Ventura College
Course Equivalency Guide
| FIDM Course | Ventura College Course |
|---|---|
| BUAD 2000 Organizational Behavior & Management* | BUS V31 Organization and Management |
| DESN 1250 Industry Sewing*** | HEC V11 Basic Sewing Techniques (+) HEC V12A Clothing Construction (courses have been discontinued at VCC) |
| DESN 1850 The Business of Fashion | FDM V10 Fashion Industry and Marketing (course has been discontinued at VCC) |
| GNST 1040 English Composition | ENGL V01A English Composition |
| GNST 1080 Drawing Fundamentals* | ART V12A Drawing & Composition I (OR) ART V13A Life Drawing |
| GNST 1170 History of Costume* | THA V20 Costume Design and History |
| GNST 1230 Color & Design Theory | ART V11A Color and Design: Two-Dimensional Design (or) ART V11B Color and Design: Color Theory and Practice |
| GNST 1450 College Mathematics* | MATH V04 College Algebra (ANY VCC math course certified for either Academic Breadth AREA B4 or IGETC AREA 2) |
| GNST 1600 Effective Speaking | COMM V01 Introduction to Speech Communication |
| GNST 1650 Critical Thinking* | ENGL V01B Critical Thinking and Composition Through Literature (or) PHIL V05 Critical and Analytic Writing |
| GNST 2000 Film: History & Development* | THA V29B History of Motion Pictures II |
| GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I* | ART V02A Introduction to History of Western Art I |
| GNST 2380 World Art* | ART V02C - Introduction to Non-Western Art |
| GNST 2420 Survey of Western Art II* | ART V02B Introduction to History of Western Art II |
| GNST 2470 Principles of Biology** | BIOL V01 - Principles of Biology (OR) BIOL V04 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (OR) BIOL V12 Principles of Human Biology |
| GNST 2570 Microeconomics** | ECON V01B Principles of Microeconomics |
| GNST 2630 Principles of Chemistry** | CHEM V01A - General Chemistry I w/V01AL Gen Chem I Lab (OR) V12A General Organic Chemistry I (OR) CHEM V20 Elementary Chemistry w/CHEM V20L Elementary Chemistry lab |
| GNST 2750 Seminar in the Arts* | ART V01 Art Appreciation |
| GNST 2780 Major Art Movements* | ART V06 - Introduction to Modern Art |
| GNST 2870 Macroeconomics** | ECON V01A Principles of Macroeconomics |
| GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History | HIST V54 History of the Americas since 1763 |
| MMKT 2640 International Business* | BUS V43 Introduction to International Business |
| MMKT 2880 Marketing Essentials* | BUS V46 Marketing |
| PermaLink | Approved: 10/07/2020 |
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.