
Prepare for a career within the fashion marketing, merchandising, production and product development industry. This program is structured with the understanding that students will elect to transfer to a four-year institution that specializes in Fashion Merchandising, Product Development, Production, Business and/or Marketing.
Program Requirements
General Education Courses | Credits | |
Written & Oral Communications (ENG 101 required, ENG 102 recommended) |
6 | |
Mathematics (MTH 107 recommended) | 3 | |
Natural Science | 8 | |
Social Science (ECO 203 & PSY 101 required) | 6 | |
Arts & Humanities (PHI 101 required) | 3 | |
History (HIS 101 or HIS 102 recommended) | 3 | |
Diversity | 3 | |
Total | 32 | |
Program Course Credits | ||
ACC 110 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
ECO 204 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
FAD 131 | Fashion Research Methods | 3 |
FAD 135 | Introduction to Textiles | 3 |
FAD 144 | History of Fashion Design | 3 |
FAD 155 | Fashion Merchandising | 3 |
FAD 160 | Fashion Technology | 3 |
FAD 162 | Photoshop Techniques for Fashion | 3 |
Total | 24 | |
Electives (Select 4 credits from the following) |
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BUA 205 | Business Law | |
BUA 220 | Principles of Marketing | |
FAD 120 | Apparel Construction | |
MTH 112 OR MTH 130 |
College Algebra OR Precalculus |
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Total | 4 | |
Total Required Credits | 60 |
Sequence of Course - please print this out and use when taking courses.
Course Number/Name |
Credit |
Semester |
Grade |
FIRST YEAR First Semester |
15 | ||
ENG101 College Composition I |
3 |
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Mathematics MTH 107 or higher, MTH 107 recommended |
3 |
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PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology Required |
3 |
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FAD 135 Introduction To Textiles |
3 |
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FAD 131 Fashion Research Methods |
3 |
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Second Semester |
16 |
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ENG 102 College Composition II recommended |
3 |
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HIS 101 or HIS 102 Recommended |
3 |
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ACC 110 Principles of Financial Accounting I |
3 |
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FAD 155 Fashion Merchandising |
3 |
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Science |
4 |
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SECOND YEAR First Semester |
15 | ||
ECO 203 required |
3 |
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Diversity (ANT 102, LIT 203, REL 205 recommended) |
3 |
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ECO 204 Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
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Elective See *1 FAD 160 recommended |
3 |
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Elective See *1 |
3 |
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Second Semester |
14 |
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FAD 120 Apparel Construction |
4 |
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Any Science (Lec/Lab) |
4 |
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PHI 101 Required |
3 |
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FAD 144 History of Fashion Design |
3 |
*1- ACC 115, BUA 205, BUA 220, FAD 160, MTH 112, MTH 130
TOTAL REQUIRED: 60
Lisa Steinberg
Program Coordinator
fashion@rcbc.edu
Check out these RCBC Fashion Show student testimonials!

Fashion Design students from Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) showed off pieces they worked on during the semester at a Cherry Hill Mall show on May 12.
By: Emily Liu (5/19/23)
The Sun Newspapers

Student designs featured at the Mount Laurel campus.
By CHRISTINE HARKINSON
May 5, 2022
The Sun Newspapers
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