Home Furnishings Merchandising, BS

The Bachelor of Science with a major in home furnishings merchandising teaches you how to apply merchandising strategies in a consumer-driven global market and to understand the growing industry phenomenon of brand extension across apparel and home furnishings products.

Program requirements

Degree requirements

Hours required and general/school requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the “University Core Curriculum ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism requirements.

Major requirements

CMHT core, 12 hours

Home furnishings merchandising

A total of 48 hours including the following courses:

Plus 9 hours selected from

Business focus, 12 hours

Other degree requirements, 3 hours

MATH 1680 - Elementary Probability and Statistics

Electives

3-12 hours.

GPA requirements

A grade of C or above must be earned in each merchandising and hospitality management course completed in residence or transferred to UNT. This includes all courses with prefixes CMHT, MDSE, HFMD, DRTL, RETL and HMGT.
Academic requirements for graduation with a BS from the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism include:
1. a minimum of 2.0 grade point average in the professional field, with minimum grades of C required in all CMHT, MDSE, HFMD, DRTL, RETL and HMGT courses;
2. a minimum of 2.0 grade point average in all courses completed at UNT; and
3. a minimum of 2.0 grade point average in all work attempted, including transfer, correspondence, extension and residence work.