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The Middle Tennessee State University, Interior Design Program is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges (SACS), the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), and the National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD).

We offer a four year Bachelor of Science Degree in Interior Design consisting of 41 credit hours in liberal arts courses identified as General Education courses, 19 credit hours in Professional Support Courses and 60 credit hours in the Interior Design Professional Courses Sequence. All students must apply to be accepted into the IDES Professional Courses Sequence. Once accepted it will take three years to complete the Interior Design courses. Entrance requirements include the completion of 30 credit hours of General Studies and Professional Support courses with a grade of "C" or better and a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher. Once in the program, a grade of "C" of better is required in all IDES courses and a maintained GPA of 2.50 of higher to continue in the IDES sequence.

New Freshman should attend the Summer orientation program CUSTOMS. During CUSTOMS sessions students will have the opportunity to meet with advisors, determine course requirements, select & register for classes, learn your way around campus and obtain information about services and programs. New Transfer students must complete online orientation through the www.mtsu.edu/cebsorn website. Transfer students will meet with a faculty advisor and register for classes the day they are on campus.

Thank you for your interest in the Interior Design Program!