Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC)
Course Equivalency Guide
| FIDM Course | Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) Course |
|---|---|
| BUAD 2850 Entrepreneurship | BUS 013 Small Business Entrepreneurship |
| BUMT 3100 Ethics in Business | PHILOS 020 Ethics (placeholder for GNST 2120 Ethics) |
| BUMT 3820 Business Law | LAW 001 Business Law I |
| GNST 1040 English Composition | English 101 College Reading and Composition I |
| GNST 1080 Drawing Fundamentals* | ART 201 Drawing I (or) ART 2004 Life Drawing I |
| GNST 1230 Color & Design Theory | ART 213 Color Theory |
| GNST 1450 College Mathematics* | Any LAVC College Math course certified for CSUGE AREA B4 or IGETC AREA 2 |
| GNST 1600 Effective Speaking | COMM 101 Public Speaking |
| GNST 1650 Critical Thinking* | ENGLISH 102 College Reading and Composition II (or) ENGLISH 103 Critical Thinking and English Composition (or) COMM 105 Critical Thinking |
| GNST 2000 Film: History & Development* | CINEMA 105 History of Motion Pictures |
| GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I* | ART 101 Survey of Art History I |
| GNST 2380 World Art* | ART 109 The Arts of Africa, Oceania & Ancient America |
| GNST 2420 Survey of Western Art II* | ART 102 Survey of Art History II |
| GNST 2470 Principles of Biology** | BIOLOGY 003 Introduction to Biology (or higher) |
| GNST 2470L Principles of Biology Lab | Any LAVC Biology lab course |
| GNST 2570 Microeconomics** | ECON 001 Principles of Economics I |
| GNST 2630 Principles of Chemistry** | CHEM 051 Fundamentals of Chemistry (or higher) |
| GNST 2750 Seminar in the Arts* | ART 103 Art Appreciation I |
| GNST 2780 Major Art Movements* | ART 111 History of Contemporary Art (or) ART 115 History of Modern Art |
| GNST 2870 Macroeconomics** | ECON 002 Principles of Economics II |
| GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History | History 012 Political and Social History of the US from 1865 |
| GNST 3020 Statistics | MATH 227 (or 227S) Statistics (or) STAT 101 Statistics for the Social Sciences |
| GNST 3400 Social Psychology* | PSYCH 003 Personality and Social Development |
| GRPH 1300 Computer Illustration* | ART 620 Illustration I |
| GRPH 1420 2-D Design* | ART 604 Graphic Design I |
| GRPH 1720 Typography | ART 600 Typography I |
| GRPH 2300 PrePress Production | ART 626 Art Production Method I |
| GRPH 2780 Introduction to Digital Photography* | Advertising Photo/Graphics I |
| INTD 1090B Technical Drawing II | 172 Architectural Drawing I |
| MMKT 2640 International Business* | INTBUS 001 International Trade |
| MMKT 2880 Marketing Essentials* | MARKET 021 Principles of Marketing |
| MRCH 1550 The Retail Environment | MARKET 031 Retail Merchandising |
| PermaLink | Approved: 01/01/2021 |
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.