Fontbonne University

Southwestern Illinois College Fashion Merchandising Major Agreement

• Fontbonne University has recognized the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) to meet our General Education Requirements with the exception of other requirements in other areas.  General education requirements at Fontbonne apply to all undergraduate programs and consist of 42 hours of academic credit taken within various components. 
• Students that are graduating from an Illinois Community College and completed the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core (GEC) must submit a final transcript that reflects that this core has been satisfied.  The IAI-GEC does not require students to take courses to meet valuing, specialized valuing, information literacy and managing information components.  We would like to offer you the opportunity to take these courses at LCCC.
• Students who have graduated from a Illinois Community College with an Associate of Arts Degree and have completed the IL/GER 42 Block Requirements will have satisfied Fontbonne University General Education Requirements (42- Credit Hour Block).
• Students who have not met the IL/GER 42 Block Requirements will have a course by course transcript evaluation performed. Students are encouraged to complete Fontbonne 42/Credit Hours of General Education Requirements.  Please refer to the General Education Requirements listed.
• Please note that some majors have specific General Education Requirements that meets both General Education and Major requirements. 
• A maximum of 64 credit hours may be transferred from Southwestern Illinois College. 

The following is a list of the required courses for the Fashion Merchandising Major Degree at Fontbonne University and the equivalent courses offered at Southwestern Illinois College.

Major:  Fashion Merchandising
Degree Offered:  Bachelor of Science

Major Requirements

SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE	FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY
HRO 150 Fundamentals of Nutrition	HES 214 Nutrition & Wellness
SPCH 151 Public Speaking	COM 102 Public Speaking
CHEM 101 General Chemistry	CHM 102 Essentials of Chemistry/Lab
PSY 151 General Psychology	PSY 100 Intro to Psychology
OR  SOC 152 Intro Sociology	OR  SOC 100 Survey of Sociology
CIS 195 Database Management I	CIS 111 Micro Application: Database
MKT 126 Intro to Marketing	BUS 233 Marketing Principles

In addition to the courses listed above, the Fashion Merchandising program strongly encourages students to choose a minor or group of courses from the four listed areas at Fontbonne University to complete the 128 hour graduation requirement.  The four areas are: business administration-minor, graphic design-minor, public relations and advertising.  Please note: 50% of the courses must be taken at Fontbonne University.

Business Administration –Minor:

Saint Louis Community College	Fontbonne University
ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics	BUS 202  Principles of Macro Econ
ACT 110 Financial Accounting I	BUS 205 Financial Accounting
MGMT 214 Principles of Management	BUS 230 Management Principles
MKT 126 Introduction to Marketing	BUS 233 Marketing Principles
MGMT 241 Fundamentals of Finance	BUS 343 Managerial Finance
OAT 175 Electronic Spreadsheet	CIS 110 Microcomputer Application: Spreadsheets
MATH 191 Introduction to Statistics	MTH 115 Intro to Statistics

Graphic Design-Minor:

Saint Louis Community College	Fontbonne University
ART 111 Basic Design	ART 110 Design I
ART 112 Basic Design  II	AND ART 115 Intro to Graphic Design
ART 230 Advertising Desgin	AND ART 215 Graphic Design
ART 217 Photography	ART 280 Photography

  Public Relations

Saint Louis Community College	Fontbonne University
ART 230 Advertising Design I	ART 115 Intro to Graphic Design
MKT 214 Principles of Management	BUS 233 Marketing Principles
JOUR 101 Introduction to Journalism	COM 208 Newspaper Workshop

Advertising

Saint Louis Community College	Fontbonne University
MKT 242 Principles of Advertising	ADV 201 Intro to Advertising
ART 230 Advertising Design I	ART 115 Intro to Graphic Design
BUS 101 Introduction to Business	BUS 104 Intro to Business Administration
MKT 126 Introduction to Marketing	BUS 233 Marketing Principles

For additional information on the Fashion Merchandising Program, please contact:

Rogene Nelson or Angie Dowell Department of Human Environmental Sciences Fontbonne University 6800 Wydown Blvd Saint Louis, MO 63105 (314) 889-4528 or (314) 889-1436 rnelson@fontbonne.edu or adowell@fontbonne.edu

OR

Dorothy Davis Director of Transfer Recruitment Admission Office Fontbonne University 6800 Wydown Blvd Saint Louis, MO 63105 (314) 889-1475 ddavis@fontbonne.edu

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