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Interior Design
The program in Interior Design is offered as a major leading to the B.F.A. degree. There is no B.A. major or minor in Interior Design because the program is structured as a professional degree. B.A. students majoring in other departments may enter Interior Design courses given the following conditions:

1. they have completed the prerequisites 
2. space is available
3. the instructor approves

B.A. students majoring in art may not use Interior Design as a related field or minor.

Interior Design is an art, a science, a business, an industry, and a profession. The nature of this professional interior design program is a sequencing of intensive studies intended to prepare career professionals. This is a rigorous program that helps to prepare graduates for professional examinations.

Course sequence for the B.F.A. degree in Interior Design follows:

FRESHMAN YEAR
ART 111: 2-D Design 3 hours
ART 112: 3-D Design 3 hours
ART 113: Drawing I 3 hours
ART 201-202 Intro to Art History 3 hours (serves as one fine art GEP)
DES 281-F/281-S: Basic Drafting 3 hours
DES 282: Intro to Interior Design 3 hours
GEP/Courses 12 hours
TOTAL HOURS 30 hours

SOPHOMORE YEAR
DES 284: Residential Design 3 hours
DES 285: CAD I 3 hours
DES 286: CAD II 3 hours
DES 287: Color & Textile Science 3 hours
DES 288: Interior Construction 3 hours
DES 289: Presentation Skills 3 hours
GEP/Courses/Elective 13 hours
TOTAL HOURS 31 hours

JUNIOR YEAR
DES 283: Space Planning 3 hours
DES 381: Hist. of Decorative Arts I 3 hours
DES 382: Hist of Decorative Arts II 3 hours
DES 383: Codes, Mat’ls. & Detailing 3 hours
DES 384: Non-Residential Design 3 hours
DES 386: Lighting & Acoustical Design 3 hours
DES : Art/Design Elective 3 hours
GEP/Courses/Elective 9 hours
TOTAL HOURS 30 hours

SENIOR YEAR
DES 414: Senior Seminar 1 hour
DES 481: Advanced Interior Design 3 hours
DES 482: Advanced Senior Project 3 hours
DES 483: Business & Professional Practice 3 hours
DES 485: Professional Design Work Experience 0 hours
GEP/Courses/Elective 21 hours
TOTAL HOURS 31 hours

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