Course description
The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree program fulfills the minimum of two years of college-level interior design education that is required along with the requisite work experience to be eligible to become a Certified Interior Designer in the State of New York.
The pre-professional AAS degree is comprised of 66 credits, which can be completed in four semesters of full-time study; however, students may pursue their program of study on a part-time and day or evening basis. Of the total credits, 49 are required in the professional sequence and 14 in the liberal arts plus 3 elective credits.
Required credits earned in AAS courses may be applied to the BFA upon acceptance into the BFA program. Of the 66 credits required for the AAS degree, a minimum of 33 credits must be taken at NYSID and not transferred from a previous college. Of the 33 credits, 30 must be in professional and design history courses. These required courses at NYSID include 234 Residential Design II and 286 Contract Design I. The last 16 credits prior to receiving an AAS degree must be taken at NYSID.
Associate in Applied Science in Interior Design Curriculum
66 Credits
First Semester — 16 Credits
101 Historical Styles I (2)
119 Textiles and Finishes (2)
128 Basic Drafting (3)
141 Color for Interiors (2)
150 English Composition I (3)*
171 Basic Mathematics (2)*
180 Visual Concepts (2)
Second Semester — 17 Credits
102 Historical Styles II (2)
134 Residential Design I (3)
135 Perspective (2)
160 English Composition II (3)*
175 Cultural Anthropology (2)*
182 Design Process (3)
187 Materials and Methods of Construction (2)
Third Semester — 16 Credits
111 Modern Architecture and Design I (2)
132 Construction Documents AutoCAD I (3)
165 Environmental Psychology (2)*
212 Elements of Rendering (2)
230 Codes (2)
234 Residential Design II (3)
288 Building Systems (2)
Fourth Semester — 17 Credits
112 Modern Architecture and Design II (2)
228 Professional Practice I (2)
236 Construction Documents Using AutoCAD II (3)
271 Environmental Science (2)*
283 Lighting I (3)
286 Contract Design I (3)
Professional or liberal arts elective (2)