Fashion Merchandising, BS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2023-2024. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Mathematical Functions and Their Uses (A) | ||
| College Algebra (A) | ||
| Business Calculus (A) | ||
| Minimum grade of "C" or (A) course | ||
| Humanities (H) | ||
| DM 3213 | Heritage of Dress II (H) | 3 |
| Courses designated (H) | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| DM 2573 | Textile Science (LN) | 3 |
| Course designated (N) | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| ECON 1113 | The Economics of Social Issues (S) | 3 |
| or ECON 2103 | Introduction to Microeconomics (S) | |
| Minimum grade of "C" for ECON course | ||
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses Designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 10 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| At least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| At least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Human Sciences | ||
| EDHS 1112 | First Year Seminar | 2 |
| HDFS 2113 | Lifespan Human Development (S) | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 5 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Minimum grade of "C" in each course | ||
| Major Core Requirements | ||
| DM 1003 | Design Theory and Processes for Design and Merchandising | 3 |
| DM 1433 | Fundamentals of the Fashion Industry | 3 |
| DM 2003 | Problem Solving Strategies | 3 |
| DM 2403 | Research Methods | 3 |
| DM 2423 | Technology and Visual Communication for Merchandisers | 3 |
| DM 2913 | Sewn Product Quality Analysis | 3 |
| DM 3033 | Material Culture | 3 |
| DM 3433 | Retail Strategies in the Digital Sector | 3 |
| DM 3853 | Visual Merchandising | 3 |
| DM 3991 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
| DM 4453 | Product Development Process | 3 |
| DM 4824 | Professional Internship | 4 |
| DM 3993 | Global Sourcing Strategies | 3 |
| ENGL 2513 | Introduction to Creative Writing (H) | 3 |
| MKTG 3213 | Marketing (S) | 3 |
| STAT 2013 | Elementary Statistics (A) | 3 |
| or STAT 2023 | Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (A) | |
| DM 3553 | Profitable Merchandising Analysis | 3 |
| DM 3563 | Merchandise Acquisition and Allocation | 3 |
| DM 4023 | Advanced Retail Strategies for Merchandisers | 3 |
| MGMT 3013 | Fundamentals of Management (S) | 3 |
| Controlled Electives | ||
| Select 9 hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Anthropometry and Ergonomics in Design | ||
| Editorial Styling for Merchandisers | ||
| Fashion Show Production | ||
| International Studies in Design and Merchandising | ||
| Diversity and Inclusion in the Built Environment | ||
| Problems in Design and Merchandising | ||
| Visual Rhetoric and Design | ||
| Writing for the Public | ||
| Style and Editing | ||
| The Body in American Culture (DH) | ||
| Social Media Today (H) | ||
| Managing Behavior and Organizations | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Managing Diversity in the Workplace (D) | ||
| Leadership Dynamics | ||
| Promotional Strategy | ||
| Sales Management | ||
| Services Marketing | ||
| Social Media Strategies | ||
| May use one of the following: | ||
| Managing Professional Relationships | ||
| Leading Organizational Change | ||
| Performance Management | ||
| Creating Ethical Work Places | ||
| Managing Confrontations | ||
| A maximum of 6 hours of foreign language may be used | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 68 | |
| Electives | ||
| Electives can be met with any additional courses providing student meets required prerequisites. It is highly recommended students take advantage of off-campus study programs and study abroad opportunities. See your advisor to discuss ways you can increase your global competency by studying abroad. | ||
| Select 7 hours | 7 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 7 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Other Requirements
- 40 upper-division hours required.
- A 2.50 Major GPA is required. This includes all courses in College and Major Requirements.
- A 2.50 Major GPA is required for full admission to the Internship Program.
- Transfer Admission Requirements: 2.00 for less than 31 hours; 2.25 for 31-45 hours; 2.50 for more than 45 hours and minimum grade of “C” in MATH 1483 Mathematical Functions and Their Uses (A) or MATH 1513 College Algebra (A) or MATH 2103 Business Calculus (A)
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2029.