Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts,
BFA
College/School:
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Plan Code: HICOSBFA
120
minimum credit hours
46
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Costume Design and Technology Lower Division Requirements | ||
|
COS 115 Survey of Costume
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 214 Global Culture and Dress
(GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 235 Illustration for Costume
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 236 Costume Design I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 280 Production Practices
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 284 Introductory Costume Crew Practicum
2 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 2 |
| Costume Design and Technology Upper Division Requirements | ||
|
COS 317 Costume Sourcing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 335 Costume in Concept
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 336 Costume Design II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 342 Costume Materials and Techniques
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 380 Production Management
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 396 Professional Practices for Costume
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
COS 424 Tailoring and Alterations
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 484 Internship
OR COS 485 Reflections on Experiential Learning
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
Upper Division
COS Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Fashion + Costume Coursework | ||
|
FSH 122 Apparel Construction I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
FSH 135 Foundations in Fashion Design Communications
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
FSH 200 Textiles Science Lab
(SCIT)
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
FSH 201 Textiles Science
(SCIT)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
FSH 204 Social Aspects of Fashion
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
FSH 206 Flat Patternmaking I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
FSH 208 Creative Technology for Fashion
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
FSH 222 Apparel Construction II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Costume Design and Technology Culminating Experience | ||
|
COS 481 Senior Portfolio for Costume
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
COS 495 Costume Capstone
Students will enroll in the capstone course twice.
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
| Costume Design and Technology Related Studies | ||
|
Any courses that apply to Costume Design and Technology Related Studies are permitted to "double dip" with any ASU Minor requirement. |
||
|
THE 430 History of Fashion I
(HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
THE 431 History of Fashion II: 20th-Century Fashion
(HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
|
3 | |
|
FMP Elective
Recommended:
FMP 201
FMS Elective
Recommended:
FMS 209
FSH Elective
Recommended:
FSH 324
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
|
FMP Elective
Recommended:
FMP 201
FMS Elective
Recommended:
FMS 209
FSH Elective
Recommended:
FSH 324
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
|
||
|
FSH 101 The ASU FIDM Experience
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
Notes
|
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. |
||
|
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
||
|
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. |
||
|
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
|
||
|
Students able to pursue opportunities with a local union, such as Motion Picture Costumers IATSE Local 705, Costume Designers IATSE Local 892, or Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 768, should replace COS 495 Capstone with COS 484 Internship (practical experience) hours needed for union admittance.
|
