Degree Requirements

Requirements for a Major in Fashion Design - B.A. or B.S.F.C.S. Degree

Fifty-four semester hours including the following:

• Required Courses: FCS 1104, 1231, (1300 or 1391), 1311, 2301, 2310, 2311, 2351, 2373, 3312, 3350, 3356, 3360, 3364, 3373, 4360, 4371, 4394, and 4396;
• A grade of "C" or better in family and consumer sciences courses used for the major and a "C" average in courses taken outside the department.

Required courses in other fields:

• Business: ACC 2303; BUS 3315; ECO 1305; and MKT 3305;
• ART 1310 and 1314;
• Computer science or information systems, three semester hours;
• Laboratory Science: CHE 1405 and eight hours of additional laboratory science (as required by degree selected).

Supporting courses in fine arts, art, and business combine with the family and consumer sciences curriculum to provide fashion design majors opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in design, trend tracking, apparel production operations, and textile performance. Students use a state-of-the art computer design laboratory to design and make production patterns. In the design studio, students learn production techniques used in the apparel industry. Graduates will be qualified to move into computer-aided design and pattern design jobs. Majors are required to complete an approved internship.