Caine College of the Arts

Interior Design Program

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• For more information about Interior Design, see the department website.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log-on to DegreeWorks  to check student-specific program progress.

 

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.75 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 1020: Drawing I (BCA)	3	Foundation Course Breath Creative Arts		ART 1120: Two-Dimensional Design	3	Foundation Course
ARTH 2710: Survey of Western Art: Prehistoric to Medieval (BHU)	3	Foundation Course Breath Humanities		ART 1130: Three-Dimensional Design	3	Foundation Course
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3	Communications Literacy (CL1)		ARTH 2720: Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Post-Modern (BHU)	3	Foundation Course Breath Exploration
ID 1790: Interior Design Theory	3	Emphasis Course		Quantitative Literacy (QL)	3-5	Math Placement
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education see links for available courses		Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education see links for available courses
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Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3	Communications Literacy (CL2)		ID 1700: Interior Design Professional Seminar	1	Emphasis Course
ID 1700: Interior Design Professional Seminar	1	Emphasis Course		ID 2720: Architectural Graphics II	3	Emphasis Course
ID 2710: Architectural Graphics I	3	Emphasis Course		ID 2730: Interior Space Planning and Human Dimensions	3	Emphasis Course
ID 2750: Computer Aided Drafting and Design I	3	Emphasis Course		ID 2760: Computer Aided Drafting and Design II	3	Emphasis Course
ID 2770: History of Interior Furnishings and Architecture I	3	Emphasis Course		ID 2780: History of Interior Furnishings and Architecture II	3	Emphasis Course
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education see link for available courses		Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education see link for available courses
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Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ID 1700: Interior Design Professional Seminar	1	Emphasis Course		ID 1700: Interior Design Professional Seminar	1	Emphasis Course
ID 3710: Interior Design Pre-Internship	1	Emphasis Course		ID 1740: Computer Applications in Interior Design	3	Emphasis Course
ID 3730: Interior Materials and Construction (QI)	3	Emphasis Course Depth Course QI		ID 3770: Residential Design Studio	3	Emphasis Course
ID 3760: Commercial Design Studio	3	Emphasis Course		ID 4710: Interior Design Advanced Internship I	3	Emphasis Course
ID 3790: Architectural Systems	3	Emphasis Course		ID 4790: Computer Applications of Modeling in Interior Design	3	Emphasis Course
MIS 3200: Business Communication (CI)	3	Emphasis Course Communication Intensive Course		General Elective	3
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Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ID 1700: Interior Design Professional Seminar	1	Emphasis Course		ID 1700: Interior Design Professional Seminar	1	Emphasis Course
ID 4700: Topics in Interior Design	3	Emphasis Course		ID 4740: Business and Professional Practices in Interior Design (CI)	3	Emphasis Course Communicaion Intensive
ID 4730: Environmental Design for Interiors	3	Emphasis Course		ID 4760: Senior Design Studio II	3	Emphasis Course
ID 4750: Senior Design Studio I	3	Emphasis Course		ID 4770: Senior Exhibit	1	Emphasis Course
MGT 3500: Fundamentals of Marketing	3	Emphasis Course		MGT 3110: Managing Organizations and People (DSS)	3	Emphasis Course
Depth Life and Phys Science	3	Depth Education Course		General Elective	3
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