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Fashion and Interior Design 

Fashion Merchandising Three-Year Graduation Plan

This is a model three-year graduation plan.  Your path to graduation may vary slightly based on factors such as college credit earned in high school,
your choice of general education courses, and placement in English and Math.

Choose electives in consultation with your advisor that will enhance your intended career path.

This degree program can be completed in eight semesters which includes two summer semesters.

First Semester (Fall)
PED100 - Fitness for Living
COM115 - Fund. of Public Speaking
IDS110 - Intro to University Life
MTH130 or above
CTM187 - Survey of Fashion Industry
FGB135 - Intro to Business
CIS101 - Computers for Learning

Total Hours

CR.HR.
2
3
1
3
3
3
2

17

 

Second Semester (Spring)
ENG110 - Writing I
CTM180 - Apparel Construction
CTM 283 - Textile Science
PLS101 - American Democracy & Citizenship
Elective
Elective

Total Hours

CR.HR.
3
3
3
3
3
3

18

Third Semester (Summer)
Culture and Society:  Humanities
Science
Writing II

Total Hours


3
4
3

10

     

Fourth Semester (Fall)
Science
CTM225 - Historic Costume
CTM289 - Product Development
CTM325 - Pre-internship Seminar
Elective
Elective

Total Hours


4
3
3
1
3
3

17

 

Fifth Semester (Spring)
CTM 381 - Advanced Product Development
PSY121 -  Intro to Psychology
ECO155 - Macroeconomics
Elective
Elective
Elective

Total Hours


3
3
3
3
3
3

18

Sixth Semester (Summer)
CTM499 - Internship
Self-Understanding: Humanities
HST 121 OR 122

Total Hours


4
3
3

10

     

Seventh Semester (Fall)

CTM 319 - Visual Merchandising
CTM384 - Fashion Show Production
CTM482 - Senior Seminar
CTM388 - Problem Solving
MKT350 - Principles of Marketing
Self-Understanding : Creativity and Vision

Total Hours


3
3
2
3
3
3


17

 

Eighth Semester (Spring)
CTM585 - Establishing a Fashion Business
CTM485 - Fashion Merchandising Planning
MGT340 - Org. Bahavior & Management
MKT351 - Consumer Market Behavior
MKT354 - Principles of Advertising
Elective

Total Hour


3
3
3
3
3
3

18

125 total credit hours to graduate with at least 40 hours of upper division (300-level or above) credits