The Business of Fashion, BBA

LIM College Core

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9 Credits

• FASH 1110 - Introduction to the Fashion Business credit(s): 3
• MRKT 1550 - Marketing credit(s): 3
• TECH 1310 - Business Spreadsheets credit(s): 3

General Education Requirements

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12 Credits

• ENGL 1100 - English Composition credit(s): 3 or ENGL 1095 - English Composition with Essentials  credit(s): 3 and ENGL 0795 - Essentials of Composition   credit(s): 2* or ENGL 1060 - English Composition for International Students    credit(s): 3 or ENGL 1055 - English Composition for International Students with Essentials    credit(s): 3 and ENGL 0755 - Essentials of Composition for International Students    credits(s): 2* 
• English Elective is any courses numbered 1000 or higher with the prefix ENGL  which is not specifically required for the student’s major.
• MATH 1300 - Introduction to Statistics credit(s): 3 or MATH 1295 - Introduction to Statistics with Essentials  credit(s): 3 and MATH 0595 - Essentials of Introduction to Statistics  credit(s): 2*  
• Mathematics Elective is any course numbered 1000 or higher with the prefix MATH  which is not specifically required for the student’s major.

Career Education & Internship Requirements

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11 Credits

• CARE 1300 - Internship Prep: Designing Your Career credit(s): 2
• CARE 1620 - Internship 1 credit(s): 2
• CARE 4800 - Senior Co-op Prep: Launching Your Career credit(s): 1
• CARE 4821 - Senior Co-Op for Business of Fashion credit(s): 6

Business Core Requirements

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6 Credits

• ACCT 2700 - Accounting credit(s): 3
• ECON 2100 - Economics credit(s): 3

The Business of Fashion Major Requirements

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27 Credits

• BUFN 4960 - Business of Fashion Senior Capstone credit(s): 6
• FASH 1210 - Retailing: Global and Omni credit(s): 3
• FASH 2319 - Digital Tools for Fashion Presentations credit(s): 3
• FASH 2250 - Fabric for Fashion credit(s): 3
• FASH 2612 - Sustainability and the Future of Fashion credit(s): 3
• FASH 2710 - Applied Concepts in Merchandising credit(s): 3
• FASH 3250 - Product Development and Merchandising credit(s): 3
• FASH 3650 - Product Lifecycle Management credit(s): 3

General Electives

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39 Credits

General Electives are any courses numbered 1000 or higher (except CARE 1890 - Micro-Internship (Optional)) which are not specifically required for the student’s degree program.

Liberal Arts & Sciences Electives

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18 Credits

Liberal Arts Electives are any non-remedial courses offered by the

  department with the following prefixes:  COMM, ECON, ENGL, ARTS, HIST, LANG, MATH, NTSC, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, and SOCI not specifically required for a major and vary depending upon major course requirements.

Notes:

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• 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 fewer than 13 credits.
• For BS, BBA and BPS degree students, a minimum of 36 credits must be completed at LIM College.
• All students are required to take CARE 1300 - Internship Prep: Designing your Career
• Students who do not have prior retail experience or do not meet the qualifications listed below are also required to complete CARE 1620 - Internship I prior to graduation.
  • Students who have 24 or more credits and at least 1,000 hours of retail or corporate experience within the past five years can qualify out of CARE 1620 and take another course to replace those credits.
  • Students who have fewer than 24 credits and at least 2,000 hours of retail or corporate experience within the past five years and can qualify out of CARE 1620 and take another course to replace those credits.

Verifiable proof of retail or corporate experience will be required. Students must submit a resume with one of the following:

• Signed letter from their employer(s) on company letterhead verifying hours worked and overview of responsibilities
• W2 with a corresponding paystub from the W2 year
• Pay stub

Students are encouraged to submit all retail experience accrued from multiple employers, if applicable.

English and Mathematics Placement

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All undergraduate students who enroll at LIM College are assessed in the areas of writing and mathematics to ensure they receive adequate support while completing required coursework*.

Students are assessed by either:

• Submitting ACT or SAT scores for review
• Completing the LIM College placement tests

In addition, college-level English composition and mathematics courses will be reviewed for equivalency and used when determining placement test requirements.

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 choose not to submit ACT/SAT scores and who do not take the LIM College placement test will automatically be placed into corequisite developmental courses in Writing and Statistics.

Corequisite developmental education courses do not carry credit towards the degree but do carry hours which count towards full-time status. See Undergraduate Credits and Hours  for further information. 

*Students accepted into the Fashion Scholars program are qualified out of developmental education course work.

Minors*

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LIM College offers the following minors** for each major, which are intended to provide an additional focused area of study:

FASHION MEDIA MINOR:

  

FASHION MERCHANDISING MINORS:

   
 
 
 
  (for Non-Fashion Merchandising Majors)
  (for Fashion Merchandising Majors)
  

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES MINORS:

   
   

LIBERAL ARTS MINORS:

   
 
   
  

MARKETING, MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCE MINORS:

  
 
 
  

VISUAL STUDIES MINORS:

  
   
  
 
  

Not all courses are offered every semester.

Note that the LIM College Diploma will not display minors (only degree and program will be displayed). However, minors will be shown on the LIM College transcript.

* Not available online.

**Students must take two of the five courses required for the minor at LIM College in order to declare a minor at LIM College (students may transfer in a maximum of three courses into a minor). There is no limit to the number of minors that students can declare. Students may use the same course to qualify for multiple minors. Students are limited to applying one required course as part of their minor.  Exceptions are made at the discretion of each department chair.