The Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design offers on-campus MA and MS and Ph.D. programs in Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design with focuses available in:

• Textiles and Apparel Design

• Textile Science

• Textile History and Quilt Studies

• Merchandising

In addition, the Department offers a hybrid (on-campus and online) MA program in Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design with a focus in:

• Textiles History/Quilt Studies

DEPARTMENT POLICIES

Funding: Research and/or teaching assistantships are available on a competitive basis to support graduate students.

Use of Design Studio. Graduate students may use the design studio on the HECO basement level by pre-arrangement with their graduate advisor and the TMFD department chair.

ADMISSION CATEGORIES All applicants are asked to upload the following information of the UNL Graduate Admissions Management and Evaluation System (GAMES): a letter to the chairperson of the Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design Graduate Committee describing his/her background, experience, and goals for pursuing graduate study. After careful consideration of our masters programs, subject areas, and options, applicants should clearly indicate their intended area of study selecting from the following areas of specialization (see pages 3-10 for further descriptions of the programs, degrees, and options):

• Textile Design MA Option II or III
• Costume History MA Option I or II
• Apparel Design MA Option II or III
• Textile History/Quilt Studies MA Option I or II (Residential)
• Textile History/Quilt Studies MA Option III (Distance Delivery)
• Merchandising MS Option I or III
• Textile Science MS Option I or III

The TMFD Graduate Committee considers the qualifications of applicants for admission to graduate study in Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design leading to Master of Science or Master of Arts degrees and makes recommendations to the Graduate College. Deficiencies, assessed on an individual basis, may be removed concurrently with permission of Graduate Studies. Generally, no more than 6 graduate credit hours are transferable to the University of Nebraska from another institution.

Full Graduate Standing - Students may qualify for Full Graduate Standing by presenting a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and by completing a minimum of 12 hours of undergraduate course work beyond the freshman (100) level in Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design or the equivalent from a related area such as Art or History. In addition, students should have a minimum undergraduate G.P.A. of 3.00 and minimum scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) as follows: Verbal 150 (450 prior to 11/1/11); Quantitative 141 (450 prior to 11/1/11); and 4.0 Analytical Writing (200 prior to 2002). For textile science students, the minimum scores are 143 for Verbal (350 prior to 11/1/11); 155 Quantitative (700 prior 50 11/1/11); and 4.0 Analytical Writing (200 prior to 2002).

Students from non-English-speaking countries who do not hold a bachelor degree awarded by an accredited U.S. institution are expected to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) prior to admission. A minimum score of 550 on the TOEFL paper test, 213 on the TOEFL computer-based test or 79 on the TOEFL internet-based test is required for consideration for admission. A minimum score of 6 is required for the International Language Test System (IELTS).

Provisional Standing - Provisional admission is granted to applicants who have been accepted to the program, but have entrance deficiencies. When the entrance deficiencies are removed, the student must request a change of status to full standing by petitioning the TMFD Graduate Committee Chairperson. This request must be approved by the TMFD Graduate Committee and the Graduate College before application for graduation. Students admitted on provisional standing are not eligible to receive an assistantship until the removal of the provisional status.

Unclassified Status - Unclassified admission is available for graduate students whose objectives are other than seeking a graduate degree. Should an unclassified status graduate student seek a change of status they should petition the TMFD Graduate Committee Chair. Unclassified students wishing to enter the TMFD graduate program are expected to complete the full application to the TMFD department and to fulfill all the requirements.

Unclassified status may be granted to applicants who could be accepted into the program after completing specific requirements established by the TMFD Graduate Committee, such as 12 hours of courses with a 3.00 G.P.A. If applicants satisfy the requirements, they may apply for admission again, although admission is not guaranteed.