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TRANSFER GUIDE
College of DuPage AAS to Columbia College Chicago BA degree
Fashion Merchandising-COD | Fashion Business-CCC
FASHION STUDIES
The Fashion Studies Department at Columbia College Chicago offers majors in Fashion Design (BA and BFA) and Fashion Business
(BA). Visit colum.edu/academics for more information.
Transfer Guidelines
Columbia College Chicago accepts courses in transfer for general education, Fashion Design major, and Fashion Business
major requirements. Students who complete their AAS degree in Fashion Merchandising can transfer and continue a major in the
Fashion Studies department.
COLLEGE OF DuPAGE COURSES
Credit Hours
AAS – Fashion Merchandising
BUSIN 1100 Introduction to Business
FASHI 1120 Fashion Promotion FASHI 1130 History of Costume I
FASHI 1131 History of Costume II
FASHI 1151 Principles of Textiles
FASHI 2231 Fashion Marketing/Merch
FASHI 2235 Apparel Quality Analysis
FASHI 2251 Fashion Motivation
MANAG 1100 Supervision
MARKE 2210 Principles of Marketing
MARKE 2220 Principles of Selling OR
MARKE 2240 Advertising
MARKE 2230 Principles of Retail
64
Columbia College Chicago Equivalent
BA – Fashion Business
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
college-wide elective (CWE)
27-1925 Fashion Show Production (CWE)
27-2175 Fashion History Survey (CWE)
college-wide elective
27-1620 Fundamentals of Textiles (CWE)
27-1910 Intro to Fashion Business
27-2915 Fashion Product Evaluation
college-wide elective
college-wide elective
28-1115 Entertainment Marketing
3
3
college-wide elective
27-2940 Retail Management
Major Electives
FASHI 2220 Visual Merchandising
3
FASHI 1180 Business Practices OR
FASHI 1820 Select Topics Fash Merch
3
Special Project/Indep Study/Internship
4
General Education Requirements
18
(For General Education Equivalencies, please see the
College of DuPage/Columbia College Chicago General
Reference Guide, or visit transfer.org.)
27-1920 Visual Merchandising (CWE)
college-wide elective
not transferrable*
Liberal Arts + Sciences Core
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO COURSES
BA – Fashion Business 59
28-1110 Introduction to Management
28-2112 Managerial Economics
27-1900 Fashion Design Principles
28-2120 Writing for Managers
28-2110 Accounting
28-3130 Entrepreneurship
28-3110 Finance
27-3910 Merchandising: Concept to Consumer
28-3511 Leadership
27-3970 Decision Making for Fashion Business
LAS Core Requirements
College-wide electives
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
24
5
Columbia College Chicago also requires
degree-seeking students to complete Global
Awareness, U.S. Pluralism, Writing Intensive,
and 2000-level LAS Core requirements for
graduation. These requirements can be
completed without taking additional credits
by combining them with other courses.
Total credit hours to earn bachelor’s degree:
123
*limit in transfer of 62 total credits. (student must take 64 credit hours at COD to
complete AAS + 59 credit hours at Columbia)
AP-14-16375(7/14)
July 2014