Auburn Bulletin 2023-2024

Interior Design (INDS)

Freshman and transfer students admitted to Auburn University, as well as internal transfer students from within Auburn University, who desire to major in Interior Design, College of Human Sciences, will be admitted to Pre-Interior Design (INDX). The Pre-Interior Design students must complete the first year of Pre-Interior Design course work; i.e., CADS 1000 and CADS 1100 with a grade of “C” or better in order to be evaluated for possible admission into the Interior Design curriculum. Admission into the Interior Design program (sophomore-senior levels) is limited with a maximum class size of 40 students per year. Admission will be based upon a portfolio review by the Interior Design faculty of the work completed in the Pre-Interior Design course work. Most course work in the major must be taken in sequence; 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. Major courses include the Human Sciences College core courses and all required Consumer and Design Sciences courses that are indicated in bold print in the model.

Freshman
FallHoursSpringHours
CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture3CADS 2300 History of Interior Design I3
CADS 1100 Interior Design Studio: Design Principles3Core History 23
CADS 1000 Introduction to Interior Design3Core Fine Arts3
ENGL 1100 English Composition I3ENGL 1120 English Composition II3
Core History 13MATH 1100 Finite Math and Applications, 1120 Pre-Calculus Algebra, or 1130 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry3
 15 15
Sophomore
FallHoursSpringHours
CADS 2100 Interior Design Studio: Space Planning and Process4CADS 2200 Interior Design Studio: Computer-Aided Design3
CADS 2150 Project Management for Interior Designers1CADS 2400 Interior Materials and Components3
CADS 2350 History of Interior Design II3CADS 3200 Interior Design Studio: Residential4
CADS 2550 Lighting, Mechanical, and Environmental Systems3HDFS 2000 Marriage and Family in a Global Context3
COMM 1000 Public Speaking3Professional Elective13
 14 16
Junior
FallHoursSpringHoursSummerHours
CADS 5100 Interior Design Studio: Commercial4CADS 5150 Global Issues in Interior Design3CADS 4950 Interior Design Internship9
CADS 5200 Interior Design Portfolio3CADS 5400 Interior Design Studio: Design for Health and Wellness4 
Core Literature3NTRI 2000 Nutrition And Health3 
Core Science Sequence (1 of 2)24Core Science Sequence (2 of 2)24 
 14 14 9
Senior
FallHoursSpringHours
CADS 4200 Interior Design Senior Seminar1CADS 5350 Interior Design Studio: Advanced Design Project4
CADS 5300 Interior Design Studio: Hospitality4Core Social Sciences3
Professional Elective15Professional Elective13
Core Social Sciences3Core Humanities - PHIL3
 UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed0
 13 13
Total Hours: 123
1

Professional electives are selected from a list provided by program advisors/academic advisors.

2

Choose from: Series A: BIOL 1000BIOL 1001 & BIOL 1010BIOL 1011CHEM 1010CHEM 1011 & CHEM 1020CHEM 1021; GEOL 1100 & GEOL 1110; CSES 1010CSES 1020.

 

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).