El Centro College - Degree Plans - Fashion Design - Apparel Design AAS (includes Program Core Curriculum)
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Degree Plans - Fashion Design - Apparel Design AAS (includes Program Core Curriculum)

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FASHION DESIGN -- APPAREL DESIGN

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(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree)

  • Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
  • Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: AAS.FASHION.APPAREL

The apparel designer converts the design idea into an industrial paper pattern used in the mass production of clothing. New style trends each season demand individual creative thinking to develop saleable designs. Upon successful completion of the program, the student enters a women's wear or children's wear manufacturing company as an assistant in the design department.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTERS I AND II

Program Core Curriculum 35
35

SEMESTER III

FSHN 1301 Textiles 3
FSHD 1318 Apparel Computer Systems 3
FSHN 1319 Pattern Drafting III+ 3
FSHD 1391 Special Topics in Fashion Design and Illustration 3
FSHD 2343 Fashion Collection Design 3
HUMA 1315 Fine Arts Appreciation OR 3
PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
18

SEMESTER IV

FSHN 1393 Special Topics in Clothing/Apparel and Textile Studies 3
FSHN 2432 Advanced Pattern Drafting 4
FSHD 2344 Fashion Collection Production 3
FSHN 1315 Draping 3
PSYC 2302 Applied Psychology 3
++Elective 3
19
Minimum Hours Required 72

+Students must make a "C" or better to continue on to FSHN 2432 Advanced Pattern Drafting.

++Elective must be selected from the following:

ARTS X3XX Any ARTS course OR 3
FSHN 2380 Cooperative Education - Apparel and Textile Manufacture (3)

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four year institution of their choice.