Family and Consumer Sciences - Fashion Merchandising Concentration 2303, A.S. Career/Tech

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A Two-Year Program Leading to the A.S. Degree

This program allows students to begin study in family and consumer sciences with an emphasis in Fashion Merchandising. Study in fashion merchandising prepares individuals for positions in retailing, buying, promotional work, or fashion coordination.

Major Program Requirements

FACS 100 - Survey of Family and Consumer Sciences 1 hr
FACS 101 - Color, Texture, and Furniture 3 hrs -or- FACS 120 - Foundations of Interior Design 3 hrs -or- FACS 202 - Housing Design 3 hrs
FACS 115 - Clothing I 4 hrs -or- FACS 215 - Clothing II 4 hrs
FACS 151 - Buying in Fashion 3 hrs
FACS 156 - Marriage and the Family 3 hrs
FACS 206 - Fundamentals of Nutrition 3 hrs -or- FACS 210 - Food Preparation 3 hrs
FACS 215 - Clothing II 4 hrs -or- FACS 220 - Tailoring 3 hrs
FACS 225 - Textiles 3 hrs
FACS 251 - Visual Merchandising 3 hrs
FACS 252 - History of Costume 3 hrs
PSYC 142 - General Psychology 3 hrs
Electives 6 hrs

University Core Curriculum Requirements

Composition
ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 hrs
Mathematics
MATT 107 - Applied Mathematics 3 hrs
Speech
SPCH 143 - Speech 3 hrs
Laboratory Science
Laboratory Science Elective 4 hrs
Social Science
ECON 100 - Elements of Economics 3 hrs -or- ECON 201 - Microeconomics 3 hrs -or- ECON 202 - Macroeconomics 3 hrs
UCC Electives
ARTT 110 - Art Appreciation 3 hrs -or- ARTT 130 - Art History I–Pre-history to 1500 3 hrs -or- ARTT 131 - Art History II–1500 to 20th Century 3 hrs
ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 hrs
PFWL 100 - Lifetime Fitness/Wellness 2 hrs

Recommended Sequence of Courses

Semester I

ARTT 110 - Art Appreciation 3 hrs -or- ARTT 130 - Art History I–Pre-history to 1500 3 hrs -or- ARTT 131 - Art History II–1500 to 20th Century 3 hrs
ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 hrs
FACS 100 - Survey of Family and Consumer Sciences 1 hr
FACS 115 - Clothing I 4 hrs -or- FACS 215 - Clothing II 4 hrs
SPCH 143 - Speech 3 hrs

Total Hours: 14

Semester II

ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 hrs
FACS 151 - Buying in Fashion 3 hrs (S)
FACS 215 - Clothing II 4 hrs -or- FACS 220 - Tailoring 3 hrs
FACS 252 - History of Costume 3 hrs (S)
PSYC 142 - General Psychology 3 hrs

Total Hours: 15-16

Semester III

FACS 101 - Color, Texture, and Furniture 3 hrs -or- FACS 120 - Foundations of Interior Design 3 hrs -or- FACS 202 - Housing Design 3 hrs
FACS 156 - Marriage and the Family 3 hrs (R/W)
FACS 206 - Fundamentals of Nutrition 3 hrs -or- FACS 210 - Food Preparation 3 hrs
PFWL 100 - Lifetime Fitness/Wellness 2 hrs
MATT 107 - Applied Mathematics 3 hrs
Elective(s) 3 hrs

Total Hours: 17

Semester IV

ECON 100 - Elements of Economics 3 hrs -or- ECON 201 - Microeconomics 3 hrs -or- ECON 202 - Macroeconomics 3 hrs
FACS 225 - Textiles 3 hrs
FACS 251 - Visual Merchandising 3 hrs (S)
Laboratory Science Elective 4 hrs
Elective(s) 3 hrs

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