Fashion Merchandising

The Shannon and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising
College of the Arts
222 Rockwell Hall
Tel: 330-672-0195
Fax: 330-672-3772
Web: http://www.kent.edu/artscollege/fashion

Fashion Merchandising Major—2009-2010 Roadmap [Degree Requirements]

Students in fashion merchandising acquire a thorough background in both the business and creative aspects of the industry, developing competencies in fashion theory; development and marketing of fashion goods; merchandising for apparel manufacturing; retail operations, management and buying; fashion forecasting and promotion; and visual merchandising and display.

It is essential that students schedule regular appointments with their faculty advisors prior to preregistering for classes each term.

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

American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation standards prohibit nonbusiness majors from taking more than 25 percent of their degree requirements in business
courses. Therefore, no more than 30 semester credit hours may be counted toward stated degree requirements.