This major offers the following option(s):

• Dean's Academy
• Sports Business

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.

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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.

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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)

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.