Requirements

1. Fundamental Skills.
   1. Introduction to Apparel Merchandising. One (1) course:
      • SOAD-M 109 Apparel Industries i
   2. Introductory Elective. One (1) course:
      • SOAD-F 203 Materials for Merchandising and Fashion Design i
      • SOAD-M 204 Manufacturing and Quality Analysis i
   3. Principles of Retail Merchandising. One (1) course:
      • SOAD-M 315 Principles of Retail Merchandising i
2. Advanced Courses. Two (2) courses and six (6) credit hours:
   • SOAD-M 255 Digital Merchandising i
   • SOAD-M 308 Brand Management and Advertising i
   • SOAD-M 309 Strategies in Retail Promotion i
   • SOAD-M 316 Retail Product Management i
   • SOAD-M 327 Product Development i
   • SOAD-M 350 Omnichannel Innovation i
   • SOAD-M 404 International Textiles and Apparel Trade i
   • SOAD-M 405 International Fashion Consumers and Retailers i
   • SOAD-M 409 Retail Industry Field Seminar i
   • SOAD-M 410 Apparel Entrepreneurship i
   • SOAD-M 412 Global Sourcing i
   • SOAD-M 413 Planning and Analysis i
   • SOAD-M 416 Sustainability in Product: Fashion Design, Merchandising, and Retailing i
   • SOAD-M 450 Profiling the Apparel Customer i
   • SOAD-M 455 Advanced Digital Merchandising i
   • SOAD-M 485 Topics in Apparel Merchandising i
   • SOAD-X 492 Independent Study in Retail i
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3. Addenda Requirements*.
   1. Introduction to Business Computing. One (1) course:
      • BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business i
   2. Finite Mathematics or Calculus or equivalent. One (1) course:
      • MATH-D 117 Introduction to Finite Mathematics II i
      • MATH-J 113 Introduction to Calculus with Applications i
      • MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics i
      • MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I i
      • MATH-M 211 Calculus I i
      • MATH-M 213
      • MATH-S 118 Honors Finite Mathematics i
      • MATH-S 211
      • MATH-V 118 Finite Mathematics with Applications (Approved topics: "FINITE & CONSUMER MATHEMATICS" (TPC 2); "FINITE MATH FOR SOCIAL & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES" (TPC 1); "FINITE MATH IN ACTION" (TPC 3)) i
      • MATH-V 119 Applied Brief Calculus I (Approved topics: "BRIEF CALCULUS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES" (TPC 1)) i
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4. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.