Program Overview

Introduction to the Interior Design Program

The Interior Design program at Auburn University is a competitive and highly sought-after major. Students who desire to major in Interior Design will be admitted to Pre-Interior Design (INDX) and must complete the first year of Pre-Interior Design course work with a grade of "C" or better to be evaluated for possible admission into the Interior Design curriculum.

Admission Criteria

Admission into the Interior Design program (sophomore-senior levels) is limited, with a maximum class size of 60 students per year. Admission will be based upon a portfolio review by the Interior Design faculty of selected work completed in the Pre-Interior Design course work.

Program Requirements

Most course work in the major must be taken in sequence, and transfer students should anticipate that additional semesters of study may be required to complete the program. Students in INDS must earn a grade of a "C" or higher in all prerequisite courses in the major before being allowed to proceed to the next course in the sequence.

Course Sequence

The course sequence for the Interior Design program is as follows:

• Freshman:
  • Fall: CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture, CADS 1100 Interior Design Studio: Design Principles, CADS 1000 Introduction to Interior Design, ENGL 1100 English Composition I, Core History 1
  • Spring: CADS 2300 History of Interior Design I, Core History 2, Core Fine Arts, ENGL 1120 English Composition II, MATH 1100 Finite Math and Applications, 1120 Pre-Calculus Algebra, 1130 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry
• Sophomore:
  • Fall: CADS 2100 Interior Design Studio: Space Planning and Process, CADS 2150 Project Management for Interior Designers, CADS 2350 History of Interior Design II, CADS 2550 Lighting, Mechanical, and Environmental Systems, COMM 1000 Public Speaking
  • Spring: CADS 2200 Interior Design Studio: Computer-Aided Design, CADS 2400 Interior Materials and Components, CADS 3200 Interior Design Studio: Residential, Professional Elective, NTRI 2000 Nutrition And Health, HDFS 2100 The Science of Human Connections, HOSP 2000 Principles of Service Management
• Junior:
  • Fall: CADS 5100 Interior Design Studio: Commercial, CADS 5200 Interior Design Portfolio, Core Literature, Core Science Sequence (1 of 2)
  • Spring: CADS 5150 Global Issues in Interior Design, CADS 5400 Interior Design Studio: Design for Health and Wellness, NTRI 2000 Nutrition And Health, HDFS 2100 The Science of Human Connections, HOSP 2000 Principles of Service Management, Core Science Sequence (2 of 2)
  • Summer: CADS 4950 Interior Design Internship
• Senior:
  • Fall: CADS 4200 Interior Design Senior Seminar, CADS 5300 Interior Design Studio: Hospitality, Professional Elective, Core Social Sciences, UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed
  • Spring: CADS 5350 Interior Design Studio: Advanced Design Project, Core Social Sciences, Core Humanities - PHIL, Professional Elective

College and Department Notes

• Note 1: Required Interior Design major courses and College Core are in bold. Grades in these courses are used to calculate the GPA in the major and to meet graduation requirements.
• Note 2: Admission to the INDS program is competitive. All incoming and transfer students will be placed in Pre-Interior Design pending acceptance into the INDS program.
• Note 3: Students participate in a portfolio review after completing both CADS 1000 and CADS 1100 with a "C" or higher to determine the students that matriculate into the INDS program.
• Note 4: Must earn a "C" or higher on all required CADS courses in the Interior Design major.
• Note 5: All Human Sciences students must have a laptop. In addition, students who complete portfolio review and matriculate into the Interior Design program have specific technology requirements for the major.
• Note 6: Students must register for UNIV 4AA0 the term they plan to graduate (non-credit class for clearing graduation).

Total Hours

The total hours required for the Interior Design program is 123.