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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Interior Design B.S.
Sample Plan: Interior Design
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
DES 1101W - Introduction to Design Thinking : 4.0 cr : AH, WI
GDES 1311 - Foundations: Drawing and Design in Two and Three Dimensions : 4.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
IDES 1601 - Interior Design Studio I : 4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
GDES 1312 - Foundations: Color and Design in Two and Three Dimensions : 4.0 cr
IDES 1602 - Interior Design Studio II : 4.0 cr
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology : 4.0 cr : SOCS
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ADES 2213 - Textile Product Analysis : 4.0 cr
ARCH 3711W - Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context : 3.0 cr : SOCS, CIV, WI
IDES 2603 - Interior Design Studio III : 4.0 cr
IDES 2613 - Interior Structures, Systems, and Life Safety : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ARTH 1001 - Introduction to Western Art : 4.0 cr : AH
DES 3201 - Career and Internship Preparation for Design : 1.0 cr
IDES 2612 - Interior Materials and Specifications : 4.0 cr : ENV
IDES 2604 - Interior Design Studio IV : 4.0 cr
IDES 2622 - Computer Applications I : 2.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
DES 4165 - Design and Globalization : 3.0 cr : DSJ
IDES 3161 - History of Interiors and Furnishings: Ancient to 1750 : 4.0 cr : GP
IDES 3606 - Interior Design Studio VI : 4.0 cr
IDES 3612 - Lighting Design : 3.0 cr
IDES 3622 - Computer Applications II : 2.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
IDES 3162 - History of Interiors and Furnishings: 1750 to Present : 4.0 cr : HIS
IDES 3605 - Interior Design Studio V : 4.0 cr
WRIT 3577W - Rhetoric, Technology, and the Internet : 3.0 cr : TS, WI
ARCH 3412W - Architectural History Since 1750 : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP, WI
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
IDES 4607 - Interior Design Studio VII : 4.0 cr
IDES 4615W - Interior Design Research : 3.0 cr : WI
IDES 3614 - Interior Design Ethics and Professional Practice : 4.0 cr : CIV
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
IDES 4608 - Interior Design Thesis : 4.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :4.0 cr
IDES 4196 - Internship in Interior Design : 1.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :1.0 cr