Interior Design, Associate of Science Degree

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The Associate of Science Degree in Interior 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. 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 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 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

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

First Semester

ENGL 111 - English Composition I 3 Credits
Mathematics 3 Credits ^{1, 2}
ARTH 110 - Art from Prehistory to the Gothic Period 3 Credits
ARTS 110 - Basic Drawing I 3 Credits
INTR 110 - Design Drawing I 3 Credits

Second Semester

ENGL 112 - English Composition II 3 Credits
Science (lab) 4 Credits ¹
ARTH 111 - Art from the Renaissance to the Modern Era 3 Credits
INTR 111 - Interior Design Studio I 3 Credits
INTR 112 - Visual Concepts for Interiors 2 Credits
INTR 114 - Color and Material Investigations 2 Credits

Third Semester

Social Science 3 Credits ¹
General Education 3 Credits ¹

INTR 201 - History of Furniture and Interiors I 3 Credits
INTR 200 - Interior Design Studio II 3 Credits
INTR 210 - Design Drawing II 3 Credits

Fourth Semester

Technological Competency 3 Credits ³
General Education 3 Credits ¹

INTR 202 - History of Furniture and Interiors II 3 Credits
INTR 211 - Design Drawing III 3 Credits
INTR 230 - Interior Design Studio III 3 Credits
INTR 252 - Portfolio Development for Interior Design 1 Credit

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.