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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Retail Merchandising B.S.
Sample Plan: Retail Merchandising BS Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
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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
DES 2101 - Design and Visual Presentation : 3.0 cr
DES 2701 - Creative Design Methods : 3.0 cr
RM 1201 - Fashion, Ethics, and Consumption : 3.0 cr : CIV
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
RM 2215 - Introduction to Retail Merchandising : 3.0 cr
RM 2234 - Retailing in a Digital Age : 3.0 cr : TS
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ADES 2213 - Textile Product Analysis : 4.0 cr
RM 3124 - Consumers of Design : 3.0 cr
BA 2551 - Business Statistics in R : 4.0 cr : MATH
Good Term to Study Abroad/Away
CI 1871 - Computer Literacy and Problem Solving : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ADES 2214 - Softlines Analysis : 3.0 cr
RM 3201 - Career and Internship Preparation for Retail Merchandising : 1.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
MGMT 3001 - Fundamentals of Management : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Good Term to Study Abroad/Away
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
Good Term to Study Abroad/Away
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ADES 4215 - Product Development: Softlines : 4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Good Term to Study Abroad/Away
RM 3243 - Visual Merchandising : 2.0 cr
RM 3244 - Virtual Reality Retailing : 2.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 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
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
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr