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Merchandising (120 Credits)
Merchandising includes courses designed to allow students to develop competence in the planning, buying, and selling of merchandise in either manufacturing or retail organizations. Curriculum includes a focus on marketing. Students often pursue one of the minors in Business.
Students are admitted to the merchandising option upon making their intention known to the department.
Students who major in Apparel, Merchandising, Design, and Textiles must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and receive a C or better grade in all AMDT courses and the business industry elective. A course may only be repeated once. Courses required in these programs cannot be taken on a pass, fail basis.
Students are admitted to the merchandising option upon making their intention known to the department.
Students who major in Apparel, Merchandising, Design, and Textiles must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and receive a C or better grade in all AMDT courses and the business industry elective. A course may only be repeated once. Courses required in these programs cannot be taken on a pass, fail basis.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| AMDT 105 | 1 |
| AMDT 108 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| AMDT 221 | 3 |
| H D 205 [COMM] | 4 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| UCORE Inquiry1 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| AMDT 268 | 3 |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] | 3 |
| UCORE Inquiry1 | 6 |
| Electives | 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 220 | 3 |
| AMDT 210 [PSCI] | 4 |
| AMDT 212 | 3 |
| AMDT 250 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| AMDT 314 | 3 |
| AMDT 318 | 3 |
| AMDT 488 | 1 |
| Electives2 | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| AMDT 307 | 3 |
| AMDT 308 | 3 |
| AMDT Electives2,3 | 3 |
| Business Industry Elective4 | 3 |
| Electives2 | 3 |
| Third Term | Credits |
| AMDT 490 | 3 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| AMDT 317 [DIVR] [M] | 3 |
| AMDT 430 | 3 |
| AMDT 435 | 3 |
| AMDT Electives2,3 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| AMDT 413 [CAPS] | 3 |
| AMDT 450 [M] | 3 |
| AMDT Electives2,3 | 3 |
| Electives2 | 4 |
Footnotes
| 1 | Must complete 3 of these 4 UCORE designations: ARTS, BSCI, EQJS, HUM. |
| 2 | AMDT and general electives should include sufficient 300-400-level coursework to meet University requirement of 40 upper-division credits. |
| 3 | AMDT Electives (9 credits): Any AMDT course not used to fulfill major requirements or as approved by advisor. |
| 4 | Business Industry Elective: B LAW 210; ECONS 321, 326, 352, 430; H D 320 [M]; MGMT 301, 315; MIS 250; PHIL 360. |