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Dec 05, 2025
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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog
Accelerated Fashion Studies - Fashion Design (BS)/Fashion Studies (MS)
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The accelerated Accelerated Fashion Studies - Fashion Design (BS)/Fashion Studies (MS) will provide high-performing undergraduates the opportunity to pursue an accelerated MS/Master of Science in Fashion Studies degree with early admission to the graduate program as well as the ability to count nine credit hours of coursework in their graduate program toward their undergraduate degree.
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Application Process
Admission application is completed online and accessed via the following link found on the graduate school website: https://www.applyweb.com/kstateg/. Once an account is created, the degree program you seek is chosen, follow the instructions to manage the application process. The graduate school website includes step-by-step instructions (https://www.k-state.edu/grad/admissions/application-process/). Application for admission should include the following information: - A personal statement of objectives providing a summary of academic and/or professional experience, identification specific areas of interest, professional goals, and preferred primary faculty advisor.
- Current resume
- Three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a current faculty member in Fashion Studies.
- Official transcripts for all college coursework.
Admission Requirements
Undergraduate students applying for the accelerated program are required to have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours towards their bachelor degree. The following requirements must be met for admission into the accelerated program: - The student must be seeking the bachelor’s degree.
- The student must have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours toward the bachelor degree at the time of application for admission to the accelerated program.
- The student’s cumulative undergraduate GPA must be at least 3.000.
- The student must meet all other Graduate School admission criteria as outlined in the Graduate School Handbook and any graduate program specific requirements.
- A student who has completed all coursework for the bachelor’s degree is not eligible for the accelerated program.
Program Specific Admission Requirements
- All B.S. undergraduate degree requirements must be completed before M.S. degree will be awarded.
- The student must complete 30 hours of graduate coursework and maintain a graduate GPA of at least 3.0.
- Students will complete either a research project or a work practicum as the required culminating experience.
- At least 18 hours of the graduate program of study must be at the 700 level or above.
- Once admitted to the accelerated degree program, the student is expected to refer to departmental and university graduate handbooks for policies and procedures for graduate degrees.
- The B.S. degree will be awarded following the completion of the undergraduate degree requirements.
- In the event that a student begins this program but does not wish to finish the M.S. in Fashion Studies degree requirements, the student must notify the Dean’s Office immediately. A notation on the student’s transcript will indicate courses taken at the graduate level were applied to the bachelor’s degree.
Overlapping Courses
Students may select up to 9 credits from the list of courses below to satisfy the requirements for both their undergraduate and graduate degrees. These courses should be listed at the 600-700 level. Graduation Requirements
- After completion of all undergraduate program requirements, including the up to nine (9) overlapping graduate credit hours that are counted toward the bachelor’s degree, the student must apply to be awarded the bachelor’s degree.
- After receiving the bachelor degree, the student is eligible to be fully admitted into the master program portion of the accelerated bachelor-master program.
- To complete the second part of the accelerated program, the student must complete all master program requirements with a graduate cumulative GPA of at least 3.000.
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