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2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Textiles, Merchandising, and Design, Fashion Merchandising Concentration, B.S.


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Human Sciences  
615-898-2884
Gina Pisut, interim program coordinator
Gina.Pisut@mtsu.edu
 

The major in Textiles, Merchandising, and Design (TXMD) leads to entry-level career opportunities in fashion-related industries and requires the selection of one concentration from the two available: Apparel Design and Fashion Merchandising. Textiles, Merchandising, and Design majors and minors must earn a grade of C (2.0) or higher in all TXMD courses. Students earning a D or F will be required to repeat the course before being allowed to advance in the program.

The Textiles, Merchandising, and Design program consists of four academic years. Students enter the program as Textiles, Merchandising, and Design majors or minors and must complete the first 30 credit hours of the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design curriculum consisting of General Education courses and Textiles, Merchandising, and Design pre-admission required courses. Students then apply for admission to the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design professional sequence of courses. When a student applies for admission, is accepted, and becomes enrolled, he/she is then classified as a TXMD major or minor admitted to the program and can then progress in required TXMD professional sequence courses.

The number of students accepted into the TXMD program is limited, making the application process competitive.

Textiles, Merchandising, and Design students enrolled in the University and pursuing the first two semesters of the curriculum should maintain a minimum 2.50 cumulative weighted grade point average and are required to earn no less than a C (2.00) in any prerequisite course.

A concentration in Fashion Merchandising emphasizes the business functions of the promotion and sale of fashions in the retail sector and synchronization with the design, production, and retail functions in the manufacturing sector of the fashion industry. In addition to the major and concentration, a minor in one of the following areas is required: Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, French, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, or Spanish.

Academic Map


Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Textiles, Merchandising, and Design, Fashion Merchandising, B.S., Academic Map   

Admission and Progression


Admission into the Professional Course Sequence (Candidacy)

  1. Any student formally admitted to the University may pursue the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design (TXMD) curriculum.
  2. Applicants are guaranteed admission to the Fashion Merchandising Concentration of the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design Program provided they
  • have a minimum ACT score of 23 (or SAT equivalent);
  • have a cumulative undergraduate college GPA of 3.0 or higher; and
  • have completed each of the following courses with a grade of C (2.00) or better:

Depending on space and available resources, additional students may be admitted on a competitive basis. Admission will be based on ACT/SAT score (25% weight) and cumulative undergraduate GPA (75% weight) and completion of all prerequisite courses with grade of C (2.00) or better.

Note: Students with less than a 2.50 cumulative GPA are not eligible for admission to the sequence of professional courses.

Professional Course Sequence

  1. An application form must be submitted to the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design program during the semester prior to beginning the Professional Course Sequence.
  2. Transcript validation of all prerequisite courses must be on file in the MTSU Records Office.
  3. A cumulative undergraduate college weighted grade point average of 2.50 is required for eligibility in the TXMD program.
  4. Applicants must have no grade less than a C (2.00) in any pre-admissions required courses before entering the Professional Course Sequence.
  5. Scores from a standardized examination (ACT/SAT) along with the college grade point average will be used to rank candidates for progression to the Professional Course Sequence.
  6. Students must attain a minimum grade of C (2.00) in all Textiles, Merchandising, and Design courses.
  7. Students may repeat a course only once to earn a minimum grade of C (2.00).
  8. Students may repeat a maximum of two course (major or prerequisite).
  9. Failure of more than two TXMD courses will result in dismissal from the program. A failing grade is defined as receiving a grade of less than C (2.00).
  10. Students will be dismissed from the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design major if they
    1. commit a breach of ethics or gross professional negligence,
    2. fail to progress due to unsuccessful attainment of requirements. Students who fail to progress will be readmitted on a space-available basis. Only one readmission for failure to progress will be allowed.
    3. For transfer students who are admitted into the TXMD program, a grade of D/F from another school counts as the first “failing” attempt and the next incidence of D/F, in any TXMD course at MTSU, counts as the second incident, thus resulting in dismissal from the program. (See item 7 above.)
  11. If a student receives a D or F in a Textiles, Merchandising, and Design course at MTSU, he/she must repeat that course at MTSU.
  12. Readmission to the program for any returning TXMD major who left the University in good standing will be granted on a space-available basis.
  13. Textiles, Merchandising, and Design students are expected to seek advising each semester to ensure that they are following the proper sequence for completion of the prerequisite courses.
  14. Further specific details regarding admission and progression are available from the coordinator of the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design program.

Degree Requirements


General Education 41 hours
Major Requirements 45 hours
Professional Education 14 hours
Minor 15-18 hours
Electives 2-5 hours
TOTAL 120 hours

General Education (41 hours)


General Education  requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Minor (15-18 hours)


Minor may be selected from any of the following: Business Administration - 18 hours; Entrepreneurship - 15 hours; French - 18 hours; Marketing - 15 hours; Management - 15 hours; Mass Communication - 18 hours; or Spanish - 18 hours.

Electives (2-5 hours)


Curriculum: Textiles, Merchandising, and Design, Fashion Merchandising


Curricular listings include General Education  requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall


Subtotal: 14 Hours


Subtotal: 16 Hours


Sophomore Fall


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Sophomore Spring


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Junior Spring


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Senior Fall


Subtotal: 16 Hours


Senior Spring


Subtotal: 15 Hours


NOTE:


*A total of 6 semester hours must be earned and selected from any of the following courses: TXMD 3120 TXMD 3200 , TXMD 4200 , TXMD 3370 , TXMD 4320 , HSC 4043 , HSC 4053 , or HSC 4103 .

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