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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Interior Design (BSID)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
ARI 310KDesign I (Major)3
ARI 311KVisual Communication I (Major)3
ARI 318KInteriors and Society (Major)3
Mathematics (Core) 0203
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
2nd Semester
ARI 310LDesign II (Major)3
ARI 311LVisual Communication II (Major)3
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
PHY 309KElementary Physics for Nontechnical Students (General Education)3
PSY 301Introduction to Psychology (General Education)3
3rd Semester
ARI 320KDesign III--Interiors (Major)3
ARI 221KVisual Communication III (Major)2
ARC 415KConstruction I (Major)4
ARC 318LWorld Architecture: The Industrial Revolution to the Present (Major)3
PHY 309LElementary Physics for Nontechnical Students (Major)3
4th Semester
ARI 520LDesign IV--Interiors (Major)5
ARI 434KConstruction II--Interior Materials and Assemblies (Major)4
ARI 318MInterior Design History (Major)3
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
5th Semester
ARI 530KDesign V--Interiors (Major)5
ARI 324KEnvironmental Controls I (Major)3
ARI 368RInterior Design History II (Major)3
ARI 338Designing for Human Behavior (Major)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
6th Semester
ARI 530TDesign VI--Interiors (Major)5
ARC 334LEnvironmental Controls II (Major)3
ARI 362Interior Design Practice (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
Free elective (Elective)3
7th Semester
ARI 560RTopics in Advanced Interior Design (Major)5
ARC 342RTopics in the History of Architecture (Major)3
or ARC 342C Mexican Architecture and Urbanism: From Pre-Columbian to Contemporary
or ARC 342E History and Theories of Landscape Architecture I
or ARC 342F History and Theories of Landscape Architecture II
or ARC 342S Modern European Architecture
or ARC 342T Advanced Architecture History
or ARC 342U Modern History of Sustainable Architecture
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Free elective (Elective)3
8th Semester
ARI 560RTopics in Advanced Interior Design (Major)5
ARI 350RTopics in Interior Design Theory (Major)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
ARH course (General Education)3
Total Hours125

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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