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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements FSDSBA1

Requirements

The major requires at least 37 credit hours (51 with the Addenda requirements), including the requirements listed below.
  1. Foundation.
    1. SOAD Pathways. One (1) course:
      • SOAD-A 100 Pathways: Introduction to Art, Design and Merchandising
    2. History of Fashion. One (1) course:
      • SOAD-F 340 History of Fashion
  2. Materials and Making.
    1. Introductory Textile Science Lab. One (1) course:
      • SOAD-F 202 Introductory Textile Science: Laboratory
    2. Materials for Design & Merchandising. One (1) course:
      • SOAD-F 203 Materials for Merchandising and Fashion Design
    3. Fashion Studio I. One (1) course:
      • SOAD-F 207 Fashion Studio I
    4. Fashion Design I. One (1) course:
      • SOAD-F 213 Fashion Design I: Research and Illustration
  3. Concentration. One (1) of the following:
    • Fashion Studies (see requirements below).
    • Fashion Studio (see requirements below).
  4. Addenda Requirements*.
    1. Mathematics. One (1) course:
      • MATH-D 117 Introduction to Finite Mathematics II
      • MATH-J 113 Introduction to Calculus with Applications
      • MATH-M 106
      • MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
      • MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I
      • MATH-M 211 Calculus I
      • MATH-M 213
      • MATH-S 118 Honors Finite Mathematics
      • 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))
      • MATH-V 119 Applied Brief Calculus I (Approved topics: "BRIEF CALCULUS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES" (TPC 1))
    2. Studio Art Courses. Six (6) credit hours:
      • SOAD-A 101 Creative Core: Color
      • SOAD-A 102 Creative Core: Drawing
      • SOAD-A 103 Creative Core: 3D Design
      • SOAD-A 211 Cross-Disciplinary Workshops in Art, Design, and Merchandising
      • Any SOAD-S 100–499
    3. Art History Courses. Six (6) credit hours:
      • Any ARTH-A 100–499
  5. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    5. College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

Major Area Courses

  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course at the 100–499 level with the SOAD-F subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Minor in Fashion Studies (FSDSMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

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