The Merchandising concentration focuses on fashion merchandising and management, from target market research, line planning to consumer-centric marketing and retailing. Students learn to make effective decisions with merchandising and retail data analytical tools. Additionally, students will explore the sustainability impact of the fashion industry through textile science, supply chain management, global sourcing, and consumer product use.
Effective Fall 2026
Minimum grade requirements for the Major in Apparel and Merchandising, Merchandising concentration courses are as follows: AM 101, AM 110, AM 130, AM 270, AM 275, DM 272, AREC 202 or ECON 202, MATH 117, MATH 118, MATH 124 (or MATH 120) with grades of C (2.000) or better.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| AM 101 | Fashion Industries | 3 | |
| AM 110 | Digital Technologies in the Fashion Industry | 3 | |
| AM 130 | Awareness and Appreciation of Design | 3B | 3 |
| CHEM 103 | Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| CHEM 104 | Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| DM 192A | First Year Seminar: Apparel and Merchandising | 1 | |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||
| Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||
| 1C | 1C | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| ACT 205 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 | |
| AM 220 | Textiles | 3 | |
| AM 250 | Dress and Human Behavior (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| AM 270 | Merchandising Processes | 3 | |
| AM 275 | Product Development I | 3 | |
| DM 272 | Consumers in the Marketplace | 3 | |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Statistics With Business Applications (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| AM 321 | Advanced Textiles | 3 | |
| AM 330 | Global Sourcing of Textiles and Apparel | 4B | 3 |
| AM 366 | Merchandising Promotion | 3 | |
| AM 371 | Merchandise Planning and Control | 4 | |
| DM 360/MKT 360 | Retailing | 3 | |
| DM 492 | Professional Practice | 2 | |
| MGT 305 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 | |
| MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Fundamentals of Finance | |||
Upper-Division AM or DM Elective1 | |||
| Upper-Division AM or DM Elective1 | 3 | ||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | ||
| Senior | |||
| AM 471 | Retail Data Analytics | 3 | |
| AM 479 | Merchandising Policies and Strategies | 4A,4C | 3 |
| DM 477 | Apparel Industry Applications | 3 | |
| DM 487A2 | Internship: Merchandising | 9 | |
| Upper-Division AM or DM Elective1 | 6 | ||
| Elective3 | 1 | ||
| Total Credits | 25 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
Internship Alternative Courses2,4
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AM 335 | Textiles and Apparel Supply Chains | 3 |
| AM 342 | Computer-Aided Textile Design | 3 |
| AM 363 | Global Fashion History Perspectives | 3 |
| AM 364 | History of Fashion Designers/Manufacturers | 3 |
| AM 373 | Apparel Design and Retail Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| AM 421 | Textiles Product Quality Assessment | 3 |
| AM 450 | Social Psychology of Dress and Appearance | 3 |
| AM 460 | Historic Textiles | 3 |
| AM 466 | Retail Environment Design and Planning | 3 |
| ART 350 | Fibers II | 4 |
| ART 351 | Fibers III | 4 |
| ART 450 | Fibers IV | 4 |
| ART 451 | Fibers V | 4 |
| DM 400 | U.S. Travel-New York City | 3 |
| DM 470A | International Design and Merchandising: Apparel | 2 |
| DM 470B | International Design and Merchandising: Interior Design | 2 |
| DM 474 | Fashion Show Production and Event Planning | 3 |
| DM 482 | Travel Abroad | 1 |
| JTC 301 | Corporate and Professional Communication (GT-CO3) | 3 |
| JTC 310 | Copy Editing | 3 |
| JTC 311 | History of Media | 3 |
| JTC 316 | Multiculturalism and the Media | 3 |
| JTC 320A | Reporting: General News | 3 |
| JTC 320B | Reporting: Sports | 3 |
| JTC 320C | Reporting: Business | 3 |
| JTC 320D | Reporting: Government and Political | 3 |
| JTC 320H | Reporting: Special Topics | 3 |
| JTC 326 | Online Storytelling and Audience Engagement | 3 |
| JTC 340 | Video Editing | 3 |
| JTC 342 | Writing for Visual Media | 3 |
| JTC 350 | Public Relations and Advertising | 3 |
| JTC 361 | Writing for Specialized Magazines | 3 |
| JTC 372 | Web Design and Development | 3 |
| JTC 411 | Media Ethics and Issues | 3 |
| JTC 412 | International Mass Communication | 3 |
| JTC 413 | New Media Trends and Society | 3 |
| JTC 414 | Media Effects | 3 |
| JTC 415 | Communications Law | 3 |
| JTC 471 | Research for Public Communicators | 3 |
| MGT 320 | Contemporary Management Principles/Practices | 3 |
| MGT 330 | Creativity, Innovation, and Value Creation | 3 |
| MGT 340 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGT 410 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 420 | New Venture Creation | 3 |
| MGT 440 | New Venture Management | 3 |
| MGT 470 | Managerial Decisions-Issues and Analysis | 3 |
| MGT 475 | International Business Management | 3 |
| MKT 366 | Services Marketing | 3 |
| SOC 301 | Development of Sociological Thought | 3 |
| SOC 302 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOC 330 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOC 342 | Work and Leisure in Society | 3 |
| SOC 362 | Social Change | 3 |
| SOC 460 | Environmental and Natural Resource Sociology | 3 |
| TH 363 | Costume Design II | 3 |
- 1
Select upper-division (300- to 400-level) AM or DM courses ending in -00 to -79.
- 2
Registration for DM 487A and DM 477 depends on acceptance by a cooperating company. Students not enrolled in an internship will select 12 credits from the department list of Internship Alternative Courses.
- 3
Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level).
- 4
Courses used to fulfill upper-division AM or DM electives in the program cannot be used to fulfill course requirements for internship alternatives.
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program: Minimum grade requirements for the Major in Apparel and Merchandising, Merchandising concentration courses are as follows: AM 101, AM 110, AM 130, AM 270, AM 275, DM 272, AREC 202 or ECON 202, MATH 117, MATH 118, MATH 124 (or MATH 120) with grades of C (2.000) or better.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 101 | Fashion Industries | X | 3 | ||
| AM 130 | Awareness and Appreciation of Design | X | 3B | 3 | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| DM 192A | First Year Seminar: Apparel and Merchandising | X | 1 | ||
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||||
| Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 110 | Digital Technologies in the Fashion Industry | X | 3 | ||
| CHEM 103 | Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 3 | |
| CHEM 104 | Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 1 | |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| 1C | X | 1C | 3 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | X | 3B | 3 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | X | 3A | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ACT 205 | Fundamentals of Accounting | X | 3 | ||
| AM 220 | Textiles | X | 3 | ||
| AM 275 | Product Development I | X | 3 | ||
| DM 272 | Consumers in the Marketplace | X | 3 | ||
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 250 | Dress and Human Behavior (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| AM 270 | Merchandising Processes | X | 3 | ||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | X | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Statistics With Business Applications (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Historical Perspectives | X | 3D | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 330 | Global Sourcing of Textiles and Apparel | X | 4B | 3 | |
| AM 366 | Merchandising Promotion | X | 3 | ||
| AM 371 | Merchandise Planning and Control | X | 4 | ||
| MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | X | 3 | ||
| Upper-Division AM/DM Elective | X | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 321 | Advanced Textiles | X | 3 | ||
| DM 360/MKT 360 | Retailing | X | 3 | ||
| DM 492 | Professional Practice | X | 2 | ||
| MGT 305 | Fundamentals of Management | X | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Fundamentals of Finance | |||||
Upper-Division AM/DM Elective | |||||
| Advanced Writing | X | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 471 | Retail Data Analytics | X | 3 | ||
| AM 479 | Merchandising Policies and Strategies | X | X | 4A,4C | 3 |
| Upper-Division AM/DM Electives | X | 6 | |||
| Elective | X | 1 | |||
| Total Credits | 13 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| DM 477 | Apparel Industry Applications | X | 3 | ||
| DM 487A | Internship: Merchandising | X | 9 | ||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 12 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||