Fashion Merchandising & Management, AAS

LIM Associate Degree Core

Required Courses - 10 Credits

• EECM 1801 - Industry Exploration Seminar credit(s): 1
• EECM 1802 - Industry Exploration Internship: Retail credit(s): 2
• FASH 1110 - Introduction to the Fashion Business credit(s): 3
• FASH 1210 - Retailing credit(s): 3
• LIMS 1000 - First Year Experience credit(s): 1 or LIMS 1020 College Success for Online Students  credit(s): 1

Associate Degree Professional Core

Required Courses - 12 Credits

• ACCT 2700 - Accounting credit(s): 3
• MNGT 2310 - Management credit(s): 3
• MRKT 1550 - Marketing credit(s): 3
• TECH 1310 - Business Spreadsheets credit(s): 3

Associate Degree - Fashion Merchandising & Management Major Requirements

Required Courses - 12 Credits

• FASH 2560 - Buying and Merchandise Math credit(s): 3
• FASH 2250 - Textiles credit(s): 3
• MNGT 2703 - Retail Human Resources credit(s): 3
• VMER 1010 - Introduction to Visual Merchandising credit(s): 3

AAS Liberal Arts Requirements

24 Credits

   Required Courses - 18 Credits

• COMM 1110 - Public Speaking credit(s): 3
• COMM 2010 - Critical Thinking: Reading, Writing and Research credit(s): 3
• COMM 2710 - Professional Communications credit(s): 3
• ENGL 1100 - English Composition credit(s): 3
• ECON 2100 - Economics credit(s): 3
• MATH 1100 - College Algebra credit(s): 3

Additional Elective Courses

3 Credits

Electives are any courses numbered 1000 or higher (except EECM 1890 - Career Exploration Internship) which are not specifically required for the student’s degree program.

Associate Degree Notes

All courses are required, except where choice is indicated.

First Year Experience is required for all face-to-face first-time freshmen or students who have transferred in less than 13 credits. All online program students are required to complete Student Success.

For all associate degree students, a minimum of 30 credits must be completed at LIM College in order to fulfill the residency requirement.

All entering students’ prior academic records are evaluated to determine Mathematics and English capabilities. This includes SAT and/or ACT math and writing results and results of English and Mathematics courses taken at other colleges. See the LIM College website for current criteria. This information is used when planning a student’s academic program, which may include required remedial Mathematics  and/or English  courses. Remedial courses do not carry credit towards the degree but do carry hours which count towards full-time status. See Credits and Hours  and Remedial Course Policy  for further information.  Placement testing is required for any student who does not meet the above criteria.

All students are required to take EECM 1801 - Industry Exploration Seminar.

Students who do not have prior retail experience, or do not meet the qualifications listed below, are also required to complete EECM 1802 - Industry Exploration Internship prior to graduation.

Students who have 24 or more credits and at least 1,000 hours of retail experience within the past five years can take EECM 1803 - Industry Exploration Internship: Corporate or take another course to replace those credits.

Students who have at least 2,000 hours of retail experience within the past five years and less than 24 credits must take a course to replace the credits that would have been earned in EECM 1802, as they are not be eligible to take EECM 1803 until they earn at least 24 credits. 

Verifiable proof of retail experience will be required. Students must submit two of the following:

• letter from their employer(s)
• W2
• pay stub
• resume

Fashion Merchandising Student Consumer Information

For further student consumer information about the Fashion Merchandising degree and outcomes of our graduates please visit: 

Associate degree: http://www.limcollege.edu/gedt/fashion_merchandising_as.html

Bachelor’s degree: http://www.limcollege.edu/gedt/fashion_merchandising_bs.html