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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interior Design Major, BS in Interior Design – Master of Architecture Preparatory Track


Qualified students in the interior design program may consider a course of study that will give them advanced placement in the Master of Architecture degree program. Completing this path allows Bachelor of Science in Interior Design graduates to gain advanced standing in the graduate architecture program, satisfying degree requirements in two years rather than three. This path only applies to the degree program offered at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. For more information, see the Graduate Catalog.

Requirements for undergraduate interior design students pursuing this degree path:

  • The student must meet with directors from both the interior design and the graduate architecture programs during their third year, or earlier.
  • The student must have an earned minimum cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
  • The student must complete the following requirements before entering the Master of Architecture program with advanced placement. This includes summer courses.
  • ARCH 212 * or ARCH 218 *
  • ARCH 213 *
  • ARCH 312  
  • ARCH 331 , ARCH 332  (recommended as a summer course)
  • ARCH 542 - Design III: Campus and Urban Architecture (6)
  • ARCH 545 - Principles of Environmental Control I (3), ARCH 546 - Principles of Environmental Control II (3)

The student must also follow the normal procedure and deadline for admission to the Graduate School and to the Master of Architecture program in the College of Architecture and Design.

Requirements for the Interior Design Major, BS in Interior Design – Master of Architecture Preparatory Track


Term 1 Hours Milestone Notes
ARCH 121 ARCH 171   5 2.3 cumulative GPA
ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 * 3  
IDS 101  or IDS 107   3  
IDS 221   2  
1Communicating Orally Elective * 3  
Term 2
ARCH 122 , ARCH 172   6 2.3 cumulative GPA
ARTH 173 * or ARTH 178 * 3 ENGL 102 *
IDS 200 * or IDS 207 * 3  
ENGL 102 * 3  
Term 3
ARCH 221   2 2.3 cumulative GPA
IDS 211 , IDS 217 , ARCH 211 *, or ARCH 217 * 3 MATH 123 *
IDS 261 , IDS 271 , IDS 273   9  
MATH 123 * 3  
Term 4
IDS 272 , IDS 274   6 3.0 major GPA or 2.5 major GPA and successful
portfolio review
IDS 212  or IDS 218   3 IDS 272  
PHYS 161 * 3  
ARCH 212 * or ARCH 218 * 3  
Term 5
ARCH 421   2 2.3 cumulative GPA
IDS 331 IDS 371 , IDS 373 , IDS 460 * 11 IDS 371  
ARCH 213 * 3  
Term 6
1Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3 2.3 cumulative GPA
IDS 360 , IDS 372   9 IDS 372  
1Natural Sciences w/ Lab Elective * 4  
Term 6½
IDS 420  or IDS 491   3  
Term 7
1Social Sciences Elective * 3 Apply to graduate
IDS 480   3 IDS 471  
IDS 471  and IDS 473   6  
ARCH 545 - Principles of Environmental Control I 3  
Term 8
1Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3 IDS 472  or IDS 474  
ARCH 542 - Design III: Campus and Urban Architecture 6  
ARCH 546 - Principles of Environmental Control II 3  
ARCH 312   3  
TOTAL 128  
Summer before entering Master of Architecture Program
ARCH 331 * and ARCH 332   8  
* Meets University General Education Requirement .
1 Chosen from the University General Education list .