Santa Ana College: Degrees and Certificates for 2006-2007
Fashion Merchandising Degree (SAC 0556) and Certificate (SAC 0397)
The associate degree and certificate curriculum in fashion
merchandising is designed to prepare professionally trained students for a
career in the fashion industry or to transfer to a university program. The
program places emphasis on developing a student’s fashion sense and analytical
abilities in such areas as sales, distribution, buying, merchandising,
promotion, and coordination of fashion items.
Major requirements for the associate degree and certificate:
| Course | Units |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 100, Introduction to Fashion | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 101, Buying & Merchandising | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 102, Promotion & Coordination | 2 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 103, Fashion Selection | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 104, Textile Fibers & Fabrics | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 108, RTW Quality Analysis | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 125, Display Merchandising | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 299, Cooperative Work | 1-4 |
| Experience Education | |
| CORE UNITS | 21-24 |
| In addition, select one or more courses from the following list: | |
| Business 120, Principles of Management | 3 |
| Business 150, Introduction to Information Systems & | 3 |
| Computer Programs | |
| Business 170, Principles of Small Business Management | 3 |
| Computer Science 163, Excel | 3 |
| Marketing 114, Professional Selling | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 111A, Fashion Sketching | 2 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 211, Color & Wardrobe Consulting | 1.5 |
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TOTAL | 22.5-27 |
Recommended electives: Business 126; Fashion Design Merchandising 059, 098, 111B, 111C,198.
Note: Degree students should select general education course
requirements that include Psychology, Sociology, and Speech Communications,
because of the human relationship skills essential to this vocation.
To receive this degree, grades in major courses must be “C” or better.
Fashion Consulting Option Certificate (SAC 1190)
This program certificate option in fashion consulting prepares
students for employment in fashion promotional careers as fashion consultants
and coordinators. The program places emphasis on developing a student’s fashion
sense and analytical abilities in color, selection, wardrobe planning, and personal
shopping skills.
Major requirements for the certificate:
| Course | Units |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 056, Garment Alterations | 1 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 102, Promotion & Coordination | 2 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 103, Fashion Selection | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 104, Textile Fibers & Fabrics | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 105B, Intermediate Sewing | 2 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 108, RTW Quality Analysis | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 125, Display Merchandising | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 211, Color & Wardrobe Consulting | 1.5 |
| OR | |
| Business 170, Principles of Small Business Management | 3 |
| Select two or more units from the following: | |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 101, Buying & Merchandising | 3 |
| Fashion Design Merchandising 299, Cooperative Work | 1-4 |
| Experience Education | |
| Marketing 172, Small Business Marketing & Advertising | 3 |
| Speech Communication 101, Introduction to | |
| Interpersonal Communication | |
| OR | 3 |
| Speech Communication 101H, Honors Introduction to | |
| Interpersonal Communication | |
| Recommended electives: Fashion Design Merchandising059.
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