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Retailing and Consumer Science - Associate Degree for Transfer
Jump start your retail management or fashion merchandising career by completing this degree and then transferring to
a university retailing/merchandising degree or related program emphasizing various principles employed to manage the
retail supply chain in order to satisfy consumers’ needs. Complete this program by taking classes in a combination of
weekdays and evenings/weekends.
What can I do with this certificate?
Career Options: retail management personnel examine retail, marketing, fashion, and management principles that are
applied across a broad spectrum of u.s. and global retail businesses including store, catalog, internet, services firms and
other businesses that support these diverse retailers.
Academic Options: transfer to the university of arizona or other school to pursue a degree in retailing/merchandising
or a related degree.
Location: Downtown Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean: 206-7046
lead faculty: 206-7206
Program/major Codes: AOABFT/BFT
Arizona General Education Curriculum Requirement (AGEC-B) - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
reading requirement - Please refer to the reading requirement in the general Education section before enrolling in a general
education course.
Course lists for each general Education category listed below can be found starting on page 57.
English Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Humanities and fine arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
art 100 meets 3 credits of this requirement. Complete a course from the Humanities list.
Biological and Physical sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
mat 174 fulfills this requirement.
social and Behavioral sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
ECn 200 and PsY 101 fulfill this requirement
other requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
Cis 100 and mat 173 fulfill this requirement.
special requirements
the i, C, and g requirements should be fulfilled by selecting appropriate courses in the above categories.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17¥
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
mgt 130* improving Customer service Quality (Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
mKt 140 fashion merchandising (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
or mgt 122* supervision (retail management) (F-Sp-Su)
mKt 240* fashion merchandising Planning and Control (Sp). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
or mgt 276* Human resources (retail management) (F-Sp)
Subtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Required Support Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
aCC 101 financial accounting (F-Sp-Su) sun# aCC 2201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aCC 102* managerial accounting (F-Sp-Su) sun# aCC 2202. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
art 100 Basic Design (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cis 100 introduction to Computers (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECn 200* Basic Economic Principles (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
mat 173* mathematics for Business i (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
mat 174* mathematics for Business ii (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PsY 101 introduction to Psychology (F-Sp-Su) sun# PsY 1101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
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