Interior Design, BS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
Code | Title | Hours |
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General Education Requirements | ||
English Composition | ||
See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
Minimum grade of "C" | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Composition II | ||
Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
Technical Writing | ||
American History & Government | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Survey of American History | ||
American History to 1865 (H) | ||
American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
College Algebra (A) | ||
Applied Geometry and Trigonometry (A) | ||
Trigonometry (A) | ||
Minimum grade of "C" for (A) course | ||
Humanities (H) | ||
DM 3233 | Heritage of Interior Design I (H) | 3 |
Courses designated (H) | 3 | |
Natural Sciences (N) | ||
Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
DM 2573 | Textile Science (LN) | 3 |
Course designated (N) | 3 | |
Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
SOC 3223 | Social Psychology (S) | 3 |
Additional General Education | ||
Courses Designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 10 | |
Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
At least one Diversity (D) course | ||
At least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
College/Departmental Requirements | ||
Human Sciences | ||
UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course) | 1 |
EDHS 1111 | First Year Seminar Supplement | 1 |
HDFS 2113 | Lifespan Human Development (S) | 3 |
Hours Subtotal | 5 | |
Major Requirements | ||
Minimum grade of "C" in each course | ||
DM 1003 | Design Theory and Processes for Design and Merchandising | 3 |
DM 2003 | Problem Solving Strategies | 3 |
DM 2403 | Research Methods | 3 |
DM 3033 | Material Culture | 3 |
DM 1123 | Graphics for Interior Design I | 3 |
DM 2073 | Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
DM 2103 | Interior Design Studio I: Residential | 3 |
DM 2233 | Graphics for Interior Design II | 3 |
DM 2263 | Interior Design Studio II: Small Scale Contract | 3 |
DM 2302 | Supervised Field Experience | 2 |
DM 3173 | Digital Design Communication | 3 |
DM 3303 | Materials and Finishes for Interior Design | 3 |
DM 3343 | Interior Design Studio III: Interior Components and Construction Documents | 3 |
DM 3453 | Interior Design Studio IV: Environmental Design | 3 |
DM 3823 | Professional Practices for Interior Design | 3 |
DM 3991 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
DM 4264 | Interior Design Studio V: Large Scale Commercial | 4 |
DM 4294 | Interior Design Studio VI - Capstone | 4 |
DM 4323 | Heritage of Interior Design II (I) | 3 |
DM 4373 | Advanced Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
DM 4433 | Facility Management and Design | 3 |
DM 4824 | Professional Internship | 4 |
Select one of the professional areas | 6 | |
General Electives | ||
Select three hours of coursework | 3 | |
Hours Subtotal | 75 | |
Total Hours | 120 |
Professional Areas
Design Area
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required Course | ||
ART 1303 | Visual Thinking: Form and Space | 3 |
Controlled Electives | ||
Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
Anthropometry and Ergonomics in Design | ||
Sustainability in the Built Environment | ||
Diversity Issues in Facility Management and Design (D) | ||
Product Development Process | ||
Survey of Accounting | ||
Architecture and Society (HI) | ||
History of 20th Century Art (HI) | ||
History of Graphic Design | ||
Historic Preservation | ||
Managing The Built Environment | ||
Philosophy & the Arts (H) | ||
Sociology of Aging (DS) | ||
Introduction to Stage Design | ||
Scene Design for Theatre | ||
Lighting for Theatre | ||
Total Hours | 6 |
Facility Management Area
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Course | ||
DM 4533 | Diversity Issues in Facility Management and Design (D) | 3 |
Controlled Electives | ||
Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
Anthropometry and Ergonomics in Design | ||
Product Development Process | ||
Survey of Accounting | ||
Managerial Accounting | ||
Introduction to Macroeconomics | ||
Economics of the Environment | ||
Managing The Built Environment | ||
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) | ||
Total Hours | 6 |
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 2030.
Finish in Four Plan of Study
The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.
Freshman | ||
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Fall | Hours | |
DM 1123 | Graphics for Interior Design I | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Composition I | ||
International Freshman Composition I | ||
Critical Analysis and Writing I | ||
POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
HDFS 2113 | Lifespan Human Development (S) | 3 |
3 Hour General Education Humanities (H) | 3 | |
UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
DM 2233 | Graphics for Interior Design II | 3 |
DM 1003 | Design Theory and Processes for Design and Merchandising | 3 |
ART 1303 | Visual Thinking: Form and Space | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Composition II | ||
International Freshman Composition II | ||
Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
Technical Writing | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
College Algebra (A) | ||
Applied Geometry and Trigonometry (A) | ||
Trigonometry (A) | ||
EDHS 1111 | First Year Seminar Supplement | 1 |
Proficiency Review Required | ||
Hours | 16 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
DM 2073 | Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
DM 2103 | Interior Design Studio I: Residential | 3 |
DM 2403 | Research Methods | 3 |
DM 2573 | Textile Science (LN) | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Survey of American History | ||
American History to 1865 (H) | ||
American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DM 2263 | Interior Design Studio II: Small Scale Contract | 3 |
DM 3173 | Digital Design Communication | 3 |
DM 2003 | Problem Solving Strategies | 3 |
DM 2302 | Supervised Field Experience | 2 |
3 Hours General Education (N/L) | 3 | |
1 Hour General Education (A, H, N, S) | 1 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
DM 3343 | Interior Design Studio III: Interior Components and Construction Documents | 3 |
DM 3233 | Heritage of Interior Design I (H) | 3 |
DM 3303 | Materials and Finishes for Interior Design | 3 |
DM 3823 | Professional Practices for Interior Design | 3 |
3 Hours General Education (A, H, N, or S) | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
DM 3453 | Interior Design Studio IV: Environmental Design | 3 |
DM 3991 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
DM 4323 | Heritage of Interior Design II (I) | 3 |
DM 4373 | Advanced Computer-Aided Design for Interior Design | 3 |
DM 4433 | Facility Management and Design | 3 |
Hours | 13 | |
Summer | ||
DM 4824 | Professional Internship | 4 |
Hours | 4 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
DM 4264 | Interior Design Studio V: Large Scale Commercial | 4 |
DM 3033 | Material Culture | 3 |
3 Hours General Education (A, H, N, or S) | 3 | |
3 Hour Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 13 | |
Spring | ||
DM 4294 | Interior Design Studio VI - Capstone | 4 |
SOC 3223 | Social Psychology (S) | 3 |
3 Hours General Education (A, H, N, or S) | 3 | |
3 Hour Controlled Elective | 3 | |
File Graduation Application | ||
Hours | 13 | |
Total Hours | 120 |