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TRANSFER GUIDE
College of DuPage AAS to Columbia College Chicago BFA degree
Fashion Apparel Production-COD | Fashion Design-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 Apparel Production can transfer and continue a major in the
Fashion Studies department.
COLLEGE OF DuPAGE COURSES
Credit Hours
AAS – Fashion Apparel Production
ACCOU 1110 Accounting Procedures
FASHI 1101 Flat Pattern Drafting I
FASHI 1102 Flat Pattern Drafting II
FASHI 1155 Clothing Construction I
FASHI 1156 Clothing Construction II
FASHI 1180 Business Practices for Ent
FASHI 2201 Draping
FASHI 2211 Fashion Illustration
FASHI 2222 Computer-Aided Apparel Des
FASHI 2245 Design Collection Develop
FASHI 2255 Design Studio: Marketing
FASHI 2430 Apparel Production Mgmt
FASHI 2460 Fashion Law and Ethics
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Major Electives
FASHI 1105 Design Principles in Apparel
3
FASHI 1151 Principles of Textiles
3
General Education Requirements
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(For General Education Equivalencies, please see the
College of DuPage/Columbia College Chicago General
Reference Guide, or visit transfer.org.)
Columbia College Chicago Equivalent
BA – Fashion Design
college-wide elective (CWE)
27-2601 Patternmaking: Flat Pattern
27-3601 Adv Patternmaking: Flat Pattern
27-1600 Garment Construction I
7-2600 Garment Construction II
college-wide elective
27-2602 Patternmaking: Draping
27-2603 Fashion Illustration
27-3640 CAD: Pattern Fashion Des (major elective)
college-wide elective
college-wide elective
college-wide elective
not transferrable*
27-1610 Fashion Design Studio (required)
27-1620 Fundamentals of Textiles (required)
Liberal Arts + Sciences Core
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO COURSES
BFA – Fashion Design 27-1100 Intro to Fashion Studies
22-1102 History of Art II OR
22-1105 Intro to Visual Culture
22-1210 Drawing I
22-1220 Fundamentals of 2-D Design
22-1230 Fundamentals of 3-D Design
27-2175 Fashion History Survey
27-2610 Fashion Design Concepts
27-3600 Advanced Garment Construction
27-3602 Advanced Patternmaking: Draping
27-3645 CAD: Adobe Illustr/Photoshop FashDes
23-3111 Foundations of Photography I
27-3610 Fashion: Theory & Practice OR
27-3910 Merchandising: Concept to Consumer
27-3650 Senior Thesis I
27-3651 Senior Thesis II
Major electives
LAS Core requirements
College-wide electives
Total credit hours to earn bachelor’s degree:
67
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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.
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*limit in transfer of 62 total credits. (student must take 64 credit hours at COD to
complete AAS + 67 credit hours at Columbia)
AP-14-16442(7/14)
July 2014