Apparel Design Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
The apparel design program focuses on market and consumer driven design. The program is designed to prepare students to be professionally ready for jobs in the athletic and outdoor industry. Graduates of the program will be literate in the business of fashion, design, production and marketing.
The Apparel Design major is a professional program (major code 400) offered through the College of Business. Entering students are designated as Pre-Apparel Design majors (major code 453). The lower-division pre-design program requires completion of courses within the first and second year (see core curriculum below) that build a solid foundation for the upper-division design curricula. These courses must be completed before the student is eligible for admission to the upper-division studio-based curricula. The lower-division pre-design core coursework may be completed at OSU or any accredited college or university that offers equivalent courses transferable to OSU.
Admission to the upper-division studio-based Apparel Design major is competitive and is restricted to those students who have demonstrated an ability to achieve the high standards required for professional studies. Enrollment may be limited to the number of students who can be served by the faculty and facilities. To apply and be considered for admission, students must meet the following requirements:
* Be declared as a Pre-Apparel Design major.
* Have a minimum OSU cumulative GPA of 2.5, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all lower-division pre-Apparel Design.
* Have completed and received a C– or better in ALL courses within the lower-division pre-design core by the end of spring term before applying.
Students who have completed their lower-division design courses at a college or university other than OSU must be admitted to the pre-apparel design major their first term and apply to the apparel design major during the normal selection process (typically at the end of spring term each year). Admission into the apparel design major requires completion of DSGN 226 and submission of a portfolio. The portfolio will expect students to submit work that demonstrates competency in fundamental design skills and concepts.
The following courses are recommended for students who need to further develop those design skills:
ART 115 2-D CORE STUDIO
ART 117 3-D CORE STUDIO
Major Code: 400
Pre-Apparel Design Major Code: 453
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Summary of Requirements | ||
| Lower Division | 62 | |
Pre-Design Core Classes (34) | ||
| SPECIFICATION BUYING | ||
Art, Communications, Economics, Math, Statistics, and Writing (24) 1 | ||
| Upper Division | 73 | |
Professional Design Core Classes (39) 2 | ||
Apparel Design Courses (34) | ||
| University General Education Requirements | 24 | |
| Unrestricted Electives | 21 | |
| Total credits required for graduation | 180 | |
| 1 | 21 credits from lower-division coursework satisfy University General Education Requirements |
| 2 | 11 credits from upper-division coursework satisfy University General Education Requirements |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Design Core Curriculum + | 108 | |
| The design core curriculum provides students with a broad overview of design thinking and processes | ||
| Mathematics and Statistics | 8 | |
| *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | ||
| Economics | 4 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | ||
| Art | 9 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY | ||
or ART 205 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE | |
or ART 204 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES | |
| *HISTORY OF DESIGN | ||
| Written and Oral Communication | 6 | |
| *PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
or COMM 114 | *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | |
or COMM 218 | *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | |
| *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | ||
or WR 323 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | |
or WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | |
| University General Requirements | 24 | |
| The ART, COMM, ECON, MTH, and WR classes above meet the university's baccalaureate core requirements for Mathematics, Social Processes and Institutions, Writing II, Speech, Western Culture, Literature and Arts, and Science, Technology and Society. All students must meet the other baccalaureate core requirements and the other requirements for baccalaureate degrees. (See Earning a Degree at OSU) | ||
| Unrestricted Electives | 21 | |
| Students are provided elective credits to enable them to achieve a degree of specialization and depth to match their interests | ||
| Total Hours | 180 | |
Apparel Design Major
| First Year | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Apparel Design ++ | ||
| Students entering OSU on the Corvallis campus as their first college experience are required to participate in Innovation Nation, the College of Business Living-Learning Community (LLC). These students, as well as students who transfer in the winter term into the Apparel Design major from another college or university, will complete the following three-course sequence during their first year: | ||
| B-ENGAGED | ||
| INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION | ||
| INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY | ||
| All other students will complete the following course: | ||
| BA 101 | BUSINESS NOW | 6 |
| All students should also complete: | ||
| ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| COMM 111 |
*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION |
3 |
| DSGN 121 | COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN | 3 |
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| General Baccalaureate Core courses | 20-23 | |
| Hours | 42-45 | |
| Second Year | ||
| All students should complete the following courses: | ||
| BA 280 | BUSINESS INSIGHTS (transfer students only) | 2 |
| DSGN 253 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| DSGN 282 | PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT I | 1 |
| DSGN 283 | PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT II | 1 |
| DSGN 284 | PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT III | 1 |
| Students who transfer from another college or university into the pre-apparel design major who have completed all lower-division design core coursework should complete the following course: | ||
| BA 381 | PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| All second-year students should also complete: | ||
| ART 206 |
*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY or *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE or *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES |
3 |
| BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
| DSGN 226 | SPECIFICATION BUYING | 4 |
| DSGN 244 | COLOR INNOVATION | 4 |
| DSGN 255 | TEXTILES | 4 |
| DSGN 281 | DRAWING AND SKETCHING | 4 |
| ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| WR 222 |
*ENGLISH COMPOSITION or *ENGLISH COMPOSITION or *TECHNICAL WRITING |
3 |
| Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or unrestricted electives | 5-7 | |
| Hours | 51-53 | |
| Third Year | ||
| ART 367 | *HISTORY OF DESIGN | 3 |
| BA 315 | ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | 4 |
| BA 352 | MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| BA 354 | ^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 4 |
| BA 390 or BA 223 |
MARKETING or PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING |
4 |
| DSGN 311 | THIRD YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOP I | 1 |
| DSGN 312 | THIRD YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOP II | 1 |
| DSGN 313 | THIRD YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOP III | 1 |
| DSGN 327 | PERFORMANCE APPAREL INNOVATION I | 4 |
| DSGN 329 | SPORTSWEAR INDUSTRY COLLABORATION | 3 |
| DSGN 330 | ^FASHION FORECASTING AND MARKET ANALYSIS | 4 |
| DSGN 333 | HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY FASHION | 4 |
| DSGN 341 | DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION | 4 |
| DSGN 356 | SPECIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS | 3 |
| DSGN 357 | EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LABORATORY | 1 |
| Hours | 45 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| DSGN 328 | DIGITAL DESIGN FOR APPAREL | 3 |
| DSGN 411 | FOURTH YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
| DSGN 412 | FOURTH YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOP II | 1 |
| DSGN 413 | FOURTH YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOP III | 1 |
| DSGN 427 | PERFORMANCE APPAREL INNOVATION II | 4 |
| DSGN 428 | TECHNICAL SPORTSWEAR SIZING AND FIT | 4 |
| DSGN 429 | FUNCTIONAL DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| DSGN 475 | *GLOBAL SOURCING OF TEXTILES, APPAREL, AND FOOTWEAR | 4 |
| MGMT 364 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| MRKT 492 | CONSUMER BEHAVIOR | 4 |
| MRKT 495 | RETAIL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or unrestricted electives | 11 | |
| Hours | 45 | |
| Total Hours | 183-188 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| + | Courses cannot be counted twice to fulfill requirements of the major |
| ++ | Students entering design programs should have basic art and illustration skills. ART 115 and ART 117 are highly recommended elective courses |
Major Code: 400
Pre-Apparel Design Major Code: 453
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| BA 160 | B-ENGAGED | 3 |
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| Biological Science with Lab | 4 | |
| Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| PAC: Physical Activity Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| BA 161 | INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION | 3 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Physical Science with Lab | 4 | |
| DSGN 121 | COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN | 3 |
| Difference, Power, Discrimination | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BA 162 | INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science with Lab | 4 | |
| COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS (Lit/Art) | 3 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS (Soc. Proc. & Inst) | 4 |
| DSGN 255 | TEXTILES | 4 |
| WR 222 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| DSGN 226 | SPECIFICATION BUYING | 4 |
| DSGN 282 | PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT I | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
| DSGN 253 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| DSGN 244 | COLOR INNOVATION | 4 |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| DSGN 283 | PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT II | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 206 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY (Western Culture) | 3 |
| DSGN 281 | DRAWING AND SKETCHING | 4 |
| DSGN 284 | PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT III | 1 |
| Electives | 5 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BA 315 | ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | 4 |
| DSGN 330 | ^FASHION FORECASTING AND MARKET ANALYSIS | 4 |
| DSGN 333 | HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY FASHION | 4 |
| ART 367 | *HISTORY OF DESIGN (Science, Tech, Society) | 3 |
| DSGN 311 | THIRD YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOP I | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| DSGN 327 | PERFORMANCE APPAREL INNOVATION I | 4 |
| BA 390 | MARKETING | 4 |
| DSGN 341 | DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION | 4 |
| DSGN 312 | THIRD YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOP II | 1 |
| Electives | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BA 352 | MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| DSGN 329 | SPORTSWEAR INDUSTRY COLLABORATION | 3 |
| DSGN 356 | SPECIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS | 3 |
| DSGN 357 | EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LABORATORY | 1 |
| DSGN 313 | THIRD YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOP III | 1 |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| DSGN 475 | *GLOBAL SOURCING OF TEXTILES, APPAREL, AND FOOTWEAR (Cont. Global Iss.) | 4 |
| DSGN 427 | PERFORMANCE APPAREL INNOVATION II | 4 |
| DSGN 428 | TECHNICAL SPORTSWEAR SIZING AND FIT | 4 |
| DSGN 411 | FOURTH YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
| Electives | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| MRKT 495 | RETAIL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| DSGN 328 | DIGITAL DESIGN FOR APPAREL | 3 |
| DSGN 429 | FUNCTIONAL DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| DSGN 412 | FOURTH YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOP II | 1 |
| Electives | 2 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BA 354 | ^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 4 |
| MGMT 364 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| MRKT 492 | CONSUMER BEHAVIOR | 4 |
| DSGN 413 | FOURTH YEAR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, & LEADERSHIP DEVELOP III | 1 |
| Electives | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 180 | |
This is a sample schedule intended for informational purposes only. Students should consult with their OSU academic advisor to create a personalized degree plan.