Fashion Merchandising, AOS

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

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 Major Requirements

Required Courses- 12 Credits

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

AOS Liberal Arts Requirements

Required Courses - 24 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 or
  Elective
    credit(s): 3
• ENGL 1100 - English Composition credit(s): 3
• MATH 1100 - College Algebra credit(s): 3 or
  Elective
    credit(s): 3
• Liberal Arts Elective
    credit(s): 3
• Liberal Arts Elective
    credit(s): 3 or
  Elective
    credits(s): 3
• Liberal Arts Elective
    credit(s): 3 or
  Elective
    credits(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 or College Success for Online Students is required for all first-time freshmen or students who have transferred in less than 13 credits.

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

All undergraduate students who enroll at LIM College must demonstrate their readiness to learn course material successfully. English and mathematics aptitude is assessed and students are placed in appropriate courses based upon level of aptitude*.

Students can demonstrate their readiness by:

• Submitting ACT or SAT scores for review
• Completing the LIM College placement test(s)
• Submitting official transcript(s) for the evaluation of College-level English Composition and/or mathematics courses

Students will be placed based on any of the above submissions. If multiple submissions are made, LIM College will use the placement criteria that demonstrates the highest level of proficiency. Students who do not submit any of the above will automatically be placed into the lowest level of developmental coursework (Writing Essentials & Mathematics Through Business Applications).

Developmental courses do not carry credit towards the degree, but do carry hours which count towards full-time status. See Undergraduate Credits and Hours  and Remedial Course Policy  for further information. 

*Students accepted into the Fashion Scholars program are qualified out of all remedial course work.

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