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Interior Design

Program Transfer Guide
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About the Program

The Bachelor of Science in Interior Design (INTD) is a four year degree with a curriculum focusing on improving the quality of life of people and their communities through the design of healthy, safe, and environmentally sound interior spaces. The program of study prepares students to be qualified professional interior designers who have the passion, knowledge, and skills to identify and analyze problems through research and to develop creative solutions for issues and functions related to interior environments.

Mission:
The Interior Design B.S. program supports the mission of Morgan State University and the School of Architecture and Planning to:
  1. Educate students through an integrated interdisciplinary and progressive study of the theoretical and practical concepts, principles, and processes of interior design, building systems, and interior construction.
  2. Provide students with varied learning opportunities that build their abilities to effectively communicate design information and ideas, think critically, and engage with people and their communities.
  3. Cultivate a philosophy and instill values that are people-centered and environmentally responsible so students will graduate and practice professionally with high regard to ethics, diversity, and global awareness.

 Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Interior Design program requires completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours. The required and elective coursework prepares students for pursuing It is the only program in the State of Maryland offering a 4-year degree in Interior Design that is located in the LEED Gold Certified and Award Winning Building, CBEIS

Requirements for INTD Degree
  1. Students must complete all University, General Education and Core requirements
  2. Students must earn a cumulative average of 2.0 or better.
  3. Students must earn a 2.0 or better in their major courses with no outstanding grades below “C” (which includes all required supporting courses).
  4. Students must earn the final thirty (30) credits of their degree at Morgan.
  5. Students must satisfactorily earn credits in the major and 120 credits total.

 Requirements for the B.S. Degree in Interior Design

A minimum of 120 credit hours are required to graduate with a B.S. in Interior Design.  These credit hours are distributed as follows:
General Education and University Requirements    42
Required Courses for the Interior Design Major    78
Total Credits   120 

PTG Requirements

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Allegany College of Maryland Requirement
Morgan State University Requirement
  • General Education Requirement: Information, Technological, and Media Literacy (IM)
    3 - 4 credits
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Notes: *denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher
  • General Education Requirement: English Composition (EC) *Students must select two courses from the EC distribution area; ENGL 101 is a pre-requisite for ENGL 102; ENGL 111 is a pre-requisite for ENGL 112. Students must earn a grade of C or better in both courses in the sequence.
    6 - 8 credits
    Take the following
    Minimum grade required: C
    Notes: * Course must be completed with a grade of C or better.
    Minimum grade required: C
    Notes: * Course must be completed with a grade of C or better.
    Take the following
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Notes: * Course must be completed with a grade of C or better.
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Notes: * Course must be completed with a grade of C or better.
  • General Education Requirement: Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MQ)
    3 - 5 credits
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    Notes: * denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher
  • General Education Requirement: Biological and Physical Sciences (BP) Students must select two courses from the BP distribution area. At least one course must be lab-based.
    7 - 8 credits
    Notes: 3 credits no lab req. BP
    Notes: 4 credits lab req. BP
  • General Education Requirement: Critical Thinking (CT) Students must complete one of the options in the CT distribution area.
    3 credits
  • General Education Requirement: Health and Healthful Living (HH) Students must complete one of the options in the HH distribution area.
    1 - 3 credits
  • General Education Requirement: Arts and Humanities (AH) Students must select two courses from different disciplines in the AH distribution area.
    6 credits
  • General Education Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB) take the following courses, take 6 credits
    6 credits
  • General Education Requirement: Contemporary and Global Issues, Ideas and Values (CI) Students must complete one of the options in the CI distribution area.
    3 credits
  • University Requirement: Any Physical (PHEC) Activity, et.al. Required for graduation
    1 - 3 credits
    Take 1 course from the following 5
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
  • Interior Design Required Courses take the following courses, take 18 credits
    18 credits
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
Grand Total Credits
60
* There is no Equivalency at Allegany College of Maryland. Check with your Advisor for an alternate course.