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2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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


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

The major in Textiles, Merchandising, and Design 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 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 two semesters of the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design curriculum consisting of General Education courses and Textiles, Merchandising, and Design prerequisites. Students then apply for admission to the last six semesters of the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design professional sequence of courses. When a student applies for admission to the last six semesters and 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 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 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.

Admission and Progression


Curriculum Prior to Admission to the Professional Course Sequence

  1. Any student formally admitted to the University may pursue the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design (TXMD) curriculum.
  2. Textiles, Merchandising, and Design majors and/or minors are required to complete HSC 1010 , TXMD 1110  and TXMD 1170  prior to applying for admission to the Professional Course Sequence.
    Required 30 credit hours for application, with a grade of C (2.00) or better:
    General Education ENGL 1010 , ENGL 1020  - 6 hours
    General Education Natural Science - 8 hours
    General Education Math - 3 hours
    General Education ART 1030  - 3 hours
    TXMD 1110 , TXMD 1170  - 6 hours
    HSC 1010  - 1 hour
    Other from required professional support or general education courses - 3 hours
  3. Textiles, Merchandising, and Design students are expected to seek advising from the TXMD faculty each semester to ensure that they are following the proper sequence for completion of the prerequisite courses.

Professional Course Sequence

  1. An application form must be submitted to the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design program during the Spring semester prior to beginning the Professional Course Sequence. See application for final submission date.
  2. Transcript validation of all prerequisite courses must be on file in the MTSU Records Office.
  3. A cumulative undergraduate college grade point average of 2.50 is required for beginning eligibility.
  4. Applicants must have no grade less than a C (2.00) in any prerequisite and General Education course by the end of Spring semester for those entering the Professional Course Sequence during the following Fall semester.
  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 sequence or prerequisite 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 major and/or prerequisite 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. Further specific details regarding admission and progression are available from the coordinator of the Textiles, Merchandising, and Design program.

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


Freshman Spring


Subtotal: 16 Hours


Sophomore Fall


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Sophomore Spring


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Junior Fall


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Junior Spring


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Senior Fall


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Senior Spring


Subtotal: 15 Hours


NOTE:


The number of elective hours required depends upon the choice of minors. All students must have a minimum of 120 hours to graduate, so the number of elective hours may vary.
 *Minor may be selected from any of the following: Business Administration - 18 hours; Entrepreneurship - 18 hours; French - 18 hours; Marketing - 15 hours; Management - 15 hours; Mass Communication - 18 hours; or Spanish - 18 hours.
**A total of 9 semester hours must be earned and selected from any of the following courses: TXMD 3120 TXMD 3200 , TXMD 3220 , TXMD 3370 TXMD 4140 TXMD 4400 HSC 4043 , HSC 4053 HSC 4103 ; or CDFS 3330 .

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