Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies Department Course Requirements
Global Apparel and Related Industries Studies Concentration
Suggested Four-Year Program
(Effective Catalog Fall 2014)
FRESHMAN
Fall
CRS 231
CRS 211
GRD
MAT 115
Language
Spring
Intro To Apparel and Related Industries
3
Textiles: Fiber to Finish
3
ENG 101 (or FMS 115 or RCO 101)
College Algebra
(100-level)
Credit hour subtotal
3
3
3
15
SOPHOMORE
Fall
APD 242
ACC 201
ISM 110
GSB
Language
Design Prin. Applied to Textile Prods.
Financial Accounting
Business Computing
SOC 101 or PSY 121
(100-level)
Credit hour subtotal
3
3
3
3
3
13
Spring
IGS 200
Intro to International & Global Studies
3
RCS 361
Retail Buying & Merchandising
3
CRS 221
CHE
Culture, Human Behavior, & Clothing
3
4
CRS 321
CRS 255
Social Psychology of Dress
3
3
GHP
Any GEC GHP-Suggested CRS 372
(200-level)
3
3
16
GFA
Language
Any GEC GFA
(200-level)
Language
Chemistry 101 or 103 & 110 lab
Credit hour subtotal
JUNIOR
Fall
RCS 363
CRS 331
Credit hour subtotal
3
3
15
Spring
Visual Merchandising
Professional Dvpmt.
IGS 300
Any IGS 300 level Cross-listed Course
level
APD/RCS/C
RS
Any CARS elective
CST 105
Consumer Behavior
Intro to Communication Studies
Credit hour subtotal
3
3
CRS 312
GPR
Quality Analysis of Consumer Goods
Any GEC GPR
3
3
3
Language
(300-level or above)
3
3
3
15
GNS
Cognate
Any GEC GNS (not from CHEM)
MGT 200, 309, 312, or 354, or ENT 240
Credit hour subtotal
Summer Sessions
CRS 332 Internship*
3
3
15
6 credit hours
*students in the GARI concentration may substitute 6 approved elective hours earned during a semester abroad for the internship 6 credit hours
SENIOR
Fall
Spring
RCS 464
Multicultural & Multichannel Retailing
3
CRS 463
Global Sourcing of Apparel & Related
Products
3
Language (300-level or above)
APD/RCS/C
RS
Any CARS elective
GLT
Any GEC GLT
CRS 481
Contemporary Professional Issues in CARS
3
(changed in 2010)
Retail Strategy
3
3
IGS 400
Capstone in International & Global Studies
3
1
3
13
GEC
Additional GPR/GFA/GLT
3
RCS 484/584
Credit hour subtotal
Credit hour subtotal 12
Note: when scheduling CRS/APD/RCS classes, the deparment makes every effort to keep classes within a prescribed semester out of conflict. For example, RCS 361 would not
be scheduled at the same time as CRS 321. By the same token, CRS 321 may be scheduled at the same time as RCS 464, so it is in a student's best interest to take classes as
advised by this plan.
Revised March 2014
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR GRADUATION=122 min.