Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2020-2021. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| |
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I |
| 3 |
| Composition II | |
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | |
| Technical Writing | |
| 3 |
| Survey of American History | |
| American History to 1865 (H) | |
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | |
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| MATH 1513 | College Algebra (A) | 3 |
| DHM 3233 | Heritage of Interior Design I (H) (Minimum grade of "C") | 3 |
| 3 |
| |
| DHM 2573 | Textiles (LN) (Minimum grade of “C”) | 3 |
| 3 |
| SOC 3223 | Social Psychology (S) | 3 |
| 10 |
| |
| |
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| HS 1112 | Human Sciences First-Year Seminar | 2 |
| or HS 3112 | Human Sciences First-Year Seminar for Transfer Students |
| HDFS 2113 | Lifespan Human Development (S) | 3 |
| |
| DHM 1003 | Design Theory and Processes for Design and Merchandising | 3 |
| DHM 1101 | Wicked Problems of Industrial Practice | 1 |
| DHM 2003 | Problem Solving Strategies | 3 |
| DHM 2403 | Research Methods | 3 |
| DHM 3033 | Material Culture | 3 |
| 2 |
| Local Motive and Supply Chain | |
| Sustainable Textile Innovation | |
| Empathic Design | |
| Triple Bottom Line Analysis | |
| Biomimicry Industrial Practices | |
| Active Design | |
| Communicating Sustainable Practices | |
| Design Activism | |
| Sustainable Materials Flows | |
| Ethics for a Sustainable World | |
| Life Cycle Analysis in Design and Merchandising | |
| Sustainable Consumption | |
| DHM 1123 | Graphics for Interior Design I | 3 |
| DHM 2073 | Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
| DHM 2103 | Interior Design Studio I: Residential | 3 |
| DHM 2233 | Graphics for Interior Design II | 3 |
| DHM 2263 | Interior Design Studio II: Small Scale Contract | 3 |
| DHM 2302 | Supervised Field Experience | 2 |
| DHM 3173 | Digital Design Communication | 3 |
| DHM 3303 | Materials and Finishes for Interior Design | 3 |
| DHM 3343 | Interior Design Studio III: Interior Components and Construction Documents | 3 |
| DHM 3453 | Interior Design Studio IV: Environmental Design | 3 |
| DHM 3823 | Professional Practices for Interior Design | 3 |
| DHM 3991 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
| DHM 4264 | Interior Design Studio V: Large Scale Commercial | 4 |
| DHM 4294 | Interior Design Studio VI - Capstone | 4 |
| DHM 4323 | Heritage of Interior Design II (I) | 3 |
| DHM 4373 | Advanced Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
| DHM 4433 | Facility Management and Design | 3 |
| DHM 4824 | Professional Internship | 4 |
| 6 |
| Total Hours | 120 |
Professional Areas
Design Area
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| ART 1303 | Visual Thinking: Form and Space | 3 |
| 3 |
| Anthropometry and Ergonomics in Design | |
| Product Development Process | |
| Diversity Issues in Facility Management and Design (D) | |
| Survey of Accounting | |
| Architecture and Society (HI) | |
| History of 20th Century Art (HI) | |
| History of Graphic Design | |
| Historic Preservation | |
| Mechanical Equipment and Facility Management | |
| Philosophy and the Arts (H) | |
| Sociology of Aging (DS) | |
| Introduction to Stage Design | |
| Scene Design for Theatre | |
| Lighting for Theatre | |
Facility Management Area
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| DHM 4533 | Diversity Issues in Facility Management and Design (D) | 3 |
| 3 |
| Anthropometry and Ergonomics in Design | |
| Product Development Process | |
| Survey of Accounting | |
| Managerial Accounting | |
| Introduction to Macroeconomics | |
| Economics of the Environment | |
| Mechanical Equipment and Facility Management | |
| Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business | |
| Law of Real Property | |
| Legal Aspects of International Business Transactions (I) | |
| Fundamentals of Management (S) | |
| Human Resource Management | |
| Organization for Action | |
| Marketing (S) | |
Other Requirements
- 40 upper-division hours required.
- A 2.50 Major GPA is required. This includes all courses in College and Major Requirements.
- A 2.50 Major GPA is required for full admission to the Internship Program.
- Proficiency review required to take sophomore level DHM Interior Design courses.
- Transfer Admission Requirements: 2.00 for less than 31 hours; 2.25 for 31-45 hours; 2.50 for more than 45 hours.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2026.
