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Merchandising, AA

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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold
Degree: Associate of Arts, AA
Plan Code: HIMERCHAA
60
minimum credit hours
9
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Fashion AA Core Courses
FSH 125 Survey of the Fashion Industry (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
FSH 204 Social Aspects of Fashion (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
FSH 209 Quantitative Digital Literacy for the Fashion Industry (QTRS)
OR CIS 105 Computer Applications and Information Technology (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
FSH 300 Global Fashion Industry (GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
FSH 435 Contemporary Fashion (HUAD)
OR THE 430 History of Fashion I (HUAD)
OR THE 431 History of Fashion II: 20th-Century Fashion (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Merchandising Courses
FSH 175 Merchandising Essentials
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
FSH 208 Creative Digital Literacy for the Fashion Industry
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
FSH 275 Merchandising Applications
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
FSH 375 Fashion Branding Strategies
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3

OR
Business or Communication courses such as:
Transferred courses related to fashion merchandising, such as branding, visual merchandising, retailing, styling, supply chain, etc. may also apply towards this category.
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
FSH 101 The ASU FIDM Experience
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Notes

All associate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 60 credit hours.

All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.

Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.

General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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