Riverside City College
Course Equivalency Guide
| FIDM Course | Riverside City College Course |
|---|---|
| BUAD 2850 Entrepreneurship | BUS-30 Entrepreneurship: Foundations and Fundamentals |
| BUMT 3820 Business Law | BUS-18A Business Law |
| GNST 1040 English Composition | ENG-1A (or 1AH) English Composition |
| GNST 1080 Drawing Fundamentals* | ART-17 Beginning Drawing (or) ART-40A Figure Drawing-Introduction |
| GNST 1180 Technology for Business Applications* | BUS-30 Computer Applications for Business (or) CAT-30 Computer Applications for Business (or) CIS-30 Computer Applications for Business |
| GNST 1230 Color & Design Theory | ART-23 Color Theory and Design |
| GNST 1450 College Mathematics* | ANY Riverside City College math course certified for either CSUGE B4 or IGETC AREA 2 |
| GNST 1600 Effective Speaking | COM-1 (or 1H) Public Speaking |
| GNST 1650 Critical Thinking* | ENG-1B (or 1BH) Critical Thinking and Writing (or) PHI-11 Critical Thinking (or) REA 4 Critical Reading as Critical Thinking |
| GNST 2000 Film: History & Development* | FST- Introduction Film Studies |
| GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I* | ART-1 (or 1H) History of Western Art, Prehistoric, Ancient and Medieval |
| GNST 2120 Ethics | BUS-47 Applied Business and Management Ethics (or) MAG-47 Applied Business and Management Ethics (or) PHI-12 Introduction to Ethics |
| GNST 2380 World Art* | ART-5 Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America |
| GNST 2420 Survey of Western Art II* | ART-2 (or 2H) History of Western Art: Renaissance through Contemporary |
| GNST 2470 Principles of Biology** | BIO-1 (or 1H) General Biology (or higher) |
| GNST 2470L Principles of Biology Lab | Any Riverside City College Biology Lab course |
| GNST 2530 Principles of Kinesiology | KIN-10 Introduction to Kinesiology |
| GNST 2570 Microeconomics** | ECO-8 (or 8H) Principles of Microeconomics |
| GNST 2630 Principles of Chemistry** | CHE-1A (or 1AH) General Chemistry, I (or higher) |
| GNST 2750 Seminar in the Arts* | ART-6 (or 6H) Art Appreciation (or) HUM-5 (5H) Arts and Ideas: Renaissance through the Modern Era |
| GNST 2780 Major Art Movements* | ART-10 Modern and Contemporary Art History |
| GNST 2870 Macroeconomics** | ECO-7 (or 7H) Principles of Macroeconomics |
| GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History | HIS-7 (or 7H) United States History from 1865 |
| GNST 3020 Statistics | MAT-12 (or 12H) Statistics |
| GNST 3050 Writing for Business Professionals | BUS-24 Business Communications |
| GNST 3400 Social Psychology* | PSY-8 Introduction to Social Psychology |
| GNST 3900 Issues in Contemporary Society | SOC-2 American Social Problems |
| GRPH 1050 Digital Imaging* | ADM-71A Adobe Photoshop for Image Manipulation |
| GRPH 1300 Computer Illustration* | ADM-77A Adobe Illustrator for Graphic Art |
| GRPH 1720 Typography | ADM-62 Typography and Graphic Design |
| GRPH 2120 Publication Design | ADM-63A Design for Print Publication |
| GRPH 2300 PrePress Production | ADM-80 Electronic Pre-press |
| GRPH 2630 Website Design* | ADM-74A Web Design |
| GRPH 2930 Introduction to Digital Photography | ADM-76B Web Design with Dreamweaver |
| MMKT 2640 International Business* | BUS-40 Introduction to Global Business |
| MMKT 2880 Marketing Essentials* | MKT-20 Principles of Marketing |
| MRCH 1550 The Retail Environment | MKT-42 Retail Management |
| 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.