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 “General University Requirements ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management  requirements.

Major Requirements:

SMHM Core: 12 hours, including:

• MDSE 3790 - Pre-Internship Seminar in Merchandising
• SMHM 3950 - Creating Consumer Experiences
• SMHM 4750 - Managing a Diverse Work Force (may be used to satisfy the Capstone requirement of the University Core Curriculum)
• SMHM 4790 - Internship in Merchandising and Hospitality Management
• Plus the following courses, according to major

Other Course Requirements:

Minor Requirements:

Two business option minors of 18 hours each:

Electives:

6 hours.

GPA Requirements:

• It is required that students entering the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management have a minimum grade point average of at least 2.25 on all courses completed at UNT.
• 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 SMHM, MDSE, HFMD, DRTL and HMGT.
• Academic requirements for graduation with a BS from the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management include:
  
  1. A minimum of 2.25 grade point average in the professional field, with minimum grades of C required in all SMHM, MDSE, HFMD, DRTL and HMGT courses;
  2. A minimum of 2.25 grade point average in all courses completed at UNT; and
  3. A minimum of 2.25 grade point average in all work attempted, including transfer, correspondence, extension and residence work.