UTexas

Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Textiles and Apparel (BSTA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
TXA 305Textiles (Major)3
TXA 301CIntroduction to the Fashion Industry (Major)3
CH 301NChemistry in Our World I (Major) 0303
Core Mathematics course (Core) 0203
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
2nd Semester
TXA 314CComputer-Aided Design for Apparel (Major)3
TXA 316LApparel I (Major)3
or TXA 316R Sewn-Product Analysis and Manufacturing
or TXA 360 Textile Testing
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core)3
CH 302NChemistry in Our World II (Major) 0303
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
H E 101PProfessional Development I (Major)1
3rd Semester
TXA 314KProduct Development (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
U.S. History (Core) 0603
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
H E 102PEthics Across Life (Major)1
Free elective (Elective)3
4th Semester
TXA Elective course (Major)3
BIO 311CIntroductory Biology I (Major) 0303
U.S. History (Core) 0603
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
H E 103PProfessional Development II (Major)1
Free elective (Elective)3
5th Semester
TXA 325LHistory of Dress and Cultural Change I (Major)3
or TXA 325M History of Dress and Cultural Change II
or TXA 327C Social Psychology of Dress and Appearance
or TXA 361 Consumer Behavior in the Marketplace
TXA Elective course (Major)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Free elective (Elective)3
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
6th Semester
TXA 356Internship (Major)3
TXA Elective course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Free elective (Elective)3
7th Semester
TXA Elective course (Major)3
TXA Elective course (Major)3
TXA Elective course (Major)3
TXA Elective course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
8th Semester
TXA Elective course (Major)3
TXA Elective course (Major)3
TXA Elective course (Major)3
TXA Elective course (Major)3
TXA Elective course (Major)3
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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