Dallas College
Course Equivalency Guide
| FIDM Course | Dallas College Course |
|---|---|
| BUAD 1800 Leadership Development | BMGT 2309 Leadership |
| BUAD 2850 Entrepreneurship | BUSG 2309 Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship |
| BUMT 3820 Business Law | BUSI 2301 Business Law |
| DESN 1150 Fashion Sketching for Design I*** | FSHN 1322 Fashion Sketching |
| DESN 1250 Industry Sewing*** | FSHD 1324 Ready-to-Wear Construction |
| DESN 1420 Applied Draping Techniques (6 hours) * | FSHN 1315 Draping |
| DESN 1760 Pattern Drafting I (6 hours)** | FSHN 1417 Pattern Drafting I |
| DESN 1850 The Business of Fashion | FSHN 1302 Introduction to Fashion |
| DESN 2160 Pattern Drafting II (6 hours)** | FSHN 1418 Pattern Drafting II |
| DESN 2530 Computer-Aided Fashion Design I*** | FSHN 2372 Fashion Computer Graphics |
| DESN 2540 Computer Pattern Drafting I | FSHN 2305 Computer Aided Apparel Design |
| DESN 2560 Pattern Drafting III (6 hours)** | FSHN 2315 Pattern Drafting III |
| DESN 2700 Collection Development (6 hours)** | FSHD 2344 Fashion Collection Production |
| GNST 1040 English Composition | ENGL 1301 English Composition I |
| GNST 1080 Drawing Fundamentals* | ARTS 1316 Drawing I (or) ARTS 2323 Life Drawing |
| GNST 1170 History of Costume* | FSHN 1311 Fashion History |
| GNST 1230 Color & Design Theory | ARTS 1311 Design I (or) FSHN 1313 Basic Color Theory & Application |
| GNST 1450 College Mathematics* | MATH 1314 College Algebra (or higher) |
| GNST 1600 Effective Speaking | SPCH 1315 Public Speaking |
| GNST 1650 Critical Thinking* | ENGL 1302 English Composition II |
| GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I* | ARTS 1303 Art History I |
| GNST 2120 Ethics | PHIL 2306 Introduction to Ethics |
| GNST 2420 Survey of Western Art II* | ARTS 1304 Art History II |
| GNST 2470 Principles of Biology** | BIOL 1322 Nutrition and Diet Therapy (or higher) |
| GNST 2470L Principles of Biology Lab | Any Dallas College Biology Lab Course |
| GNST 2530 Principles of Kinesiology | KINE 1301 Foundations of Kinesiology |
| GNST 2570 Microeconomics** | ECON 2302 Microeconomics |
| GNST 2630 Principles of Chemistry** | CHEM 1405 Introductory Chemistry I (or higher) |
| GNST 2750 Seminar in the Arts* | ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation (or) ARTS 1313 Foundations of Art |
| GNST 2780 Major Art Movements* | ARTS 1170 Problems in Contemporary Art |
| GNST 2870 Macroeconomics** | ECON 2301 Macroeconomics |
| GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History | HIST 1302 United States History II |
| GNST 3020 Statistics | BUSI 2305 Business Statistics (or) MATH 1342 Elementary Statistical Methods |
| GNST 3050 Writing for Business Professionals | POFT 1301 Business English |
| GNST 3400 Social Psychology* | PSYC 2319 Social Psychology |
| GRPH 1150 Type & Layout | ARTC 1313 Digital Publishing |
| GRPH 1720 Typography | ARTC 1327 Typography |
| GRPH 2120 Publication Design | POFI 2331 Desktop Publishing |
| GRPH 2300 PrePress Production | GRPH 2309 Digital Pre-Press |
| GRPH 2630 Website Design* | GRPH 2630 Website Design |
| INTD 1090A Technical Drawing I | INDS 1319 Technical Drawing for Interior Designers |
| INTD 1090B Technical Drawing II | INDS 1300 Interior Design Drafting Applications |
| INTD 1220 Design Process | INDS 1311 Fundamentals of Interior Design |
| INTD 1350 Survey of Architecture & Interior Design I | INDS 1351 History of Interiors I |
| INTD 1450 Residential Design Concepts | INDS 2313 Residential Design I |
| INTD 1650 Survey of Architecture & Interior Design II | INDS 1352 History of Interiors II |
| INTD 1850 Commercial Design Concepts | INDS 1345 Commercial Design I |
| INTD 2000 Lighting Design | INDS 2315 Lighting for Interior Designers |
| INTD 2050 Materials for Interior Design | INDS 1315 Materials, Methods and Estimating |
| MMKT 2640 International Business* | IBUS 1305 Introduction to International Business and Trade |
| MMKT 2880 Marketing Essentials* | MRKG 1311 Principles of Marketing |
| MRCH 1550 The Retail Environment | MRKG 1302 Principles of Marketing |
| TSCI 1750 Textile Science for Interior Design* | INDS 2307 Textiles for Interior Design |
| PermaLink | Approved: 02/10/2021 |
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.