Along with comprehensive education the following are requirements for Textile and Apparel Design:

Introductory courses and common completion courses:

• TXCD 140A Visual Literacy Lab: Analysis and/or Composition
• TXCD 140B Visual Literacy Lab:  Perceptual Drawing: 
• TXCD 143 Visual Literacy:  Art and Design
• TXCD 206 Textiles
• TXCD 212 Product Development I:  Apparel Analysis and Development
• TXCD 213 Merchandising I:  Textile and Apparel Industry
• TXCD 406 Textile Testing and Evaluation
• TXCD 408 History of Textiles
• TXCD 410 Socio-psychological Aspects of Clothing
• TXCD 412 Product Development III:  Trend Analysis and Product Conceptualization
• TXCD 498 Internship or 492 Study Tour (2 credit hours)

Textile and Apparel Design specialization:

• TXCD 141A  Visual Literacy Lab:  Color
• TXCD 141B  Visual Literacy Lab: Speculative Drawing
• TXCD 216  Apparel Design by Flat Pattern
• TXCD 225  Surface Design on Textiles
• TXCD 312  Product Development II Fashion Analysis and Presentation
• TXCD 325  Woven and Nonwoven Textile Design
• TXCD 403  Apparel Design by Draping
• TXCD 407 History of Costume
• TXCD 416  Apparel Design for Industry
• TXCD 425 Advanced Design for Printed Textiles
• TXCD 471 Experimental Apparel Design
• TXCD 472 Inventing the Crafted Fabric

Professional Supporting courses:

• ACCT 201 Introduction to Accounting I
• MRKT 341 Marketing
• Select two course from any of the following areas (6 credit hours): Art, art history, dance, theatre arts or photo journalism (JGEN 184; NEWS 304)