Interior Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts
VCU
Certificate of Fine Arts or Associate of Fine Arts in Visual Arts
To avoid excess credits at graduation from VCU, complete course recommendations listed below and apply in first year at community college. The community college ART classes listed under course recommendations will fulfil requirements for the Art Foundation program (the first year of all visual art majors) at VCU.
The mission of the VCUarts Department of Interior Design is to provide an intellectually rigorous, studio-based experience grounded in the issues of interior architecture. Accredited since 1973, the department develops in its students an enduring passion and curiosity for their work, a determination to continually seek quality in their endeavors, an ability to reflect constructively upon their actions as individuals, and a responsibility for their lifelong education. The department focuses a student's professional activities while encouraging connections between these activities to a larger forum of ideas that enrich their culture and their environment.
A degree in interior design can open up career opportunities in diverse areas of interior design as well as the potential to define one’s own career path. The interior design profession encompasses project types ranging from single-family residence to hospitals, from academic spaces to offices, hotels to restaurant, and retail spaces to religious facilities and other related design fields. Additionally, interior designers find opportunities in furniture and materials specification and sales, facilities and space planning, lighting design, production and set design, and visualization specialists.
- Design Captain
- Design Entrepreneur
- Design Principal
- Design Strategist
- Design Thinking Consultant
- Drafter
- Interior Architect
- Interior Designer
- Project Manager
- Design Professor
- Interior Architect
- Interior Designer
- Project Designer
Telephone: (804) 827-1349
Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu
VCCS Transfer Planning Checklist
Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638
Email: ugrad@vcu.edu
Apply Here.
- No guaranteed admission.
- Apply for admission during first year at community college.
- Review deadlines and portfolio requirements for transfer applicants here.
- Quantitative Foundations requirement only
- Natural Sciences requirement only
- No
- Yes
- 2.5+ cumulative GPA
Interior Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Virginia Community College System (AFA in Visual Arts (apply after year one))
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MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Schedule an appointment with your community college advisor to map out your course plan.
- Enroll in the SDV student success course.
- Prepare a portfolio as part of your application to VCU.
- Complete your math and english requirements.
- Explore community college financial aid resources and submit your FAFSA on time.
- Submit a transfer advising request to the VCU Transfer Center.
EXPAND YOUR COMMUNITY
- Review application deadlines and portfolio requirements for visual arts applicants.
- Research housing options for next year.
- Volunteer for community service projects.
- Get involved with student clubs and organizations at your community college.
- Schedule a one-on-one meeting with a VCUarts representative virtually or attend a National Portfolio Day for individualized feedback on your portfolio.
- Explore the School of the Arts website.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Create LinkedIn profile.
- Complete career assessments through the Virginia Education Wizard.
- Browse information about occupations and job titles associated with interior design.
- Assess your preparation for a career by completing a Gap Analysis.
- Find out about VCU REAL and learn about VCU's REAL graduation requirement.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Explore the types of aid available at VCU.
- Create a weekly and monthly budget.
- Prepare for a career after college by creating a brand for yourself.
- Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.
Interior Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Virginia Community College System (AFA in Visual Arts (apply after year one))
| Course | Title | Equivalent course | Credits | Requirements |
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| SDV 100 | College Success Skills | UNIV 101 | 1 | Elective |
| ENG 111 | College Composition I | UNIV 111 | 3 | General education |
| ENG 112 | College Composition II | UNIV 200 | 3 | General education |
| MTH 154 | Quantitative Reasoning (or any other approved MTH course) | MATH 131 | 3 | General education |
| ART 101 | History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic (this course fulfills a requirement for the Art Foundation program at VCU) | ARTH 103 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) |
| ART 102 | History of Art: Renaissance to Modern (this course fulfills a requirement for the Art Foundation program at VCU) | ARTH 104 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) |
| ART 121 | Foundations of Drawing (depending on your portfolio and admission to VCU Arts, this courses will either transfer as an ARTS 1XX elective or as ARTF 131). | ARTF 131 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) |
| ART 131 | Two-Dimensional Design (depending on your portfolio and admission to VCU Arts, this courses will either transfer as an ARTS 1XX elective or as ARTF 132). | ARTF 132 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) |
| ART 132 | 3D Design (depending on your portfolio and admission to VCU Arts, this course will either transfer as an ARTS 1XX elective or as ARTF 133). | ARTF 133 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) |
| ART 130 or ART 133 | Introduction to Multimedia or Time Studio (depending on your portfolio and admission to VCU Arts, these courses will either transfer as an ARTS 1XX elective or as ARTF 134) | ARTF 134 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) |
| Select one of the following: ART 140, ART 141, ART 153, ART 160, ART 180, PHT 101, PHT 102, or PHT 164. | ARTF 138/139 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) | |
| Community college credits transferred to VCU | 31 | |||
| Course | Title | Credits | Requirements |
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| Complete 21 credits (7 classes) of general education requirements (see VCU advisor for course options) | 21 | General education | |
| IDES 201 | Introductory Interior Design Studio I | 4 | Major |
| IDES 202 | Introductory Interior Design Studio II | 4 | Major |
| IDES 211 | Interior Graphics I | 3 | Major |
| IDES 212 | Interior Graphics II | 3 | Major |
| IDES 231 | Fundamentals of Interior Design | 3 | Major |
| IDES 251 | Historic Environments: Ancient Through 19th Century | 3 | Major |
| IDES 301 | Interior Design Studio I | 4 | Major |
| IDES 302 | Interior Design Studio II | 4 | Major |
| IDES 311 | Advanced Interior Graphics I | 3 | Major |
| IDES 312 | Advanced Interior Graphics II | 3 | Major |
| IDES 321 | Interior Materials and Textiles | 3 | Major |
| IDES 323 | Light and Color in Interior Environments | 3 | Major |
| IDES 400 | Senior Interior Design Studio I (or IDES 405 + IDES 406) | 4 | Major |
| IDES 401 | Senior Interior Design Studio II | 4 | Major |
| IDES 422 | Building Systems | 3 | Major |
| IDES 441 | Senior Design Seminar I | 2 | Major |
| IDES 442 | Senior Design Seminar II | 2 | Major |
| IDES 252 | Historic Environments: 20th-21st Centuries | 3 | Major |
| IDES | IDES 400 Senior Interior Design Studio I OR IDES 405 Middle of Broad: Interdisciplinary Community-engaged Design Studio AND IDES 406 Middle of Broad: Interior Design | 4 | Major |
| IDES 431 | Interior Design Business Practices | 3 | Major |
| IDES 494 | Interior Design Practicum | 0 | Major |
| Art/design elective (300 to 400 level) | 3 | Major (Ancillary) | |
| Art/design elective (any) | 3 | Major (Ancillary) | |
| Credits completed at VCU | 92 | ||
| Minimum credits required for bachelor's degree | 120 | ||