American River College (ARC)
Course Equivalency Guide
| FIDM Course | American River College (ARC) Course |
|---|---|
| DESN 1250 Industry Sewing*** | FASHN 357 Apparel Construction I |
| DESN 1850 The Business of Fashion | FASHN 300 Intro to the Fashion Industry (OR) FASHN 310 Fashion Analysis/Clothing Selection |
| DESN 2540 Computer Pattern Drafting I | FASHN 380 Computer Patternmaking |
| DESN 2680 Creative Design Analysis & Collection Development | FASHN 344 Apparel Line Development |
| GNST 1040 English Composition | ENGWR 300 College Comp |
| GNST 1080 Drawing Fundamentals* | ART 300 Elementary Drawing and Composition |
| GNST 1170 History of Costume* | FASHN 330 History of Western World Fashion |
| GNST 1180 Technology for Business Applications* | BUSTEC 110 Business Procedures for Professional Success (OR) CISA 308 Exploring Word Processing and Presentation Software (+) CISA 315 Intro to Electronic Spreadsheets |
| GNST 1230 Color & Design Theory | ART 323 Design: Color Theory |
| GNST 1450 College Mathematics* | MATH 300 Intro to Mathematical Ideas (or higher) any math class certified for Academic Breadth AREA B4 or IGETC Area 2 |
| GNST 1600 Effective Speaking | SPEECH 301 Public Speaking |
| GNST 1650 Critical Thinking* | ENGWR 302 Advanced Comp and Critical Thinking |
| GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I* | ARTH 302 Art: Stone Age Through the Middle Ages |
| GNST 2420 Survey of Western Art II* | ARTH 308 Renaissance Tradition in Art (+) ARTH 310 Modern Art |
| GNST 2470 Principles of Biology** | BIOL 303 Survey of Biology (OR) BIOL 310 General Biolgoy (OR) BIOL 400 Principles of Biology |
| GNST 2570 Microeconomics** | ECON 304 Principles of Microeconomics |
| GNST 2630 Principles of Chemistry** | CHEM 305 Intro to Chem (OR) CHEM 400 General Chem |
| GNST 2750 Seminar in the Arts* | ARTH 300 Intro to Art |
| GNST 2870 Macroeconomics** | ECON 302 Principles of Macroeconomics |
| GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History | HIST 311 History of the U.S. |
| INTD 1350 Survey of Architecture & Interior Design I | IDES 310 History of Interior Arch and Furnishings I |
| INTD 1650 Survey of Architecture & Interior Design II | IDES 312 History of Interior Arch and Furnishings II |
| INTD 2050 Materials for Interior Design | IDES 322 Materials of Interior Design |
| INTD 3260 Kitchen Design | IDES 361 Beginning Kitchen Design |
| MMKT 2880 Marketing Essentials* | MKT 300 Principles of Marketing |
| PermaLink | Approved: 07/09/2019 |
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.