Units required for Major: 51
Total units required for BS: 120
Program Description
The major prepares students for careers in the global fashion industry, including management, marketing, buying, advertisement, promotion, manufacturing, sourcing, distribution, retailing, and many more. The program also emphasizes the contemporary and historical ways of meeting the economic, physiological, aesthetic, psychological, sociological, and cultural needs of consumers relative to fashion products.
Minimum Grade Requirement
A minimum grade of "C-" is required for all prerequisite courses within and outside the Department.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses (18 Units) | ||
| ECON 1A | Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis 1 | 3 |
| or PHOT 11 | Digital Photography I | |
| ECON 1B | Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis 1 | 3 |
| or GPHD 5 | Introduction to Graphic Design | |
| FASH 30 | Fashion and Human Environment 1 | 3 |
| FASH 31 | Science of Textile | 3 |
| FASH 32 | Fundamentals of Apparel Production | 3 |
| MATH 24 | Modern Business Mathematics 1 | 3 |
| or STAT 1 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| Required Upper Division Courses (30 Units) | ||
| FACS 100 | Research: Methods and Application in Family and Consumer Sciences | 3 |
| FACS 168 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| FASH 130 | History Of Western Fashion | 3 |
| FASH 131 | Quality Analysis: Apparel | 3 |
| FASH 134 | Introduction to Fashion Industry | 3 |
| FASH 135 | Merchandise Buying | 3 |
| FASH 136 | Fashion Retailing | 3 |
| FASH 139 | Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy | 3 |
| FASH 146 | Fashion Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MKTG 101 | Principles Of Marketing | 3 |
| Elective Upper Division Courses (Select one from the following three courses) | 3 | |
| Creative Principles of Apparel Design | ||
| Clothing, Society, and Culture | ||
| Fashion Law | ||
| Total Units | 51 | |
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Course also satisfies General Education (GE)/Graduation Requirement.
General Education Requirements1
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Area A: Basic Subjects (9 Units) | ||
| A1 - Oral Communication | 3 | |
| A2 - Written Communication | 3 | |
| A3 - Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| Area B: Physical Universe and Its Life Forms (10 Units) | ||
| B1 - Physical Science | 3 | |
| B2 - Life Forms | 3 | |
| B3 - Lab (Note: Lab experience to be taken with one of the following: B1, B2 or B5) | 1 | |
| B4 - Math Concepts 2 | 0 | |
| B5 - Additional Course (Any B to reach 12 units) - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements. | 3 | |
| Area C: Arts and Humanities (9-12 Units) | ||
| C1 - Arts 2,3,4 | 0 - 3 | |
| C2 - Humanities | 3 | |
| C1/C2 - Area C Course | 3 | |
| C1/C2 - Area C Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements. | 3 | |
| Area D: The Individual and Society (3 Units) | ||
| Area D Course | 3 | |
| Area D Course 2 | 0 | |
| Area D Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements. | 0 | |
| Area E: Understanding Personal Development (3 Units) | ||
| Area E Course | 3 | |
| Area F: Ethnic Studies | ||
| Area F Course | ||
| Total Units | 34-37 | |
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To help you complete your degree in a timely manner and not take more units than absolutely necessary, there are ways to use single courses to meet more than one requirement (overlap). For further information, please visit the General Education page.
Note: There is no way to list all possible overlaps so please consult with a professional advisor. The Academic Advising Center can be visited online, by phone (916) 278-1000, or email.
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Required in Major; also satisfies GE.
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Department offers students an "OR" option for ECON 1A and PHOT 11:
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Department offers students an "OR" option for ECON 1B and GPHD 5:
Graduation Requirements1
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Graduation Requirements (required by CSU) (9 Units) | ||
| American Institutions: U.S. History | 3 | |
| American Institutions: U.S. Constitution & CA Government | 3 | |
| Writing Intensive (WI) | 3 | |
| Graduation Requirements (required by Sacramento State) (12 Units) | ||
| English Composition II | 3 | |
| Race and Ethnicity in American Society (RE) | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement 2 | 6 | |
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To help you complete your degree in a timely manner and not take more units than absolutely necessary, there are ways to use single courses to meet more than one requirement (overlap). For further information, please visit the General Education page.
Note: There is no way to list all possible overlaps so please consult with a professional advisor. The Academic Advising Center can be visited online, by phone (916) 278-1000, or email.
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If not satisfied before entering Sacramento State, it may be satisfied in General Education Area C2 (Humanities). "C- or better required." The alternative methods for satisfying the Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement are described here: https://www.csus.edu/college/arts-letters/world-languages-literatures/foreign-language-requirement.html
The following roadmaps are sample planning resources. Please consult your academic advisor and Academic Catalog for graduation requirements as you develop your individualized academic plan.
Fashion Merchandising and Management, BS: 4-Year Roadmap
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Units | |
| FASH 31 | Textile Science: Fibers and Fabrics | 3 |
| GE Area 1C - Oral Communication 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area 6 - Ethnic Studies 2 | 3 | |
| GR American Institutions (US History) 2 | 3 | |
| Elective of Choice | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| FASH 30 | Fashion and Human Environment | 3 |
| MATH 24 or STAT 1 |
Modern Business Mathematics 3 or Introduction to Statistics |
3 |
| GE Area 1A - English Composition 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area 3A - Arts 2 | 3 | |
| Elective of Choice | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ECON 1A or PHOT 11 |
Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis 3 or Digital Photography I |
3 |
| ENGL 20 | College Composition II | 3 |
| FASH 32 | Apparel Construction 1: Fundamentals | 3 |
| GE Area 1B - Critical Thinking 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area 5B - Biological Science 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area 5C - Laboratory 2 | 1 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ECON 1B or GPHD 5 |
Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis 3 or Introduction to Graphic Design |
3 |
| FACS 100 | Research Methods | 3 |
| Upper Division GE Area 3 - Arts or Humanities 2 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Semester 1 2 | 4 | |
| Elective of Choice | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| First Semester | ||
| FASH 134 | Introduction to Fashion Industry | 3 |
| MKTG 101 | Principles Of Marketing | 3 |
| Upper Division GE Area 5 or 2 - Science or Mathematical Concepts/Quantitative Reasoning 2 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Semester 2 2 | 4 | |
| GR American Institutions (GOVT) 2 | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| FASH 130 | History Of Western Fashion | 3 |
| FASH 131 | Quality Analysis: Apparel | 3 |
| FASH 139 | Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy | 3 |
| Writing Intensive 2 | 3 | |
| Elective of Choice | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| First Semester | ||
| FASH 135 | Merchandise Buying | 3 |
| FASH 146 | Fashion Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Fashion Merchandising and Management Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Elective of Choice | 3 | |
| Elective of Choice | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| FACS 168 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| FASH 136 | Fashion Retailing | 3 |
| Upper Division GE Area 4 - Social & Behavioral Sciences 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area 3B - Humanities 2 | 3 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Total Units | 120 | |
Fashion Merchandising and Management, BS: 2-Year Roadmap
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Units | |
| FASH 134 | Introduction to Fashion Industry | 3 |
| MKTG 101 | Principles Of Marketing | 3 |
| Upper Division GE Area 5 or 2 - Science or Mathematical Concepts/Quantitative Reasoning 2 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Semester 1 2 | 4 | |
| GR American Institutions (GOVT) 2 | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| FASH 130 | History Of Western Fashion | 3 |
| FASH 131 | Quality Analysis: Apparel | 3 |
| FASH 139 | Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy | 3 |
| Writing Intensive 2 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Semester 2 2 | 4 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| First Semester | ||
| FACS 100 | Research Methods | 3 |
| FASH 135 | Merchandise Buying | 3 |
| FASH 146 | Fashion Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Fashion Merchandising and Management Elective 3 | 3 | |
| GR American Institutions (US History) 2 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| FACS 168 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| FASH 136 | Fashion Retailing | 3 |
| Upper Division GE Area 3 - Arts or Humanities 2 | 3 | |
| Upper Division GE Area 4 - Social & Behavioral Sciences 2 | 3 | |
| Elective of Choice | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 62 | |
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Any course not completed in the first semester should be taken in the second or a later semester.
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Please see General Education/Graduation Requirement course options.
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Please see an academic advisor for elective options.