Saddleback College
Course Equivalency Guide
| FIDM Course | Saddleback College Course |
|---|---|
| BUAD 2850 Entrepreneurship | BUS 160 Entrepreneurship |
| BUMT 3300A Financial Accounting I | ACCT 1A Financial Accounting |
| BUMT 3820 Business Law | BUS 13 Legal Environment and Business Law |
| BUMT 3950 Managerial Accounting* | ACCT 1B Managerial Accounting |
| DESN 1150 Fashion Sketching for Design I*** | FASH 154 Fashion Illustration |
| DESN 1250 Industry Sewing*** | FASH 113 Couture Sewing (+) FASH 120 Tailoring (or +) FASH (or +) FASH 212 Construction Lab |
| DESN 1850 The Business of Fashion | FASH 235 Designing for the Fashion Industry (or) FASH 251 Designing for a Cause and Sustainable Fashion (or) FASH 136 Apparel Design (+) FASH 141 Apparel Selection (+) FASH 143 Fashion Buying and Merchandising |
| GNST 1040 English Composition | ENG 1A/1AH Principles of Composition I |
| GNST 1080 Drawing Fundamentals* | ART 80 Drawing I |
| GNST 1170 History of Costume* | FASH 144 Fashion Trends and Cultural Costumes |
| GNST 1230 Color & Design Theory | ART 42 Color Theory and Practice (or) ID 114 Applied Color and Design Theory for Interior Design |
| GNST 1450 College Mathematics* | MATH 2 Pre-Calculus Mathematics (or Higher) |
| GNST 1600 Effective Speaking | COMM 1/1H Communication Fundamentals |
| GNST 1650 Critical Thinking* | ENG 1B/1BH Principles of Composition II |
| GNST 2000 Film: History & Development* | CTVR 3 The History and Appreciation of American Cinema |
| GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I* | ART 25 Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic |
| GNST 2380 World Art* | ART 29 Introduction to World Art (or) ART 22 Survey of Asian Art (+) ART 23 African & Oceanic Art |
| GNST 2420 Survey of Western Art II* | ART 26 Survey of Art History: Renaissance to Modern |
| GNST 2470 Principles of Biology** | BIO 3A General Biology (or higher) |
| GNST 2470L Principles of Biology Lab | Any Saddleback College Biology lab course |
| GNST 2570 Microeconomics** | ECON 4/4H Principles (Micro) |
| GNST 2630 Principles of Chemistry** | CHEM 1A General Chemistry (or Higher) |
| GNST 2750 Seminar in the Arts* | ART 20 Art Appreciation |
| GNST 2870 Macroeconomics** | ECON 2/2H Principles (Macro) |
| GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History | HIST 17 History of the US Since 1876 (OR) HIST 19 History of the US Since 1945 |
| GNST 3020 Statistics | BUS 10 Business Statistics (or) MATH 10 Introduction to Statistics |
| GNST 3400 Social Psychology* | PSYC 30 Social Psychology |
| GRPH 1000 Beginning Adobe | GD 147 Introduction to Computer Graphics |
| GRPH 1050 Digital Imaging* | GD 140 Beginning Graphic Design |
| GRPH 1150 Type & Layout | GD 151 Digital Layout and Design |
| GRPH 1300 Computer Illustration* | GD 141 Graphic Rendering Techniques |
| GRPH 1720 Typography | GD 144 Typography |
| GRPH 2470 Motion Graphics Design | GD 210 Motion Graphics |
| GRPH 2940 Packaging & Pre-Press Production | GD 142 Package Design |
| INTD 1000A Sketching Techniques I | ID 123 Interior Design Illustration |
| INTD 1000B Sketching Techniques II | ID 131 Digital Visualization for Interior Design |
| INTD 1090A Technical Drawing I | ID 112 Beginning Drafting for Interiors |
| INTD 1090B Technical Drawing II | ID 115 CAD for Interior Design |
| INTD 1220 Design Process | ID 110 Fundamentals of Interior Design |
| INTD 1350 Survey of Architecture & Interior Design I | ID 122 History of Interior Architecture and Furnishings I |
| INTD 1450 Residential Design Concepts | ID 121 Space Planning |
| INTD 1650 Survey of Architecture & Interior Design II | ID 125 History of Interior Architecture and Furnishings II |
| INTD 1850 Commercial Design Concepts | ID 126 Interior Design Studio II |
| INTD 2000 Lighting Design | ID 127 Fundamentals of Lighting |
| INTD 2050 Materials for Interior Design | ID 116 Interior Materials and Products |
| MMKT 2640 International Business* | BUS 150 International Business |
| MMKT 2880 Marketing Essentials* | BUS 135 Elements of Marketing |
| MRCH 1550 The Retail Environment | BUS 136 Principles of Retailing |
| PermaLink | Approved: 10/06/2021 |
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.