Interior Design, B.I.D.

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Interior Design

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: ART 1011 and ID 1780 ; 2.75 Cumulative GPA.
SEMESTER 2: ART 1847 and ID 1051 ; 2.75 Cumulative GPA; Admission to the professional program.
SEMESTER 3: ID 2750 , ID 2774 , ID 2781 and ID 2785 .
SEMESTER 4: ID 2751 , ID 2770 and ID 2775 .
SEMESTER 5: ID 3752 .

Recommend taking Summer Term classes to reduce semester loads.

* ECON 2000 , ECON 2010 , ECON 2030 , or ECON 2031 is specified as a social science requirement.

*ARTH 1440 required in the Interior Design major also fulfills the general education arts requirement.

Semester 1

CRITICAL: ART 1011 and ID 1780 ; 2.75 Cumulative GPA.
ART 1011 Two-Dimensional Design (3)
ARTH 1440 Historical Survey of the Arts (3)
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
ID 1780 Interior Design Technical Drawing (3)
MATH 1021 College Algebra (3) or
MATH 1029 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics (3)
General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)¹

Total Semester Hours: 18

Semester 2

CRITICAL: ART 1847 and ID 1051 ; 2.75 Cumulative GPA; Admission to the professional program.
ARTH 1441 Historical Survey of the Arts (3)
ART 1847 Drawing and Composition (3)
ID 1051 Introduction to Interior Design (3)
General Education course - Analytical Reasoning (3)
General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)¹
General Education course - Humanities (3)²

Total Semester Hours: 18

Semester 3

CRITICAL: ID 2750 , ID 2774 , ID 2781 and ID 2785 . Due to the rigorous nature of design studios, recommend taking ID 2785 in the SUMMER prior to the third semester.
ARCH 2007 History of Architecture I (3)
ID 2750 Interior Design Studio I (4)
ID 2774 Interior Construction and Systems (3)
ID 2781 Interior Design Graphics (3)
ID 2785 Computer Visualization (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)²

Total Semester Hours: 19

Semester 4

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 5

CRITICAL: ID 3752 .
ID 3752 Interior Design Studio III (4)
ID 3761 Interior Design Internship (3) or
ID 4765 Interior Design Professional Residency (6) ³
ID 3770 Color and Illumination II (3)
ID 4741 History of Interior Design (3)
ID 4761 Professional Practice (3)
General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)¹

Total Semester Hours: 19

Semester 6

Consult with faculty advisor to schedule ID focus electives.
ID 3782 Interior Design Construction Documents (3)
ID 3753 Interior Design Studio IV (4)
ID 4742 Interior Design Contemporary Issues and Theory (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)
Approved Elective (3)⁵

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 7

ID 4720 Seminar in Interior Design (3)
ID 4754 Interior Design Studio V (4)
Interior Design Focus Elective (3)⁴
Approved Electives (6)⁵

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 8

ID 4755 Interior Design Studio VI (4)
ID 4756 Independent Study Project (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 13

135 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - If two course sequence is taken in the physical sciences, the additional three hour course must be from the life sciences, and vice versa.

² - A communication studies course is specified as three hours of the humanities requirement. An English course is specified as three hours of the humanities requirement.

³ - MANDATORY INTERNSHIP: ID 3761 or ID 4765 - May be taken after Semester 4 but no later than the summer prior to Semester 7.

⁴- INTERIOR DESIGN FOCUS ELECTIVE: Choose three hours from ID 4751 , ID 4786 , or ID 4772 .

⁵ - APPROVED ART & DESIGN ELECTIVE: select from courses in ARCH, ART, ARTH, ID, and LA or from other disciplines with prior approval from the school. SIX SEMESTER HOURS MUST BE IN STUDIO COURSES. ART 1001 may not be used for degree credit.