Interior Design

Consistently ranked nationally, UF's interior design program is recognized as an excellent major for students with strong creative and analytical skills who are self-motivated and work well in teams. Examples of interior design specializations include historic preservation and environmental sustainability.

Overview

This program prepares students for careers in areas such as office design, retail, healthcare, residential and hospitality design.

To give students first-hand design exposure, the department organizes trips to interact with designers and experience firms, installations, significant buildings and exhibitions in cities such as Atlanta and Chicago. During the summer, upper-division students have opportunities to enroll in the Preservation Institute located in Nantucket or in one of several international programs. The department offers academic credit to explore professional opportunities through the required Design Field Experience Program. Interior design students may consider pursuing graduate studies in the program's 4+1 option to receive a Master of Interior Design.

Organized trips to experience interior design, architecture and art in urban settings are required in the junior and senior years. Students should plan to have adequate funds for these required field trips and for their design studio project materials.

The four-year program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).

Critical Tracking

To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.

Equivalent critical tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.

Semester 1

• 2.6 UF GPA required
• Complete ARC 1301 with a grade of C or better
• Complete IND 1020 with a grade of C or better
• Complete IND 2100 with a grade of C or better

Semester 2

• 2.6 UF GPA required
• Complete ARC 1302 with a grade of C or better
• Complete IND 2130

Semester 3

• 2.8 UF GPA required
• Complete ARC 2303, IND 2313, IND 2635 and STA 2023
• Complete MAC 1147 (or MAC 1114 and MAC 1140) or PHY 2004

Semester 4

• 2.85 UF GPA required
• Complete IND 2214, IND 2460C and IND 2422
• Successfully complete selective admissions guidelines

Semester 5

• Complete IND 3215, IND 3483 and IND 3468

Recommended Semester Plan

To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.

The Department of Interior Design requires students to complete MAC 1147 or PHY 2004 no later than semester 3. Both MAC 1147 and PHY 2004 must be completed before semester 5. Due to the rigorous nature of design studio, students are strongly encouraged to complete these particular courses during the summer semesters.

Interior design is a limited-access program. During the spring semester of the sophomore year, interior design faculty review each sophomore student's work and determine whether the student is prepared to continue as an interior design major. For more information, please contact the department regarding its selective admissions guidelines.

** The Department of Interior Design requires students to complete IND 4940 no later than semester 7. Due to the rigorous nature of design studio, students are strongly encouraged to complete this course during the summer semester between semesters 6 and 7.