Interior Design

Prepares students for positions with interior designers, architects, home furnishing venues, contractors, and builders.

Students will have the opportunity to serve in internship positions in industry and/or realistic training opportunities through given design projects and will compile a portfolio of their work in preparation for the job search process.

This program is approximately six quarters in length, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.

In addition to the program course requirements, students must also complete the general education requirements for the degree they seek to obtain. The two degree options in this program are the Associate of Applied Technology (AAT) or the Associate of Applied Science–T (AAS-T). The different requirements for each degree are listed below:

AAT Degree General Education Requirements (15 credits):

ENGL& 101 English Composition or CMST& 220 (or higher)

MAT 105 Math for Industrial Professions (or higher)

PSYC& 100 General Psychology (or other social science or humanities class)

AAS-T Degree General Education Requirements (20 credits): 

All AAS-T degrees must have a minimum of 20 credits of transferable general education. These credits replace the academic courses required for the AAT degree. Required credits include:

  1. 5 credits in Communication: ENGL& 101

  2. 5 credits in quantitative reasoning: MATH 110, MATH& 141, MATH& 142, MATH& 146 or MATH& 151

  3. 10 credits in social science, humanities or science (choose two from the following): PSYC& 100, PSYC& 200, PSY 210, PSYC& 220, SOC& 101, ART& 100, MUS& 105, ASL& 121, BIOL 118, BIOL& 241, BIOL& 242, CHEM& 121, CHEM& 110, GEOL& 110, PHYS& 121, ECON 101, ECON& 201, or ECON& 202

A Kitchen and Bath option is offered every spring quarter. A Green Design option is offered every summer quarter. New students or continuing program students may enroll for either option.

Students pursuing an AAT or AAS-T degree must complete all college degree requirements prior to graduation. This includes courses that meet the capstone project, diversity, and computer literacy requirements.

Admission Dates: Fall quarter

AAT Program Requirements

Catalog No.

Course Name

Credits

DSN 105

Drafting I

6

DSN 119

Interior Design & the Creative Design Process

4

DSN 121

Drafting II

5

DSN 123

Materials Methods & Techniques of Interior Design

4

DSN 124

Color Theory

4

DSN 132

Lighting

5

DSN 136

Introduction to Drawing and Rendering

4

DSN 140

Textiles

4

DSN 145

Residential Planning, Design, & Exterior Spaces

5

DSN 152

Furniture & Cabinet Design

2

DSN 153

Drafting III

4

DSN 158

History of Interiors

4

DSN 159

Intro to Technology for Interior Designers

3

DSN 204

Intro to Commercial Interior Design

4

DSN 216

CAD I

5

DSN 225

Design I

5

DSN 227

Commercial Specifications

4

DSN 231

20th Century & Current Design Philosophies & Significant Works

3

DSN 236

Design II

7

DSN 239CL

CAD II

5

DSN 241

Business Practices

4

DSN 245

Internship or Alternative Study

4

DSN 251

Contract Furniture

3

DSN 266CAP

Portfolio/Professional Presentation

7

Technical Course Requirements (Total)

105

General Education Requirements (See listing above)

15

Total Credits for Completion of AAT Degree

120

AAS-T Program Requirements

 

Credits

Technical Course Requirements (Same as AAT)

105

General Education Requirements (See listing above)

  20

Total Credits for Completion of AAS-T Degree

 125

Optional Electives

Catalog No.

Course Name

Credits

DSN 202

Elements of Kitchen and Bath Design

5

DSN 206

20/20 Drafting

5

DSN 208

Materials and Estimating

4

DSN 211

Business Procedures and Sales

4

DSN 214

Green Design: An Overview

5

DSN 221

Building the Green Life: Materials and Estimating

5

DSN 222

A Closer Look at Green Living

5

DSN 223

Project Green: Developing a Green Design

5

DSN 265

Independent Study

3

DSN 270

Independent Study

4

DSN 275

Independent Study

5

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