DeAnza College
Course Equivalency Guide
| FIDM Course | DeAnza College Course |
|---|---|
| BUAD 2850 Entrepreneurship | BUS 55 Introduction to Entrepreneurship |
| BUMT 3300A Financial Accounting I | ACCT 1A (or 1AH) Financial Accounting I |
| BUMT 3820 Business Law | BUS 18 Business Law |
| BUMT 3950 Managerial Accounting* | ACCT 1C (or ICH) Managerial Accounting |
| GNST 1040 English Composition | EWRT 1A (or 1AH) Composition and Reading |
| GNST 1180 Technology for Business Applications* | CAOS 90GA Computer Literacy I (PC) |
| GNST 1230 Color & Design Theory | ARTS 12 Design and Color |
| GNST 1450 College Mathematics* | Any DeAnza College Math course certified for either IGETC AREA 2 or CSU GE Breadth AREA B4 |
| GNST 1600 Effective Speaking | COMM 1 (or 1H) Public Speaking |
| GNST 1650 Critical Thinking* | EWRT 2 (or 2H) Critical Reading, Writing and Thinking (or) PHIL 3 Critical Thinking and Writing |
| GNST 2000 Film: History & Development* | F/TV 2BW (or 2BWH) History of Cinema (1950-Present) |
| GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I* | ARTS 2A History of Art (Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity) |
| GNST 2420 Survey of Western Art II* | ARTS 2C History of Art (Europe from the Baroque Period Through Impressionism) |
| GNST 2570 Microeconomics** | ECON 2 (or 2H) Principles of Microeconomics |
| GNST 2630 Principles of Chemistry** | CHEM 1A General Chemistry (or Higher) |
| GNST 2870 Macroeconomics** | ECON 1 (or 1H) Principles of Macroeconomics |
| GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History | HIST 17C (or 17CH) History of the United States From 1900 to the Present |
| GNST 3020 Statistics | MATH 10 (or 10H) Introductory Statistics |
| GNST 3400 Social Psychology* | PSYC 8 Introduction to Social Psychology |
| GRPH 1000 Beginning Adobe | ARTS 55A Graphic Design - Communications I |
| GRPH 1050 Digital Imaging* | ARTS 54 Introduction to Graphic Design: Digital Imaging |
| GRPH 1150 Type & Layout | ARTS 56 Graphic Design: Page Layout for Digital Publishing |
| GRPH 1300 Computer Illustration* | ARTS 53 Introduction to Graphic Design: Vector Illustration |
| GRPH 1420 2-D Design* | ARTS 55C Graphic Design Communications III: Production Techniques |
| GRPH 1720 Typography | ARTS 57 Graphic Design: Communication: Typography |
| GRPH 2230 UX Design* | ARTS 65 Graphic Design: UI/UX and the World Wide Web |
| GRPH 2470 Motion Graphics Design | ARTS 85 Graphic Design: Motion Graphics |
| GRPH 2680 Graphic Design Portfolio | ARTS 63 Graphic Design: Portfolio and Business Practices |
| MMKT 2880 Marketing Essentials* | BUS 90 Principles of Marketing |
| SMED 1100 Introduction to Social Media | BUS 94 Social Media Marketing Strategies |
| PermaLink | Approved: 01/01/2022 |
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.
***Indicates courses that may transfer after additional evaluation by FIDM’s Fashion Design Department regarding the review of specific projects, stated learning objectives and inquiries regarding the type of equipment and/or programs used. Evaluations could be minimized significantly pending the submission of a course outline and or syllabus.