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Fashion Design - B.A. Program Requirements

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.
DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
II.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (33 credits)  Courses count in major GPA*
Type Course Title Credits
  FDM 10010 Fashion Fundamentals 3
    10020 Fashion Visuals 2
    10030 Fashion Fabrics I
3
    10140 Foundations of Fashion Drawing 3
    15043 Workroom Techniques I 2
    15044 Workroom Techniques II 2
    20013 History of Costume 3
    20141 Flat Pattern/Draping I 3
    20142 Flat Pattern/Draping II 3
WIC   30083 Professional Seminar* 3
    30123 CAD for Fashion Application 3
    45092 Internship in Fashion Design/Merchandising 3
III.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (59 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
KSS ECON 22060 Principles of Microeconomics 3
KAD   22061 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
  MKTG 25010 Principles of Marketing 3
  Choose from the following: 3-4
KMC
MATH
11009
11010
11012
Modeling Algebra (4)
Algebra for Calculus (3)
Intuitive Calculus (3)
 
  Choose from the following series: 6
KFA ARTH 22006

22007
Art History I: Ancient and Medieval Art (3)
and
Art History II: Renaissance to Modern Art (3)

KHU
DG
HIST
11050

11051
History of Civilization I (3)
and
History of Civilization II (3)

  Foreign Language 8-10
  Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories) 3
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7
  Kent Core Composition 6-8
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)
3
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)
  Support Core Electives** 12
IV. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (32-34 credits) 
  Conceptual Design (32)
  Technical Design and Production (34)
MINIMUM TOTAL 
125-127

*Courses with an FDM prefix must be passed with minimum C (2.00) grade. Students are deregistered from FDM classes when minimum C (2.00) grade has not been attained in the course prerequisite. A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned in FDM 30083 to  fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

**Courses from one curricular area, such as journalism, foreign language, theatre or approved international fashion experience; including FDM 35904 and 35905. Courses must be taken for a grade to be counted toward support core. Curriculum must be approved by the school and college offices on a Support Core Option II form.

Minimum 2.50 GPA in the major and 2.50 GPA overall required for graduation.

Minimum 2.50 GPA overall required for internship.

 

 

Conceptual Design Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2010 Roadmap.

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (31 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Course Title Credits
FDM 20121 Fashion Drawing I 3
  20122 Fashion Drawing II 3
  30121 Fashion Design I 3
  30122 Fashion Design II 3
  30141 Fashion Studio I 3
  30142 Fashion Studio II 3
  40121 Fashion Portfolio I 3
  40122 Fashion Portfolio II 3
  40141 Fashion Studio III 3
  40142 Fashion Studio IV 3
Fashion design and merchandising elective   3
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
33

 

Technical Design and Production Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 Roadmap.

 CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (34 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Course Title Credits
FDM   20040      Fashion Fabrics II 3
  20131 Fashion Technical Drawing I 3
  20132 Fashion Technical Drawing II 3
  30124 Apparel Manufacturing Processes 3
  30131 Technical Fashion Design I 3
  30132 Apparel Construction for Specialty Markets 1
  30151 Advanced Patternmaking for Technical Design 2
  30152 Apparel Prototype Production and Analysis 3
  30153 Machine Knitting 2
  40131 Technical Fashion Design II 3
  40132 Technical Fashion Design III 3
  40151 Technical Design Studio I 3
  40152 Technical Design Studio II 2
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
34