Four Year Graduation Plan

Develop a personal mission statement for the next four years.

Freshman Year
*Freshman Year Goals: get good grades, maintain a 3.75 GPA or better (Summa Cum Laude),
make the Deans List, save money, study for exams, join clubs and organizations, develop a
daily routine, exercise 3-4 times a week, always attend classes, visit professors office hours,
write a resume, be on time, make a website, and befriend my professors.

Fall Semester Courses

Spring Semester Courses

ENGL 101 Ideas & Their Expressions II

ENGL 100 Ideas & Their Expressions

FCS 160 Intro to Fam and Consumer
Science

MATH 101 Fundamentals of Algebra and

Trigonometry I
BUED 110 Microcomputer Usage

FCS 181 Social-Psych Aspects of Dress

FRST 101 College Success
HIST 106 African-American History to
1877

FCS 180 Introduction to Fashion

Merchandising
HIST 107 African American History 1877
to Present

MATH 101 Fundamentals of Algebra

and Trigonometry I
Extracurricular Activities, Professional Organizations, Clubs, Study Abroad, Co-Op,
etc.
The S.I.S.T.E.R.S. Program, The Yearbook Club, Fashion Xcetera Club, Business and
Economics Club

Summer (Internships, Co-Op, Study Abroad, Summer School)

Go back home and get my first summer job (retail) over
the summer

Sophomore Year
Sophomore Year Goals: apply for scholarships, maintain a budget, make the Deans list again,
get a 3.75 GPA or better, be organized, dress professionally, join clubs and organizations, do
community service, STUDY, plan ahead, ask questions, do my notes in Cornell format,
networking, attend classes, meet my advisor for career planning, register early for classes,
have a e-portfolio, make my own YouTube channel, exercise, eat healthy foods, and declare my
minor (marketing).

Fall Semester Courses

Spring Semester Courses

Elective

ART 226 Design I

ENGL 200 - Humanities and Fine Arts

ACCT 210 Fundamental Account for

Decision Making
ART 227 Design II

FCS 281 Apparel Construction and Eval

I
FCS 183 - Textiles

FCS 282 Apparel Construction and Eval

II
CHEM 101 - Scientific Reasoning

CHEM 100 - Scientific Reasoning

Scientific Reasoning Lab
Scientific Reasoning Lab
Extracurricular Activities, Professional Organizations, Clubs, Study Abroad, Co-Op,
etc.
Fashion Xcetera Club, Ladies of Excellence, S.I.S.T.E.R.S. Program,
Honors Program

Summer (Internships, Co-Op, Study Abroad, Summer School)

Go back home and apply for another summer job to save up some money
Plan to study abroad my Junior and Senior Year
Probably will do summer school after the school year is over or do summer school
after my Junior Year

Junior Year
Junior Year Goals: study abroad, do internships paid or non-paid, do volunteer work in another
country, Study, make the deans list, make a 3.75-4.0 GPA, dress professionally, write a
professional resume, maintain budget, save money, networking, plan ahead, be on time, learn
a new foreign language, take a class thats not related to my major, go to professors office
hours, practice public speaking, learn to self-advocate, register early for classes, have a
YouTube channel, and exercise.

Fall Semester Courses

FCS 260 Intro To Human Development

Spring Semester Courses

FCS 384 Historic Developments of
Western Costumes and Textiles
Elective

FCS 480 Computer Assisted Design for

Apparel
FCS 380 Visual Merchandising and
Promotion

FCS 486 Cooperative Training In

Business and Industry I
FCS 481 Merchandising Math

MGMT 201 Principles of Management

FCS 385 Creative Apparel Design II
FCS 382 Creative Apparel Design I
(Flat Pattern)

Extracurricular Activities, Professional Organizations, Clubs, Study Abroad, Co-Op,

etc.
Fashion Xcetera Club, Honors Program, Yearbook Club, Ladies of
Excellence, S.I.S.T.E.R.S

Summer (Internships, Co-Op, Study Abroad, Summer School)

Study abroad based on my major to experience new cultures and diversity
Do paid internships to see what its like in my career field and to learn and gain
experience from it
Do summer school take at least 2 classes to get ahead in the school year and might
graduate early.

Senior Year
Senior Year Goals: Register early for classes, plan a daily routine, be financially stable,
maintain a proper budget and save money, study abroad, do community service, exercise 3-4
times a week, join clubs and organizations, be studious, be organized, attend classes, take
Cornell notes, plan ahead in classes, NETWORKING, make a professional resume, dress
professionally, do internships, do work study, practice public speaking, go to office hours, ask
questions, come early to class, apply for more scholarships, make the Deans list, get a 3.754.0 GPA (SUMMA CUM LAUDE), graduate with honors, do YouTube Channel, go to a business
school to get my masters degree, donate to charities, start a business, make e-portfolio,
DONT GO INTO DEBT, save all my achievements and awards, make a six-figure salary when I
leave college, Travel everywhere, and HAVING HIGH STANDARDS AND VALUES TO BECOME
INDEPENDENT.

Fall Semester Courses

Spring Semester Courses

FCS 460 Applied Research in Family

and Consumer Sciences

FCS 482 Global Trends and National

Perspectives In The Soft goods Chain

FCS 484 Fashion Marketing and

Merchandising

FCS 461 Integrative Approaches to

Family and Consumer Sciences

FCS 483 Apparel Product Development

and Evaluation

MGMT 343 - Entrepreneurship

MKGT 230 Marketing Concepts

Elective

FCS 487 Cooperative Training in

Business and Industry II

Elective

Extracurricular Activities, Professional Organizations, Clubs, Study Abroad, Co-Op,

etc.
Fashion Xcetera Club, Honors Program, S.I.S.T.E.R.S. Program, Yearbook Club,
Business and Economics Club

Summer (Internships, Co-Op, Study Abroad, Summer School)

Study Abroad and will go to Rome, Paris, South Korea, and Africa and also volunteer
Do more paid or non-paid internship and volunteer to build up my resume to be
more competitive

Go to graduate school and get my masters at a business school