Apr 02, 2025

2024-2025 General Catalog

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Outdoor Product Design and Development BS - 4 Year Degree Map

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Degree Map Notes

Following is a sample plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Meet with an academic advisor to create a specific plan that best fits your academic needs.
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.
Make sure you meet the registration requirements for each class by clicking the course link and checking any prerequisites or corequisites.
Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.
Check your Degree Works for requirements and completion.

Year 1

Fall Semester (16 credits)

Students need a minimum C grade in required core courses

OPDD 1000 - Product Concept Sketching 3 credit(s)
OPDD 1100 - Introduction to Product Creation 3 credit(s)
Design and Development Track
Quantitative Literacy course (any QL, but STAT preferred; minimum C- grade required)
Product Line Management Track minimum C- grade required
STAT 1040 - Introduction to Statistics (QL) 3 credit(s) or
STAT 1045 - Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL) 5 credit(s) or
STAT 1080 - Foundations of Data Science (QL) 3 credit(s)
Product Development Track minimum C- grade required
STAT 2000 - Statistical Methods (QI) 4 credit(s)
TEE 1010 - Graphic Communication Technologies 3 credit(s)
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) course

Spring Semester (15 credits)

Students need a minimum C grade in required core courses

ENGL 1010 - Writing as Inquiry (CL1) 3 credit(s)
OPDD 1050 - Fundamentals of Design 3 credit(s)
OPDD 2420 - Digital Technologies for 2-D Design 3 credit(s)
TESY 1200 - Computer-Aided Drafting and Design 3 credit(s)
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) course

Year 2

Fall Semester (15 credits)

Students need a minimum C grade in required core courses

OPDD 1700 - Outdoor Product Design & Development Professional Seminar 1 credit(s)
FCSE 1040 - Introductory Sewing for Outdoor Products 3 credit(s) or
FCSE 2040 - Intermediate Clothing Construction Skills, Principles and Alterations 3 credit(s) or
TEE 2030 - Wood-Based Manufacturing Systems 3 credit(s) or
TESY 1030 - Material Processing Systems 3 credit(s)
OPDD 2430 - Digital Technologies for 3-D Design 3 credit(s) minimum C grade required
Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) course (CHEM 1010 , PHYS 1010 , 1200 , 1800 , or 2210 preferred)
Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) course
Elective (2 credits)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

PORTFOLIO DUE

PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS: All design, development, and product line management students MUST apply to matriculate into the Professional Program (final two years). To apply to matriculate a student must have a 2.67 overall GPA, a 3.0 minimum OPDD GPA, with a C or better in the following OPDD core courses: OPDD 1000 , OPDD 1050 , OPDD 1100 , OPDD 1700 , OPDD 2420 , OPDD 2430 , and two of the following lower-level OPDD technical elective courses FCSE 1040 , FCSE 2040 , OPDD 2040 , TEE 2030 , TESY 1030 . Student’s must apply to submit portfolio 5 PM MST the last day of Fall classes. Students submission of portfolio is due by 5 pm MST the Friday before Spring Break.