Nov 28, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

FYG - Apparel Design and Merchandising, BS (710A)


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Program Code: 710A
CIP Code: 19.0901

Semester One [18 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
R_C 1000 - Expository Writing (3)       See General Education Program Model below for details
UCO 1200 - First Year Seminar (3)       See General Education Program Model below for details
ADM 1000 - Apparel and Consumer Behavior (3) [GenEd: SS]   C Yes See General Education Program Model below for details. Meets Liberal Studies Experience; Social Science Designation
Gen Ed: Integrative Learning Experience     See General Education Program Model below for details
Gen Ed: Integrative Learning Experience     See General Education Program Model below for details
DSN 1001 - Visual Literacy I (3)   C   Fall only, Summer I only

 

Semester Two [15 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
Wellness Literacy     See General Education Program Model below for details
Quantitative Literacy     See General Education Program Model below for details
Gen Ed: Liberal Studies Experience     See General Education Program Model below for details. Choose an elective to meet Literacy Studies (LS) or Historical Studies (HS) designation.
ADM 1200 - Illustration I. (3)   C Yes  
DSN 1010 - Digital Design: Imaging (3)   C Yes  

 

Semester Three [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
ADM 2000 - Consumer Textiles (3)   C Yes Fall Only
Gen Ed: Science Inquiry     See General Education Program Model below for details
ADM 2020 - Illustration II (3)   C Yes Fall Only
ADM 2030 - Apparel Design Studio I (3)   C Yes Fall Only
Gen Ed: Liberal Studies Experience    

See General Education Program Model below for details.
Choose an elective to meet Literacy Studies (LS) or Historical Studies (HS) designation whichever was not taken semester two.

 

Semester Four [13 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
ADM 2010 - Survey of Fashion Merchandising (3)   C Yes Courses with prerequisites. Prerequisites are listed on the Major POS and in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Spring Only
Gen Ed: Science Inquiry      
IND 1401 - Product Design (3) [GenEd: FA]   C Yes See General Education Program Model below for details. Meets Liberal Studies Experience; Fine Arts Designation
ADM 2035 - Sophomore Portfolio Review (0)   S Yes Spring Only
R_C 2001 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (3)        

 

Semester Five [15 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
Minor Course     2.0 GPA required in the minor
ADM 3000 - Styling for the Apparel Industry (3)   C Yes Courses with prerequisites. Prerequisites are listed on the Major POS and in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Fall Only
Gen Ed: Integrative Learning      
ADM 3010 - History of Apparel (3)   C Yes Fall Only
ADM 3050 - Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Fashion and Popular Culture (3)   C Yes  

 

Semester Six [12 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
Minor Course     2.0 GPA required in the minor.
ADM 2040 - Apparel Design Studio II (3)   C Yes Courses with prerequisites. Prerequisites are listed on the Major POS and in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Spring Only
ADM 3040 - Visual Merchandising, Display and Promotion (3)   C Yes Courses with prerequisites. Prerequisites are listed on the Major POS and in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Spring Only
ADM 4010 - Sustainability in the Apparel Industry (3)   C Yes Courses with prerequisites. Prerequisites are listed on the Major POS and in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Spring Only

 

Semester Seven [13 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
Minor Course     2.0 GPA required in the minor
ADM 3030 - Apparel Design Studio III (3)   C Yes Courses with prerequisites. Prerequisites are listed on the Major POS and in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Fall Only
ADM 4020 - Fashion Buying and Retail Math (3)   C Yes Courses with prerequisites. Prerequisites are listed on the Major POS and in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Fall Only
ADM 4400 - Professional Seminar (1) [WID]   C Yes Courses with prerequisites. Prerequisites are listed on the Major POS and in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Fall Only
Minor Course      

 

Semester Eight [10-12 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
ADM 4030 - Apparel Design Studio IV (3)   C Yes Courses with prerequisites. Prerequisites are listed on the Major POS and in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Spring Only
ADM 4040 - Merchandising Management: Principles and Practices (3)   C Yes Courses with prerequisites. Prerequisites are listed on the Major POS and in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Spring Only
Free elective/Minor Elective     If Marketing minor is chosen then 1 sh free elective needed. If minor is other than Marketing choose a minor elective here.
Minor Course     2.0 GPA required in the minor

 

Summer Senior Year [8 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
ADM 4900 - Internship (3-12) [CAP]   S   Fall, Spring, Summer

 

General Requirements Summary


Minimum Total Hours Gen Ed Hours Writing Min Major GPA Min Overall GPA
120 44 R_C 1000  and R_C 2001   2.0 2.0

 

General Education Program Model [44 Hours]


Program Categories Hours Important Notes- Be sure to check for Gen Ed courses required in your major
First Year Seminar 3 Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year
First Year Writing 3 Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year. 
Wellness Literacy 2  
Quantitative Literacy 4  
Sophomore Writing 3  
Integrative Learning Experience 9 Complete nine hours from a single theme. Must choose a minimum of two disciplines.
Liberal Studies Experience 12 Must choose a minimum of three disciplines.
Science Inquiry  
You must also meet the Fine Arts, Literary Studies, Historical Studies, and the Social Science Designations. Those may be met within the Integrative Learning Experience and the Liberal Studies Experience.

Additional Notes


Residency Requirements:

  • 30 hours must be from ASU (25% of the credit hours required in the degree).
  • 18 hours in the major must be from ASU.
  • 9 hours in the minor must be from ASU (if minor is required).

 

  • Refer to the Major POS and the General Education POS for additional information and course prerequisites.
  • Junior Fall Semester: Complete Planning for Internship form.
  • Senior Year: Complete Approval of Internship form early in the Fall Semester.
  • An alternate minor may be chosen in consultation with and approval by the program coordinator in Apparel Design & Merchandising.

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