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Interior Design - B.A. Program Requirements

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning;KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.   DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
II.   MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (89-95 credits)  Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
  ARCH 10101 First Year Design Studio I 3
    10102 First Year Design Studio II 3
 
30501 Environmental Technology I 3
  ID 14501 Studio Problems in Interior Design 4
    14512 Interior Design Graphics I 3
    24502 Studio Problems in Interior Design II 4
    24510 Textiles in the Built Environment 2
    24522 Interior Design Graphics II 3
    34503 Studio Problems in Interior Design III 4
    34504 Studio Problems in Interior Design IV 4
    34515 Computer-Aided Design for Interior Designers
 3
    34522 Methods and Materials in Interior Design
 3
    44505 Studio Problems in Interior Design V
 2
    44506 Studio Problems in Interior Design VI
 4
    44507 Studio Problems in Interior Design VII
 4
    44512 Historic Furnishing Textiles 2
    44523
  Interior Design Professional Practice 2
    44525 Lighting Application in Interior Spaces 3
WIC   44534 History of Interiors to 1600* 4
    44535 History of Interiors, 1600-Present 4
    44592 Interior Design Practicum 4-10
  MKTG 25010 Principles of Marketing 3
    45046

45082
 Personal Selling (3)
or
Retailing and Web-Based Merchandising (3)
 3
  TECH 11071 Woods Technology I 3
    31015 Construction Technology 3
  VCD 17000 Color: Theory and Application 3
  Choose from the following series: 6
KFA ARCH 10011

10012
 Survey of Architectural History I (3)
and
Survey of Architectural History II (3)
  
KFA ARTH 22006

22007
 Art History I: Ancient and Medieval Art (3)
and
Art History II: Renaissance to Modern Art (3)
  
III.  ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (40 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
KAD COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communication 3
KSS ECON 22060 Principles of Microeconomics 3
KAD   22061 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
KMC MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus 3
    11022 Trigonometry 2
KBS PHY 13001 General College Physics I 4
KBS   13021 General College Physics Laboratory I 1
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 3
  Kent Core Composition 6-8
  Kent Core Humanities 3
  Kent Core Social Sciences (cannot be from ECON) 3
  ART/ARTC/ARTF Studio Electives 6
MINIMUM TOTAL 
130

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

Requirements for Advancement to Second Year

Advancement review for the Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design occurs at the end of the first year. To advance, students must accomplish the following:

  1. Comply with all specific course prerequisites.
  2. Complete the following courses:
    ARCH 10011, 10012 (or ARTH 22006, 22007)
    ENG 11011 (or HONR 10297)
    ID 14501, 14512
    MATH 11010, 11022
    TECH 11071
    VCD 17000
    Art or crafts elective
  3. Earn minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.

After the final exam week of spring semester, and if all the requirements have been met, the candidates for admission to the second year must submit a portfolio of creative accomplishments. The portfolio must include representative work from the courses listed above. Selection of candidates by the interior design faculty and review committee will take place at the end of spring semester. Candidates will receive notification within four weeks after the last day of exams. Candidates will be notified by letter from the interior design program regarding admission to the second year of the major. After successful completion of the portfolio process and admission to the second year of interior design coursework, students can expect a minimum of three years to complete the program.

This professional program is based on both lecture and studio work. Because of this, the coursework requires the use of expendable materials. Interior Design majors will be expected to purchase art supplies and materials beyond the regular textbooks.

Notes:

  1. Interior Design majors may not use the following course combinations for credit toward fulfilling the Kent Core Basic Sciences category:
    1. PHY 11660 and the CHEM 10050 series, the CHEM 10060 series and/or the PHY 13001 series
    2. Both the CHEM 10050 series and the CHEM 10060 series
    3. Both the PHY 13001 series and the PHY 23101 series
  2. No more than 4 credit hours of PEB activities courses may apply to required semester hours for graduation.
  3. No more than the first 16 credit hours of ROTC courses may apply to required semester hours for graduation. Veterans who have completed a minimum one year of active duty may receive PEB credit for military basic training according to branch of service, as follows:
    1. Army and Marine Corps: 3 credit hours
    2. Navy and Coast Guard: 2 credit hours
    3. Air Force: 1 credit hour