Feb 23, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles 4-Year Program

The Bachelor of Science in Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
AFE 100 - Issues in Agriculture, Food and Environment 3 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA)
MAT 114 - Introduction to Merchandising 3 Credit Hours
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Social Sciences)
RTM 101 - Introduction to Retailing and Tourism Management 1 Credit Hours

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
MAT 120 - Textiles for Consumers 3 Credit Hours
PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 4 Credit Hours
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3-4
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

AN 105 - Business Applications of Spreadsheets 1 Credit Hours
OR
CS 101 - Introduction to Computing I 3 Credit Hours
ECO 201 - Principles of Economics I 3 Credit Hours
MAT 237 - Aesthetic Experience in Retail 3 Credit Hours
STA 210 - Making Sense of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours
OR
STA 296 - Statistical Methods and Motivations 3 Credit Hours (either statistics course fulfills the UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning)
Professional Support Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ACC 200 - Introduction to Accounting for Decision Makers 3 Credit Hours
ECO 202 - Principles of Economics II 3 Credit Hours
MAT 247 - Dress and Culture 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
Professional Support Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

ACC 201 - Financial Accounting 3 Credit Hours
MAT 315 - Merchandise Planning and Control 3 Credit Hours
MKT 300 - Marketing Management 3 Credit Hours
RTM 340 - Professional Practice/Pre-Internship 1 Credit Hours
RTM 345 - Service Management 3 Credit Hours

Second Semester

MGT 301 - Introduction to Managing Organizations 3 Credit Hours
MKT 320 - Retail and Distribution Management 3 Credit Hours
Major Selection Credit(s): 3
Major Selection Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 1-2

Summer Session

RTM 499 - Retailing and Tourism Management Internship 6 Credit Hours

Year 4

First Semester

MAT 414 - Merchandising Strategy Analysis 3 Credit Hours
MAT 510 - Brand Management 3 Credit Hours
RTM 425 - Human Resource Management 3 Credit Hours
Major Selection Credit(s): 3
Major Selection 400+ Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

Major Selection 400+ Credit(s): 3
Major Selection 400+ Credit(s): 3
Professional Support 300+ Credit(s): 3
Professional Support 300+ Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3