Interior Design Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
Effective Summer 2019, the Interior Design major (code 458) will be reactivated. Students must first declare the Pre-Interior Design major (code 454).
The Interior Design major is a professional program. Entering students are designated as Pre-Interior Design majors (major code 454).
Design major requirements are divided into two parts. The first part (the pre-design major), usually taken in the first two years, must be completed before formal admission into the major. The second part (Professional School) is usually taken in the last two years after formal admission into the Design major.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Summary of Requirements | ||
| Pre-Design Major | 57 | |
Pre-Design Core Classes (32) | ||
Art, Communications, Economics, Math, Statistics, and Writing (25) 1 | ||
| Professional School | 64-67 | |
Pro-School Design Core Classes (40) 2 | ||
Design Option Courses (24-27) | ||
| University General Education Requirements | 24 | |
| Unrestricted Electives | 32-35 | |
| Total credits needed for graduation | 180 | |
| 1 | 21 credits from pre-design major satisfy University General Education Requirements |
| 2 | 8 credits from design major satisfy University General Education Requirements |
Design Curriculum
The Design major is a professional program offered through the College of Business.
Pre-Design Program
Newly admitted students to OSU and all current OSU students who seek to complete an undergraduate design degree program offered by the College of Business (COB) are designated as pre-design majors. The pre-design program requires completion of courses within the first and second year (see core curriculum below) that build a solid foundation for the upper-division design curricula. These courses must be completed before the student is eligible for admission to the professional design program. The pre-design course work may be completed at OSU or any accredited college or university that offers equivalent courses transferable to OSU.
Professional Design Program
Admission to the professional design program is restricted to those students who have demonstrated an ability to achieve the high standards required for professional studies. Enrollment within each academic option may be limited to the number of students who can be served by the faculty and facilities of that option. Therefore students should strive to meet the minimum eligibility standards of their particular option of choice as well as those of the College of Business itself. Additional information on the pro-school process and current competitive GPA levels for each option can be found on the Pro-School Competitive GPA section of the College of Business Advising website.
To apply and be considered for admission, all pre-professional students must meet the following requirements:
- Be declared as a Pre-Design major.
- Have a minimum OSU cumulative GPA of 2.5, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all Pre-Design course work.
- Have completed and received a C– or better in ALL courses within the Pre-Design major by the end of spring term before applying.
Students who have completed their pre-design courses at a college or university other than OSU must be admitted to pre-design their first term and apply for the professional program during their first term of attendance.
Admission into the Interior Design option requires completion of DSGN 287 STUDIO I: DESIGN COMMUNICATION and submission of a portfolio. The portfolio will expect students to submit work that demonstrates competency in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional design. The following courses are recommended for students who need to further develop those skills:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 115 | 2-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 117 | 3-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
Design Program Requirements
The design core curriculum provides students with a broad overview of design thinking and processes.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Baccalaureate Core | ||
| Select 51 credits | ||
| Design Core Curriculum | ||
| Select 72 credits | 72 | |
| Option 1 | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 24-27 | |
Apparel Design | ||
Design Management | ||
Housing Studies | ||
Interior Design | ||
| Mathematics and Statistics | ||
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| Economics | ||
| ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| Art | ||
| ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES | ||
| ART 367 | *HISTORY OF DESIGN | 3 |
| Written and Oral Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| *PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | ||
| *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | ||
| *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | ||
| *TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| Unrestricted Electives | ||
| Select 32-35 credits 2 | 32-35 | |
| Minor | ||
| Select 27 credits 3 | 27 | |
| 1 | Options are designed to allow students to extend their professional preparation beyond the introductory level in one or more areas. All options need to be started in the third year. See academic advisor for more information. |
| 2 | Students are provided elective credits to enable them to achieve a degree of specialization and depth to match their interests. |
| 3 | Students are encouraged to choose a non-business university-approved minor that consists of a minimum of 27 credits, with at least 12 credits at the upper-division level. Students are responsible for determining whether the minor has been approved for transcript visibility and to request the notation on their transcript. Students may also choose to complete a coherent set of non-business courses to support their career goals. |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| First Year | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Interior Design | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 6-9 | |
| Option 1: Students entering OSU on the Corvallis campus as their first college experience are required to participate in Innovation Nation, the College of Business Living-Learning Community (LLC). These students will complete a three-course sequence during their first year: | ||
| B-ENGAGED | ||
| INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION | ||
| INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY | ||
| Option 2: Students who transfer to OSU from another academic institution will complete: | ||
| BUSINESS NOW | ||
| BUSINESS INSIGHTS | ||
| Option 3: All other students, including students completing their degree via OSU Ecampus and current OSU students who are changing their major to design, will complete: | ||
| BUSINESS NOW | ||
| All students should complete the following: | ||
| ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| COMM 111 |
*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION |
3 |
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| General Baccalaureate Core courses | 17 | |
| Electives 1 | 5-8 | |
| Hours | 41-47 | |
| Second Year | ||
| ART 206 |
*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY or *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE or *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES |
3 |
| BA 215 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| BA 253 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| DHE 221 | 3 | |
| DHE 255 | pending approval | 4 |
| DHE 281 | DRAWING AND SKETCHING INTERIORS | 4 |
| DSGN 244 | COLOR INNOVATION | 4 |
| ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| WR 222 |
*ENGLISH COMPOSITION or *ENGLISH COMPOSITION or *TECHNICAL WRITING |
3 |
| Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or unrestricted electives | 8 | |
| DHE 287 | STUDIO I: DESIGN COMMUNICATION (for students interested in Interior Design) | 4 |
| Hours | 49 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Professional Interior Design | ||
| ART 367 or ENGR 350 |
*HISTORY OF DESIGN or *SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING |
3 |
| BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
| BA 352 | MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| BA 354 | ^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 4 |
| BA 390 | MARKETING | 4 |
| DSGN 341 | DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION | 4 |
| MGMT 364 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Interior Design option-specific course work (See option descriptions) | 12-15 | |
| Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or unrestricted electives | 2-5 | |
| Hours | 41-47 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| DSGN 475 | *GLOBAL SOURCING OF TEXTILES, APPAREL, AND FOOTWEAR | 4 |
| MRKT 492 | CONSUMER BEHAVIOR | 4 |
| MRKT 495 | RETAIL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Interior Design option-specific course work (See option descriptions) | 12 | |
| Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or unrestricted electives | 21 | |
| Total credits required for graduation is 180 | ||
| Hours | 45 | |
| Total Hours | 176-188 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| 1 | Students entering design programs should have basic art and illustration skills. ART 115 2-D CORE STUDIO and ART 117 3-D CORE STUDIO are highly recommended elective courses |
Major Code: 458
Pre-Interior Design Major Code: 454
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| BA 160 | B-ENGAGED | 3 |
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Bacc Core Science | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Winter | ||
| BA 161 | INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION | 3 |
| Bacc Core Fitness | 2 | |
| Bacc Core Speech | 3 | |
| Bacc Core Science | 4 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| BA 162 | INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY | 3 |
| Bacc Core Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| Bacc Core Difference, Power, and Discrimination | 3 | |
| Bacc Core Science | 4 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 206 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY | 3 |
| BA 215 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| DSGN 255 | TEXTILES | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | ||
| *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | ||
| *TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| Hours | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| BA 253 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| DSGN 226 or DSGN 287 |
SPECIFICATION BUYING or STUDIO I: DESIGN COMMUNICATION |
4 |
| DSGN 281 | DRAWING AND SKETCHING | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| DSGN 244 | COLOR INNOVATION | 4 |
| ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
| BA 352 | MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| DSGN 341 | DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION | 4 |
| DSGN 387 | STUDIO III: ADVANCED DESIGN COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BA 390 | MARKETING | 4 |
| DSGN 388 | STUDIO IV: HOSPITALITY DESIGN | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| *GLOBAL SOURCING OF TEXTILES, APPAREL, AND FOOTWEAR | ||
Bacc Core Contemporary Global Issues |
||
| MGMT 364 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 367 | *HISTORY OF DESIGN | 3 |
| BA 354 | ^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 4 |
| DSGN 383 | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS | 3 |
| DSGN 394 | STUDIO V: LIGHTING DESIGN | 4 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| DSGN 464 | CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF INTERIORS AND HOUSING | 3 |
| DSGN 488 | STUDIO VI: HEALTHCARE DESIGN | 4 |
| Electives | 7 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| MRKT 492 | CONSUMER BEHAVIOR | 4 |
| MRKT 495 | RETAIL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Electives | 7 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| DSGN 495 | STUDIO VII: SENIOR THESIS II | 4 |
| Electives | 10 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 172-173 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |