Fashion Merchandising, AOS

LIM College Core

Required Courses - 10 Credits

• FASH 1110 - Introduction to the Fashion Business credit(s): 3
• LIMS 1000 - First Year Experience credit(s): 1 or
  LIMS 1020 - College Success for Online Students
    credit(s): 1
• TECH 1310 - Business Spreadsheets credit(s): 3
• MRKT 1550 - Marketing credit(s): 3

General Education Requirements

Required Courses - 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*
• COMM 1400 - Communication: Methods and Audiences credit(s): 3
• COMM 2010 - Critical Thinking: Reading, Writing and Research credit(s): 3
• MATH 1300 - Introduction to Statistics credit(s): 3 or 
  MATH 1295 - Introduction to Statistics with Essentials credits(s): 3
    and 
  MATH 0595 - Essentials of Introduction to Statistics credits(s): 2*
    

Career Education & Internship Requirements

Required Courses - 4 Credits

• CARE 1300 - Internship Prep: Designing Your Career credit(s): 2
• CARE 1620 - Internship 1 credit(s): 2

Business Core Requirements

Required Courses - 6 Credits

• ACCT 2700 - Accounting credit(s): 3
• MNGT 2310 - Management credit(s): 3

Fashion Merchandising Major Requirements

Required Courses - 15 Credits

• FASH 1210 - Retailing: Global and Omni credit(s): 3
• FASH 2250 - Fabric for Fashion credit(s): 3
• FASH 2710 - Merchandising Concepts and Practices credit(s): 3
• VIST 1010 - Visual Communication credit(s): 3
• FASH 2612 - Sustainability and the Future of Fashion credit(s): 3

General Electives

15 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.

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 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 less than 24 credits and at least 2,000 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.

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

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 Honors program are waived out of developmental education course work.