Metropolitan Community College
Course Equivalency Guide
| FIDM Course | Metropolitan Community College Course |
|---|---|
| DESN 1220 Basic Draping Techniques* | APTX 215 Pattern Design-Draping |
| DESN 1760 Pattern Drafting I (6 hours)** | APTX 211 Pattern Design-Flat Pattern |
| DESN 1850 The Business of Fashion | APTX 100 Introduction to Apparel Studies |
| GNST 1040 English Composition | ENGL 101 Composition and Reading I |
| GNST 1080 Drawing Fundamentals* | ART 110 Drawing I |
| GNST 1170 History of Costume* | APTX 217 20th Century Costume History (or) APTX 118 Costume History - Ancient Mesopotamia Through the Nineteeth Century |
| GNST 1230 Color & Design Theory | ART 123 Color Theory |
| GNST 1450 College Mathematics* | MATH 115 Statistics (or Higher) |
| GNST 1600 Effective Speaking | SPDR 100 Fundamentals of Speech |
| GNST 1650 Critical Thinking* | ENGL 102 Reading and Composition II |
| GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I* | ART 150 History of Art I |
| GNST 2420 Survey of Western Art II* | ART 151 History of Art II |
| GNST 2470 Principles of Biology** | BIOL 101 General Biology (or Higher) |
| GNST 2570 Microeconomics** | ECON 211 Microeconomics |
| GNST 2630 Principles of Chemistry** | CHEM 101 Survey of Chemistry (or Higher) |
| GNST 2870 Macroeconomics** | ECON 210 Macroeconomics |
| GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History | HIST 121 United States History since 1865 |
| GRPH 2050 Brand X* | ART 260 Graphic Design II |
| GRPH 2630 Website Design* | ART 245 Web Design |
| GRPH 2780 Introduction to Digital Photography* | ART 244 Digital Photography |
| PermaLink | Approved: 09/01/2015 |
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.