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School of Art and Design
Applications accepted for fall and spring. NYSED: 00751 HEGIS 5012
The major in Interior Design offers qualified students the opportunity to prepare for careers as interior designers with design, architectural, and similar firms, or as freelance designers, draftspersons, or renderers. Interior Design major transfer credits are subject to departmental approval. Curriculum below is for the entering class of Fall 2018.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MAJOR AREA | ID 117 - Interior Design Studio I | 5 |
| ID 173 - Visual Representation I | 3 | |
| RELATED AREA | CD 223 - Introduction to InDesign | 2 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION | choice - see Requirements* | 3 |
| choice - see Art History* | 3 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | ID 118 - Interior Design Studio II | 5 |
| ID 122 - History, Theory Criticism I | 2 | |
| ID 174 - Visual Representation II | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION | SC 253 - Ecology and Environmental Problems | 3 |
| choice - see Art History* | 3 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | ID 219 - Interior Design Studio III | 5 |
| ID 227 - History, Theory Criticism II | 2 | |
| ID 282 - Design Technology I | 3 | |
| RELATED AREA | choice - see Related Area Electives** | 2 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION | choice - see Requirements* | 6 |
| Semester 4 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | ID 262 - Professional Practice I | 2 |
| ID 281 - Interior Design Studio IV | 5 | |
| ID 283 - Design Technology II | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION | choice - see Requirements* | 6 |
| TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION | 24 | |
| MAJOR AREA | 38 | |
| RELATED AREA | 4 | |
| Total Credits: | 66 | |
*Fall 2018 Requirements: see below
FIT's General Education and Art History Requirements for Art and Design Associate Degree Programs:
- Three (3) credits from each required area, totaling 9 credits: G1, G2 and G3 (SC 253)
- Six (6) credits from two (2) different areas in non-HA liberal arts courses in G4-G10
- Three (3) credits of any 200- or 300-level English literature or speech course
- Six (6) credits from Art and Design History courses: HA 112 (3 credits, required for all Art and Design majors), plus another 3-credit HA course
FIT's Gen Ed courses are organized along the following categories: G1 Basic Communication; G2 Mathematics; G3 Natural Sciences; G4 Social Sciences; G5 Western Civilization; G6 The Arts; G7 Humanities; G8 Foreign Language; G9 Other World Civilizations; G10 American History.
See list of Gen Ed approved courses under FIT's General Education Requirements and Courses. An FIT Gen Ed course cannot be used to meet more than one General Education area.
**Related Area Electives: 2 credits (minimum)
CHOICE of any one to two courses (for which prerequisites have been met) totaling 2 credits in: Communication Design, Computer Graphics, Creative Technologies, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography and Related Media, Toy Design, or Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design
Certain majors require specific courses. Please review your DARS audit to determine if a particular course is required by your major to meet General Education credits.
Upper Division Alternatives:
Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts programs in Interior Design and Toy Design, and the Bachelor of Science program in Textile Development and Marketing. By completing certain course requirements, graduates may also apply for admission to the Bachelor of Science program in Home Products Development.
If you are a high school student
You should apply to the two-year Associate in Applied Science (AAS) program. High school students may not apply directly to the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program. On completing the AAS, many students choose to apply to the two-year BFA program. Applicants to the AAS program are expected to submit a competitive portfolio.
If you have an AAS in Interior Design from FIT
You may apply to the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program. Depending on your GPA and grades in Interior Design studio courses, you may be required to submit a portfolio.
If you have credits or a degree from another college
You may apply to the two-year Interior Design BFA program as a transfer student if you meet one of the following criteria by the time you enroll at FIT:
- you will have an associates or bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college and CIDA-accredited program that is equivalent to the FIT Interior Design AAS program, or
- you will have earned at least 60 credits toward a bachelor's degree in an equivalent CIDA-accredited program at a regionally accredited college.
A college program is equivalent if it contains the same major area and liberal arts distribution as the FIT Interior Design AAS program and is accredited by CIDA. Applicants from college programs that are not equivalent must apply to the AAS program.
Please note that FIT AAS students receive priority admissions consideration.