Fashion Merchandising Management: Orientation One Year AAS Students

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Fashion Merchandising Management
OrientationOne Year AAS Students

• WELCOME
• ALL INCOMING
• FRESHMEN !!!!!
• August 19, 2008
• for new students starting Fall 2008

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Where We Are

• The FMM Office is located
• B Building
• 3rd Floor
• Room B-320
• Phone [phone]
• Please check in with our secretary to make an
  appointment.

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Who We Are

• FMM ChairpersonTBA
• Renee CooperAssistant Chair / AAS Deg.
• E-mail Renee_Cooper_at_fitnyc.edu
• Naomi GrossAssistant Chair / AAS Deg.
• I Love New York Club Advisor
• E-mail Naomi_Gross_at_fitnyc.edu
• Nancy KaplanAssistant Chair / BS Deg.
• E-mail Nancy_Kaplan_at_fitnyc.edu

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Who We Are

• Vincenzo GattoAdvisor International Programs
• E-mail j_gatto_at_fitnyc.edu
• Registrar for FMM One Year students
• Ellyn Halpern
• Location C-158
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail registrar_c158_at_fitnyc.edu
• FMM Admissions
• Laura Arbogast
• Location C-Lobby
• Admissions issues only not course advisement

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Curriculum Worksheet
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Curriculum Worksheet

• SAVE THIS DOCUMENT!
• Use it to track your progress
• Bring it with you to all group or individual
  advisement sessions along with your Degree Audit
  (DARS)
• Your DARS will be available after September 8,
  2008
• The curriculum worksheet is
• Arranged by semester
• Lists required courses
• Lists choices of Major Area Electives, Related
  Area Electives
• Provides credit requirements
• Should mimic your DARS (Degree Audit)

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Academic Advisement

• Always bring your curriculum worksheet and your
  DARS with you. These two documents are your
  guides from semester to semester.
• Group advisement sessions will take place prior
  to registration for spring 2009 classes. You
  will receive an e-mail blast with these dates.
  We urge you to attend one of these sessions.

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Academic Advisement

• In addition to group advisement, one-on-one
  advisement is available with an FMM advisor
  during the day or during evening hours. Contact
  the receptionist in the FMM office to schedule
  after the third week of classes.
• Always bring your curriculum worksheet and your
  DARS with you to any and all advisement sessions!

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If you plan to apply to the Bachelors Degree
Program, you must also complete the following
pre-requisites

• MG153 Excel for Business
• This, or the equivalent, must be taken prior to
  Information Systems Case Analysis - MG306
• SS141 Macroeconomics
• This must be taken prior to taking Microeconomics
  (SS 342)
• MA222 Statistics
• This or the equivalent, must be taken prior to
  taking Data Analysis for Business Applications
  (MA321)
• Algebra Placement Exam
• This or the equivalent must be taken prior to
  taking Data Analysis for Business Applications
  (MA321)

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What is Common Hour?

• Time out for Club Meetings and Campus Activities.
  See Student Life 7th Floor A bldg.
• Common Hour is every Tuesday Thursday
• between 1 pm and 2 pm
• Club sampling
• Merchandising Society
• BRAG (Open to all minorities)
• Delta Epsilon Chi (Collegiate Division of DECA)
• American Marketing Association
• I Love NY

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InternshipsLocation Room A605/606

• Related area elective (choice)
• Taken 2nd semester, summer, or after two
  semesters, if studying with an F-1 visa.
• Builds networking and focus on career goals
• Must be planned semester before scheduling-attend
  mandatory meetings
• Second semester Max. credit load recommendation
  17 Credits including internshiptry to increase
  first semester credit load.

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Grades

• Students MUST maintain a 2.0 GPA
• Falling below 2.0 puts students on Probationary
  Warning and can lead to dismissal
• Students have up to 6 weeks to withdraw from a
  class---tuition penalties may apply follow
  appropriate guidelines to withdraw officially
  from classesnotify your professor
• Grades of Incomplete are calculated as an F
  until resolved. Make-up Exam fee 25

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Graduation Requirements

• FITs graduation ceremony is held in May
• Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 to
  received a degree
• Students must complete a minimum or 33.5 credits
  in residence at FIT
• All FMM / FIT requirements must be met (2 major
  electives one related area elective).no
  exceptions
• The Request to Graduate form must be completed
  (30 bursar fee) this form is mailed to you or
  can be picked up in C-158 Registrars Office

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Applying to Bachelors Program

• Applications are available on line. You must
  re-apply if interested.
• (25 fee, no essay required)
• Applications should be filed by the end of fall
  semester, no later than December 15, 2008 for
  fall 2009.
• Bachelor candidates should attend Upper Division
  advisement meetings in spring 2009 semester.

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Bachelors Degree ChangesConcentration Options

• Buying
• Planning
• Inventory Management
• Fashion Planning and Allocation

• Product Development
• Computer Aided Product Development
• Web PDM

• Fashion Management
• Workshop in Apparel Merchandising
• Sales Management

Attend the upper division fair in October to
learn more about FMM and other BT bachelor
degree programs!
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Study Abroad

• International Courses Semester Abroad
• Minimum GPA 3.0 and faculty approval
• Attend orientation meetings in fall semester
• 5th 6th Semester in Florence (BS Program)
• Westminster University Program
• Other programs in France, England, China, and
  Australia.
• Summer courses abroad FM226 International Buying
  Marketing, FM 491 London Internship
• International Programs Office B119
• Web site www3.fitnyc.edu/internationalprograms
• FMM International Programs Prof. Gatto B320

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FIT is

• FMM !!!!