Program of Study: Fashion Buying and Merchandising
A.A.S. Program (Hegis Code 5004)
Total Credits: 71-73

First Semester

FBM 120
MKT 100
RET 107
ENG 101

Introduction to the Fashion Industry
Marketing
Principles of Retailing
Composition I

3
3
3
3

Social Science Elective *
PED Activity Course

3
1

16

Second Semester

Fashion Area Electives (Choose two) **

6-7

RET 119
MKT 103
RET 115

Retail Buying
Principles of Sales
Textiles

3
3
3

PED Activity Course

1

16-17

Summer and/or Fifth Semester

COM 101

Oral Communications

3

PED Health Elective
Mathematics Elective

2-3
3

8-9

Third Semester      

FBM 130
FBM 160

RET 111
MKT 101

Fashion and Home Accessories
Seminar in Contemporary Fashion Buying  and Merchandising
Retail Merchandising or
Business Mathematics (as advised)

3
3

3

Business Area Elective ***
Laboratory Science Elective

3
4

16

Fourth Semester ****

FBM 142
FBM 110
RET 109

Field Training
Fashion Advertising
Visual Merchandising

3
3
3

Humanities Elective (as advised)
Social Science Elective (as advised) *

3
3

15

* Social Science Electives include: PSY, SOC, HIS and ECO.
Day students should not elect ECO in the first semester.
** Fashion Area Electives include: FBM 121, FBM 125, FBM 140 or INT 101, FBM 150/151, APD 120, APD 121, INT 102, and INT 104.
*** Business Area Electives include: MKT, RET, FBM, APD, INT, BUS, CMP, OFT, LAW.
**** Day students take these courses for one-half of the semester and are on cooperative training during the remaining half of the semester. Hours per week during school attendance are, therefore, doubled.