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This option emphasizes the application of selected principles from the arts,
the sciences, and the humanities and provides specialized instruction for
professional careers in textiles and clothing. Intended for students planning
to enter the apparel industry, it focuses on design-related careers such as
assistant designer, pattern maker, sample maker, fashion coordinator, and other
apparel-related positions.
Prescribed Work
- Nine semester hours of English, including English 306 and 316K. In
addition to the specified hours of English, in taking courses to fulfill other
degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having
a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division.
If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the
degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework
taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with
a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.
- Students who enter the University with fewer than two high school units in
a single foreign language must take the first two semesters in a language
without degree credit to remove their language deficiency.
- Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government; six
hours of American history; six hours of lower-division coursework in
anthropology, economics, psychology, or sociology; and six hours of
upper-division coursework in American studies, anthropology, folklore,
psychology, or sociology. Students specializing in conservation must take six
hours of anthropology in fulfilling this requirement.
- Three semester hours of mathematics beyond Mathematics 301. Algebra
courses at the level of Mathematics 301 may not be counted toward the total
number of hours required for the degree.
- Three semester hours in chemistry, microbiology, or physics, and the
following coursework:
- For the apparel design specialization: Chemistry 305 or 313N, Chemistry
113P, and Zoology 312.
- For the conservation specialization: Chemistry 301, 302, 204, 610A, and
210C.
- Accounting 311; two of the following courses: Marketing 337, Management
325, 336, 337; and either Management Information Systems 310 or a
three-semester-hour course in statistics. Suggested statistics courses are
Educational Psychology 371, Mathematics 316, and Statistics 309.
- Studio Art 301K (for the apparel design specialization) or Art History 303
(for the conservation specialization), and nine semester hours of
upper-division coursework in art history, museum courses, or studio art.
- No fewer than forty-six but no more than forty-eight semester hours in the
Department of Human Ecology, including:
- Home Economics 322.
- Either Interior Design 201R and 101S, or Textiles and Apparel 319.
- Textiles and Apparel 205, 105L, 325L, 325M, 260L, 260M, and 352D.
- Six or seven semester hours chosen from Textiles and Apparel 212K, 212L,
316L, and 316Q.
- Twelve semester hours chosen from Textiles and Apparel 310C, 315K, 126 and
226L, 164K (Topic 1: Flat Pattern) and 264L (Topic 1: Flat
Pattern), 164K (Topic 2: Draping) and 264L (Topic 2:
Draping), 164K (Topic 3: Advanced Apparel Design) and 264L (Topic
3: Advanced Apparel Design), and 355.
- Six semester hours chosen from Interior Design 335F, 336F, Textiles and
Apparel 327, 355 (Topic: Computer-Aided Design), and
355N.
Information is available in the department advising office about
the courses that are recommended for each specialization.
Eighteen hours of the coursework used to fulfill this requirement must be
completed in residence at the University.
- Thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework, of which at least
eighteen must be within and at least twelve must be outside the Department of
Human Ecology.
- Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.
Special Requirements
The
student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements given in chapter 1 and the college requirements given in this chapter. He or she must also make a
grade of at least C in each course used to fulfill requirements 7 and 8
of the prescribed work above.
Order and Choice of Work
The
student should consult the faculty adviser each semester about order and choice
of work and balancing the laboratory load. Students should also check
prerequisite requirements carefully.
This option emphasizes the application of selected principles from the arts,
the sciences, and the humanities and provides specialized instruction for
professional careers in merchandising. It is designed for students planning to
enter careers in merchandising.
Option II includes a nine-semester-hour field experience program, the Retail
Merchandising Internship Program, normally taken during the fall or spring
semester of the student's senior year. The student must apply for admission to
the program the semester before he or she plans to enter it; materials,
information about deadlines, and directions for application are available from
the Department of Human Ecology. The student must complete Textiles and Apparel
376 the semester before participating in the program.
Admission to the field experience program is limited and is subject to the
approval of an admissions panel. The panel may deny a student admission to the
program if the student fails to maintain a strong academic record, to complete
the prerequisite course requirements for the field experience program, or
successfully to complete competitive interviews with representatives from
participating retail establishments. Since space in the program is limited, the
student's participation may also be postponed.
Prescribed Work
- Nine semester hours of English, including English 306 and 316K. In
addition to the specified hours of English, in taking courses to fulfill other
degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having
a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division.
If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the
degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework
taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with
a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.
- Students who enter the University with fewer than two high school units in
a single foreign language must take the first two semesters in a language
without degree credit to remove their language deficiency.
- Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government; six
semester hours of American history; six semester hours of economics; and three
semester hours of psychology, sociology, or anthropology.
- Mathematics 403K; and Computer Sciences 304P or three semester hours of
statistics (suggested courses are Educational Psychology 371, Mathematics 316,
Psychology 317, Statistics 309). Algebra courses at the level of Mathematics
301 or the equivalent may not be counted toward the total number of hours
required for the degree. Students who enter the University with fewer than
three units of high school mathematics at the level of Algebra I or higher must
take Mathematics 301 or 304E without degree credit to remove their deficiency.
- Chemistry 305 or 313N, and 113P; six semester hours of biological science;
and three additional semester hours in chemistry, physics, microbiology, or
physical science.
- Art History 301.
- Accounting 311; Marketing 337; Advertising 318J or Marketing 338; and
Speech 305 or 319.
- Six additional semester hours of upper-division business.
- No fewer than forty-six but no more than forty-eight semester hours in the
Department of Human Ecology, including Home Economics 322 and 361; either
Interior Design 201R and 101S or Textiles and Apparel 319; Textiles and Apparel
205, 105L, 212K, 212L, 315K, either 316L or 316Q, 352M, 355P, 260L, 260M, and
376; nine semester hours chosen from Textiles and Apparel 325K, 126 and 226L,
327, 328, 355K, 355N, and 164K and 264L; and three semester hours chosen from
courses in child development, family relationships, food science, food systems
management, housing, interior design, or nutrition. Eighteen of these semester
hours must be completed in residence at the University.
- Thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework, of which at least
eighteen must be within and at least twelve must be outside the Department of
Human Ecology.
- Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.
Special Requirements
The
student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements given in chapter 1 and the college requirements given in this chapter. He or she must also
make a grade of at least C in each course used to fulfill requirements
4, 7, and 9 of the prescribed work above. Moreover, each student must earn a
grade of at least C in the following courses prior to the field
experience program: Interior Design 201R and 101S or Textiles and Apparel 319,
Textiles and Apparel 205, 105L, and 316L or 316Q, Marketing 337, Marketing 338
or Advertising 318J, Accounting 311, Mathematics 403K, statistics or computer
sciences, and Speech 305 or 319.
Order and Choice of Work
The
student should confer with the faculty adviser each semester regarding order
and choice of work and balancing the laboratory load. Students should check
prerequisite requirements carefully. The nine-semester-hour retail
merchandising internship must be planned for the senior year, and Textiles and
Apparel 376 must be taken the preceding semester. The internship courses are
Textiles and Apparel 315K, 352M, and 355P.
The Department of Zoology has two undergraduate programs: a
thirty-semester-hour major for the Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of
Science in Zoology degree. These degree programs are intended to accommodate
the diversity of student interests and needs in the biological sciences.
The Bachelor of Science in Zoology degree program is designed for highly
qualified students who anticipate entering a graduate program.
- English 306 and 316K. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other
degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having
a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division.
If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the
degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework
taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with
a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.
- Courses 506 and 507 (or the equivalent) in a single foreign language, and
a three-semester-hour course in the same language for which 507 or the
equivalent is a prerequisite; or as much of this coursework as required by the
student's score on the appropriate language placement test. For students who
enter the University with fewer than two high school units in a single foreign
language, the first two semesters in a language may not be counted toward the
total number of hours required for the degree.
- Six semester hours of American history.
- Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.
- Mathematics 408C and 408D. Algebra courses at the level of Mathematics 301
or the equivalent may not be counted toward the total number of hours required
for the degree. Students who enter the University with fewer than three units
of high school mathematics at the level of Algebra I or higher must take
Mathematics 301 or 304E without degree credit to remove their deficiency.
- Chemistry 301, 302, 204, and either 610A, 610B, and 210C, or 618A, 118K,
618B, and 118L; and eight semester hours of physics: either Physics 302K, 302L,
102M, and 102N or 317K, 317L, 117M, and 117N.
- Three semester hours in anthropology, economics, geography, linguistics,
psychology, or sociology; and three semester hours in architecture, art
(including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics
(including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including
music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or
theatre and dance.
- Thirty-six semester hours in the biological sciences, including Biology
302, 303, and 304 and at least twenty-four hours of upper-division coursework
in zoology. The zoology courses must include at least one from each of the
following areas:
- Cell biology: Zoology 320.
- Developmental biology: Zoology 321.
- Genetics: Zoology 325 (taken alone or concurrently with Zoology 225L).
- Structure/function of whole organisms and phylogeny: Zoology 432, 436,
333, 346, 453, or 370C (Topic 3: Herpetology).
- Physiology: Zoology 351; 361K; or 365L and 365N, preferably with 165P; or
371L and 365N, preferably with 165P.
- Ecology: Zoology 440, 357, 369, or 370C (Topic: Behavioral
Ecology).
At least four courses in the Division of Biological
Sciences must include laboratory work. Of these four laboratory courses, two
must be in zoology and only one may be lower-division. The laboratory courses
must be chosen from Biology 205, 206, 208, Botany 323L, 331, Microbiology 368,
Zoology 225L, 432, 333, 436, 440, 346, 453, 165P, and 369.
- Twelve additional semester hours of coursework in science, of which no
more than three may be in the departments in the Division of Biological
Sciences. Science courses outside the College of Natural Sciences may be
counted with the approval of the undergraduate adviser. A course may not be
used to fulfill this requirement if it cannot be counted toward major
requirements in the department that offers it. A course in statistics is
strongly recommended.
- At least thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework must be
completed in residence at the University. Of these, at least eighteen semester
hours must be in zoology, including one course in each of the six areas listed
in requirement 8 above.
- Enough additional coursework to make a total of 128 semester
hours.
The
student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements given in chapter 1 and the college requirements given in this chapter. He or she must
also make a grade of at least C in each course in biological science
used to fulfill requirement 8 of the prescribed work above.
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