Students are prepared to meet professional requirements and criteria.
The Competencies taught include principles and elements of design, design analysis, space planning and programming, drafting and technical drawing, and graphic presentation of design solutions. Interior Design is studied in close relationship to art and architecture. There is an active student chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers, which is open to all majors in Interior Design. Some courses may fulfill both general education and prerequisite requirements. Basic drawing, fundamentals of art, and related computer skills may provide a foundation for required courses in the major.