Northern Illinois University
Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Health and Human Sciences

This program is designed to facilitate completion of the B. S. in Fashion Merchandising for individuals holding an A.A.S. in Fashion Merchandising or related degree. To receive the B. S. degree, a student must satisfy all university graduation requirements and major requirements. Students in this program are exempt from the 30 semester hour university residence requirement.

Those interested in the B.S. degree completion program in Fashion Merchandising should contact a program advisor for a pre-admission advising meeting, where coursework to be completed at the A.A.S. degree institution as well as at NIU will be confirmed.

Additional proficiency credit may be awarded as determined at the pre-admission advising session, to be posted upon completion of degree requirements. Students must complete 30 semester hours at NIU, excluding proficiency credit. In this completion program, students are exempt from the 30 semester hour residency requirement.