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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Retail Merchandising B.S.
Sample Plan: Retail Merchandising B.S. Sample Plan
Total Credits: 118.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
DES 1111 - Creative Problem Solving : 3.0 cr
RM 1201 - Fashion, Ethics, and Consumption : 3.0 cr : CIV
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
DES 1101W - Introduction to Design Thinking : 4.0 cr : AH, WI
RM 2215 - Introduction to Retail Merchandising : 3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ADES 2213 - Textile Product Analysis : 4.0 cr
CI 1871 - Computer Literacy and Problem Solving : 4.0 cr
RM 3124 - Consumers of Design : 3.0 cr
BA 2551 - Business Statistics in R : 4.0 cr : MATH
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ADES 2214 - Softlines Analysis : 3.0 cr
PDES 3711 - Product Innovation Lab : 4.0 cr
RM 3201 - Career and Internship Preparation for Retail Merchandising : 1.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
BA 1011 - Leading Self & Teams : 2.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
ADES 3217 - Fashion: Trends and Communication : 3.0 cr : Recommended/Required for Students in Honors Sub-plan
MKTG 3001 - Principles of Marketing : 3.0 cr
RM 3242 - Retail Buying : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ADES 3121 - History of Fashion, 19th to 21st Century : 3.0 cr
ADES 4215 - Product Development: Softlines : 4.0 cr
RM 4117W - Retail Environments and Human Behavior : 3.0 cr : WI
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
RM 4196 - Internship in Retail Merchandising : 1.0 cr
RM 4248 - Creative Leadership in Retailing : 3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
RM 4217 - International Retail Markets : 3.0 cr : GP
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr