Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies

Fashion Merchandising and Management BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry and CHEM 131 - General Chemistry Laboratory	STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice
FASH 218 - Introduction to Fashion Business	FASH 180 - Introduction to Apparel Product Development and Management
FASH 165 - Fashion and Apparel Studies Seminar	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition
FASH 133 - Foundations for Fashion Innovation	ECON 100 - Economic Issues and Policies
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience I
Mathematics Requirement	SOCI 201 - Introduction to Sociology
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Second Year
Free Elective
FINC 200 - Fundamentals of Finance	FASH 215 - Fundamentals of Textiles I
PSYC 100 - General Psychology	MISY 160 - Business Computing: Tools and Concepts
Costume History (FASH 213 , FASH 214 , FASH 224 , FASH 319 , or FASH 426 )	FASH 210 - Seminar on Fashion and Sustainability
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3)	Breadth Requirement (Group A)
	Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Third Year
FASH 220 - Fundamentals of Textiles II	Elective
ACCT 200 - Survey of Accounting	BUAD 309 - Organizational Behavior
BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing	COMM 212 - Oral Communication in Business
Second Writing Requirement	FASH 330 - Merchandise Planning
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3)	FASH 355 - Global Fashion Consumer and Retailers
Credits: 17	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
FASH 420 - Assortment Planning,Sourcing and Buying	BUAD 306 - Introduction to Service and Operations Management
FASH 430 - Apparel Brand Management & Marketing	FASH 419 - Social Psychology of Fashion (DLE)
FASH 433 - Advanced Apparel Product Development and Management	FASH 455 - Global Apparel and Textile Trade and Sourcing
Breadth Requirement (Group B)	FASH 490 - Strategic Fashion Management (Capstone)
Multicultural Elective	Free Elective
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

** Minimum grade C- required in all major requirements.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.