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Fashion Design Entrepreneurship Certificate (Spring 2009)
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The fashion design entrepreneurship certificate prepares students to open their own fashion design business. This certificate is designed to provide the student with basic skills in fashion design and small business development and management.

(Major Code 4110; CIP Code 50.0407)

Fashion Merchandising and Design

Career Certificate

Suggested/Sample Course Sequence

The sequence taken by the student may vary depending
on prerequisites, course availability, and personal/
professional responsibilities.

First Semester

FASH 121  Fashion Fundamentals.................................3
FASH 123  Apparel Construction I...............................4
FASH 130  Fashion Illustration I...............................3
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................10

Second Semester

FASH 150  Textiles.............................................3
FASH 220  CAD Apparel Design...................................3
ENTR 180  Opportunity Analysis.................................2
FASH 124  Apparel Construction II*.............................4
          Prerequisite: FASH 123 or two years of
          high school apparel construction
          training or division administrator approval
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................12

Third Semester

ENTR 120  Introduction to Entrepreneurship.....................2
FASH 127  CAD: Pattern Design I*...............................4
          Prerequisite: FASH 123
          or
FASH 140  Garment Design I*....................................3
          Prerequisite: FASH 123
          or
FASH 143  Tailoring*...........................................4
          Prerequisite: FASH 124
ENTR 142  Fast Trac Business Plan..............................3
FASH 283  Fashion Internship I.................................1
          Total Semester Credit Hours.......................9-10
          TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS.......................31-32
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required


Students may be interested in taking additional courses, as
noted below, to complement their certificate study.  These
courses are NOT part of the certificate requirements.

ENTR 220  Entrepreneurial Marketing*...........................2
          Prerequisite: BUS 230
ENTR 195  Franchising*.........................................3
          Prerequisite: BUS 230
ENTR 131  Financial Management for Small Business*.............2
          Prerequisite: ACCT 111 or ACCT 121
ENTR 160  Legal Issues for Small Business......................2