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2018-2019 Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interior Architecture and Design, Associate of Science Degree


The Associate of Science Degree in Interior Architecture and Design prepares students for transfer into Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree programs at four-year institutions and professional schools of art and design or to pursue jobs in the field of interior design and the built environment. This degree is intended for students who desire careers as Interior Designers.

In an A.S. program, students pursue rigorous training and design education to prepare them to continue their studies through the baccalaureate level. Throughout the year, design lectures, trade  lectures, workshops, seminars, field trips to showrooms and bus trips to New York museums and galleries supplement the program.

Interior Architecture and Design majors participate in a first-year review and are  given individual help with preparing their portfolios for transferring to a four-year art program, internships and job searches in the Portfolio Development for Interior Design course.

Two student art exhibitions are  held in the College Art Gallery during the year:  a Juried Art Exhibition in the fall semester and a Student Art Exhibition curated by the faculty in the spring semester.

Graduates are able to:

  • interpret the role of the interior designer
  • apply basic technical, formal and conceptual design skills in the creation of residential and     commercial interior space
  • identify major designers and design movements from a historic, cultural, and social     perspective
  • analyze design concepts and theories
  • present design concepts, plans and processes through  traditional and digital means  demonstrate technical and creative development through  a portfolio of design work
  • investigate a career in interior design and the built environment


Raritan Valley Community College Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Science (AS) degree programs are designed to comply with the New Jersey Community Colleges General Education Foundation which supports transfer of courses to NJ Public four-year colleges and universities. Students who intend to transfer to a NJ college or university can further improve the transfer of courses by using the Recommended Transfer Program (RTP) feature in NJTransfer.org.

Curriculum - A.S. Degree


Third Semester


  • Social Science 3 Credits 1
  • General Education 3 Credits 1

Fourth Semester


  • Technological Competency 3 Credits 3
  • General Education 3 Credits 1

Total Credits 63


1 Select a course from the appropriate category of the General Education  list.

2 Mathematics by official placement test.  Students cannot take courses below placement level.  Exceptions by permission of Department Chair.

3 If a student passes the technological competency test (no credit), another course must be selected from Mathematics, Science or Technological Competency from the General Education  list.