Apparel Design Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
This major offers the following option(s):
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 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, ART 117
Major Code: 400
Pre-Apparel Design Major Code: 453
- Identify, define, and describe relevant aspects of a design problem (goals, objectives).
- Create a technical package that incorporates technical illustration, construction details, measurement specifications, and material, trim, prints, coloration, and finish details.
- Explain how social, environmental, political, cultural, and economic systems, as well as geography relate to the planning, creation, production, merchandising, distribution, and consumption of textile, apparel, and footwear products and resulting company performance.
- Create a technical package that incorporates technical illustration, construction details, measurement specifications, and material, trim, prints, coloration, and finish details.
- Develop logical product creation strategies regarding materials, trims, construction, print, coloration, and finishes for a specific end use.
- Evaluate the prototype in terms of fit, construction, aesthetics, and marketability and make revisions to improve the design.
- Demonstrate the ability to select and specify furniture, fixtures, equipment and finish materials in interior spaces.
- Recognize and apply design thinking and visual thinking processes to understand the framework of problem solving.
- Identify, define and describe design management practice in relation to various types of businesses and business models.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Summary of Requirements | ||
Lower Division | 62 | |
Pre-Design Core Classes (34) | ||
INTRODUCTION TO APPAREL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | ||
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 | 25 | |
Unrestricted Electives | 20 | |
Total credits required for graduation | 180 |
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21 credits from lower-division coursework satisfy University General Education Requirements
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11 credits from upper-division coursework satisfy University General Education Requirements
Apparel Design Program Requirements (180)
Design Core Curriculum
The Design core curriculum provides students with a broad overview of design thinking and processes.
First Year | Credits | |
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Pre-Apparel Design 1 | ||
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: 2 | ||
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 | 4 |
General Baccalaureate Core courses | 20-23 | |
Credits | 43-46 | |
Second Year | ||
All students should complete the following courses: 3 | ||
BUSINESS INSIGHTS (transfer students only) | ||
DSGN 253 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
DSGN 282 | DRAFTING YOUR CAREER BLUEPRINT | 1 |
DSGN 283 | CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND THE WORKPLACE | 1 |
DSGN 284 | FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE I | 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 HIGH MIDDLE AGES | 3 |
BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 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 | 3-5 | |
Credits | 43-45 | |
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 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING or PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
DSGN 311 | FRAMING YOUR CAREER PLAN | 1 |
DSGN 312 | FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE II | 1 |
DSGN 313 | THE ORANGE AND BLACK CASE COMPETITION | 1 |
DSGN 341 | DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION | 4 |
MGMT 364 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Credits | 30 | |
Fourth Year | ||
DSGN 411 | NAVIGATING YOUR WORKPLACE | 1 |
DSGN 412 | FINANCIAL PLANNING I | 1 |
DSGN 413 | FINANCIAL PLANNING II | 1 |
DSGN 475 | *GLOBAL SOURCING OF TEXTILES, APPAREL, AND FOOTWEAR | 4 |
MRKT 492 | CONSUMER BEHAVIOR | 4 |
MRKT 495 | RETAIL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or unrestricted electives | 11 | |
Credits | 26 | |
Total Credits | 142-147 |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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Students entering design programs should have basic art and illustration skills. ART 115 and ART 117 are highly recommended elective courses
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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
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For students who transfer into College of Business business-related programs, the Blueprint transition courses meet the same outcomes as the professional development (Blueprint) course series accounting for the student’s academic year when they transfer into the business program
Apparel Design Major (38)
Code | Title | Credits |
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DSGN 226 | INTRODUCTION TO APPAREL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
DSGN 327 | APPAREL DESIGN WITH FLAT PATTERN | 4 |
DSGN 329 | APPAREL INDUSTRY COLLABORATION | 3 |
DSGN 330 | ^FASHION FORECASTING AND MARKET ANALYSIS | 4 |
DSGN 333 | HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY FASHION | 4 |
DSGN 356 | SPECIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS | 3 |
DSGN 357 | EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LABORATORY | 1 |
DSGN 426 | DIGITAL DESIGN FOR APPAREL | 3 |
DSGN 427 | APPAREL DESIGN WITH DRAPING | 4 |
DSGN 428 | APPAREL GRADING, SIZING, AND FIT | 4 |
DSGN 429 | SENIOR APPAREL DESIGN STUDIO | 4 |
Total Credits | 38 |
Major Code: 400
Pre-Apparel Design Major Code: 453
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
BA 160 | B-ENGAGED | 3 |
MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
Bacc Core: Biological Science with Lab | 4 | |
Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
Bacc Core: PAC | 1 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Winter | ||
BA 161 | INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION | 3 |
DSGN 121 | COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN | 3 |
WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 4 |
Bacc Core: Physical Science with Lab | 4 | |
Bacc Core: Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
Credits | 17 | |
Spring | ||
ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
BA 162 | INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY | 3 |
COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
Bacc Core: Physical or Biological Science with Lab | 4 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
DSGN 244 | COLOR INNOVATION | 4 |
DSGN 253 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
DSGN 255 | TEXTILES | 4 |
DSGN 282 | DRAFTING YOUR CAREER BLUEPRINT | 1 |
Credits | 16 | |
Winter | ||
DSGN 226 | INTRODUCTION TO APPAREL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
DSGN 281 | DRAWING AND SKETCHING | 4 |
DSGN 283 | CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND THE WORKPLACE | 1 |
ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
WR 222 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
ART 206 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY | 3 |
DSGN 284 | FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE I | 1 |
ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
Electives | 6 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
ART 367 | *HISTORY OF DESIGN | 3 |
BA 315 | ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | 4 |
DSGN 311 | FRAMING YOUR CAREER PLAN | 1 |
DSGN 330 | ^FASHION FORECASTING AND MARKET ANALYSIS | 4 |
DSGN 341 | DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION | 4 |
Credits | 16 | |
Winter | ||
BA 390 or BA 223 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING or PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
DSGN 312 | FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE II | 1 |
DSGN 327 | APPAREL DESIGN WITH FLAT PATTERN | 4 |
DSGN 333 | HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY FASHION | 4 |
Electives | 1 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Spring | ||
BA 352 | MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE | 4 |
DSGN 313 | THE ORANGE AND BLACK CASE COMPETITION | 1 |
DSGN 329 | APPAREL INDUSTRY COLLABORATION | 3 |
DSGN 356 | SPECIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS | 3 |
DSGN 357 | EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LABORATORY | 1 |
Electives | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
DSGN 411 | NAVIGATING YOUR WORKPLACE | 1 |
DSGN 426 | DIGITAL DESIGN FOR APPAREL | 3 |
DSGN 427 | APPAREL DESIGN WITH DRAPING | 4 |
MRKT 495 | RETAIL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Electives | 1 | |
Credits | 13 | |
Winter | ||
DSGN 412 | FINANCIAL PLANNING I | 1 |
DSGN 428 | APPAREL GRADING, SIZING, AND FIT | 4 |
DSGN 429 | SENIOR APPAREL DESIGN STUDIO | 4 |
DSGN 475 | *GLOBAL SOURCING OF TEXTILES, APPAREL, AND FOOTWEAR | 4 |
Electives | 1 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Spring | ||
BA 354 | ^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 4 |
DSGN 413 | FINANCIAL PLANNING II | 1 |
MGMT 364 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
MRKT 492 | CONSUMER BEHAVIOR | 4 |
Electives | 2 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Total Credits | 180 |