Apparel Merchandising - Associate of Arts

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Jump start your apparel merchandising career by completing this degree and then transferring to a university apparel merchandising degree or related program. Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on weekdays, exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of day, evening and weekend classes.

What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: After completing a university degree, begin a career in apparel buying, store planning, visual display and wholesale merchandising, merchandise management, or consumer consulting.

Academic Options: Transfer to a 4-year university to pursue a degree in Retailing and Consumer Sciences or a related degree.

Locations: Downtown Campus

Department/Contact Information: Division Dean: 206-7046, Lead Faculty: 206-7206

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Arizona General Education Curriculum Requirements (AGEC-B) This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses. *
Reading Requirement: complete this requirement before enrolling in general education courses
English Composition		6
Humanities and Fine Arts: Humanities		3
Biological and Physical Sciences		8
Subtotal		17
Course #	Course Title	Credits
Required Core Courses
MGT 110	Human Relations in Business and Industry	3
MGT 130	Improving Customer Service Quality	3
MKT 111	Principles of Marketing	3
MKT 139	Retailing	3
MKT 140	Principles of Apparel Merchandising	3
MKT 240	Apparel Merchandising Techniques	3
Subtotal		18
Required Support Courses
ACC 101	Financial Accounting	3
ART 100	Basic Design	3
CIS 100	Introduction to Computers	3
ECN 200	Basic Economic Principles	3
MAT 173	Mathematics for Business I	3
MAT 174	Mathematics for Business II	3
PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology	4
BUS 205	Statistical Methods in Economics and Business	3
STU 210	Transfer Strategies	2
Subtotal		27
Total		62

* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Humanities and Fine Arts: Arts - ART 100 fulfills the 3 credit Art requirement; Mathematics - MAT 174; Social and Behavioral Sciences - ECN 200 and PSY 101; Other Requirements - CIS 100 and MAT 173.