

COLLEGE BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (minimum grade C-)
A total of 29 credits from Groups A, B, C, and D are required, with a minimum
of six credits in each group. The six credits from each group could be from the
same area. If selected carefullu, in consultation with your faculty advisor, some
breadth courses (non-FASH) can simultaneously satisfy both University and
College Breadth requirements.

A minimum grade of C- required in courses to count as University Breadth
Requirements.

Group A: Creative Arts and Humanities
Three credits (non-FASH) selected from approved CAS Group A list 3
FASH 133 Fashion Art Studio 3

Group B: History and Cultural Change
Three credits (non-FASH) selected from approved CAS Group B list 3
Three credits of Costume History selected from FASH 213, FASH 214, or FASH 224 3

Group C: Social and Behavioral Science
PSYC 100 General Psychology 3
SOCI 201 Introduction to Sociology 3
ECON 151 Introduction to Microeconomics: Prices and Markets 3

Group D: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology
CHEM 101 General Chemistry 4
CHEM 102 General Chemistry 4

FASHION DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENTS
(minimum grade C-)
FASH 210 Seminar on Fashion Sustainability 3
FASH 215 Fundamentals of Textiles I 3
FASH 218 Fashion Merchandising 3
FASH 220 Fundamentals of Textiles II 3
FASH 325 Multimedia Fashion Presentations 3
FASH 365 Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Design Seminar 1
FASH 380 Advanced Apparel Product Development 3
FASH 419 Social Psychological Aspects of Clothing 3
FASH 455 Global Apparel and Textile Trade and Sourcing 3
COMM 212 Oral Communication in Business 3


FASHION MERCHANDISING MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
FASH 355 International Fashion Consumers and Retailers 3
FASH 418 Merchandise Planning 3
FASH 420 Assortment Planning, Sourcing, and Buying 3
FASH 430 Apparel Brand Management and Marketing 3
Accounting Course: Choose from FASH 217, ACCT 207, or ACCT 200 3-4
MISY 160 Business Computing: Tools and Concepts 3
ACCT 352 Law and Social Issues in Business 3
BUAD 301 Introduction to Marketing 3
BUAD 309 Management and Organizational Behavior 3
BUAD 471 Advertising Management 3
BUAD 474 Marketing Channels and Retailing 3
ECON 152 Introduction to Microeconomics


ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed; sufficient elective credits must be
taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. May include
Military Science, Music, or Physical Education (only two credits of activity-
type Physical Education and four credits of Music ensemble and four
credits of 100- and 200-level courses in Military Science/Air Force may be
counted toward the degree).

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 124






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