ADVISEMENT SHEET FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO FIDM
Cabrillo College
The Fashion Institute of Design &
Merchandising (FIDM)
FIDM GENERAL STUDIES CORE REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 1A/1AH/1AMC/1AMCH College Composition
GNST 1040 ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ART 4 Beginning Design: Design and Color
GNST 1230 COLOR AND DESIGN CONCEPTS
Any math course that would satisfy IGETC or CSU
Academic Breadth
COMM 1/1H Public Speaking
GNST 1450 COLLEGE MATHMATICS*
ENGL 2/2H/2MC/2MCH Composition and Critical
Thinking
HIST 17B/17BH United States History Since 1865
GNST 1600 EFFECTIVE SPEAKING
GNST 1650 CRITICAL THINKING
GNST 2960 AMERICAN POLITICAL & ECONOMIC
HISTORY *
ADDITIONAL GNST EQUIVALENCIES
Note that some majors have different GNST course requirements.
Transfer counselors should cross-reference this list with the specific
requirements of each program to verify which courses apply to the
students intended major choice at FIDM.
BUS 88 Starting and Operating a New Small
Business
ART 2A Drawing and Composition
CABT 38 Introduction to Microsoft Office
BUAD 2850 ENTREPRENEURSHIP*
GNST 1080 DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS*
GNST 1180 TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINES
APPLICATIONS*
GNST 2020 SURVEY OF WESTERN ART I*
AH 20A Survey of Art from Prehistoric Through
Medieval Periods
AH 20B Survey of Art from the Renaissance to the
Present
BIO 11A General Biology
GNST 2470 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY**
ECON 1B Introduction to Microeconomics
GNST 2570 MICROECONOMICS**
CHEM 1A General Chemistry I
GNST 2630 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY**
AH 10 Appreciation/Introduction to the Visual Arts
GNST 2750 SEMINAR IN THE ARTS*
AH 14 Modern Art
GNST 2780 MAJOR ART MOVEMENTS*
ECON 1A Introduction to Macroeconomics
GNST 2870 MACROECONOMICS**
BUS 60 International Business
MMKT 2640 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS*
BUS 82 Marketing Principles
MMKT 2880 MARKETING ESSENTIALS*
GNST 2420 SURVEY OF WESTERN ART II*
NOTES: *Indicates courses that may not be a requirement in all majors. Such courses will be
transferred in if they are a requirement or an elective choice in the transferring students
program’s curriculum. ALSO: Major specific course may be accepted by the Department Chair
with review of class projects / exams and course description.
**Indicates courses only offered in FIDM’s Business Management Bachelor of Science Degree to
complete student’s lower division general education requirements.
DATE:_____06/04/2009_______
LAST UPDATED: 09/2013
SIGNATURE:
Ben Weinberg – Articulation Officer