Interior Design at Bellevue College · 2018-12-12 · Interior Design at Bellevue College Overview The Bellevue College Interior Design Program is an established, well-respected program

Interior Design at Bellevue CollegeA Guide for Current and Prospective Students

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Interior Design at Bellevue College

Overview The Bellevue College Interior Design Program is an established, well-respected program in the Seattle area. Since its inception in 1982, our program has grown from a two-year associate degree program to a CIDA-accredited four-year baccalaureate degree with approximately 400 full-time students. Located in one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country, the program provides students with substantial opportunities to connect with the local design community. Along with a core of qualified full-time faculty, the program engages members of the local practitioner community as adjunct faculty and guest critics. The majority of our students are from the Seattle-Bellevue region, but a growing international student population adds to an already rich diversity of cultural, social, and educational perspectives.

Mission The Interior Design Department at Bellevue College empowers our students to realize their potential and goals through a design education that is responsible, rigorous, and relevant.

Degree Options The Associate of Arts in Interior Studies is a two-year degree open to anyone interested in a career in interior design. Graduates have found employment in sales, customer service, residential design, or professional support. The degree also forms the foundation for entry into the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design program.

The Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design (BAA) offers a broadly-based and professionally-relevant curriculum that embraces the responsibility of preparing and inspiring the designers of the future. The BAA program provides a learning environment based on a foundation of holistic, creative problem-solving, and is accredited as a professional level degree by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). The BAA curriculum is an upper-division course of study for students who have completed an Associate of Arts degree or higher (or equivalent), in one of the following degree categories: Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture or Industrial Design. The degree offers a combination of core courses, general education and electives that help students achieve their particular career goals.

Faculty The Interior Design faculty possess multifaceted and forward-thinking expertise in architecture, design history, residential and commercial interiors, lighting, space plan ning, presentation and computer-aided design. Full-time faculty are actively engaged in teaching at all levels of the curriculum, as well as participating in profes sional work, publication and research. Part-time faculty are practicing professional architects and designers and offer students firsthand exposure to current work and com munity networking.

Academic Advising

Students pursuing their degree in Interior Design are assigned a full-time faculty advisor. Faculty advisors help counsel students on career and degree planning, transfer course evaluations, and graduation require ments.

Information Sessions

To learn more about our AA and BAA programs, please make arrangements to attend a program information session. The schedule can be viewed at www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/advising/info-sessions/.

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Facilities The Interior Design Program is located in the L Building of the Bellevue College campus and the majority of our courses are held here too. We have two computer laboratories with Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Adobe Creative Cloud, and other crucial programs. Furthermore, our design studio classrooms serve as a venue for student critiques and presentations. A resource library with current materials and periodicals supports educational and design specification needs.

Professional Connections

Student members of professional organizations such as ASID, IIDA and NWSID serve in leadership positions, promote community service, and build important networking contacts. The Bellevue College Interior Design Student Association (IDSA) links students to professionals in the industry through their sponsored Speaker Series and other events throughout the year. Prominent industry professionals contribute to the classroom learning environment as guest critics and speakers, and a distinguished Professional Advisory Board provides our program with curriculum guidance and feedback on industry trends.

Internships The Bachelors of Applied Arts curriculum features a strong practical learning component that includes a required professional internship of 150 hours. This experience immerses our students in meaningful work and provides vital real-world profes sional experience within architecture firms, interior design firms, retail businesses, government agen cies and other organizations. Internships can help build important professional connections and transfer to full-time employ ment for graduates.

Employment Alumni of the Interior Design Program obtain positions in major Interior Design and Architectural firms specializing in hospitality, healthcare, retail, office, residential and many other fields of design.

Listserve Subscribe to the Interior Design List serve, an email service providing important program related information, job postings and internships. Sign up instructions can be found on the Interior Design website at: www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/department/list-serve/.

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Degree Options and Eligibility Requirements

The Department of Interior Design offers the following two degree paths to assist students with their educational goals.

Associate of Arts in Interior

Studies Degree

This two-year, 95 credit AA degree offers a professionally relevant curriculum that helps students build skills for Interior Design paraprofessional positions, and prepare for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design program at Bellevue College. The program includes core courses in Art and Interior Design that teach foundation skills in both manual and computer-aided graphics along with exposure to design studio processes and methodologies. Other required courses help the student to strengthen visual, oral, and written communication skills.

The Associate in Arts in Interior Studies degree program has an “open door” non-competitive admission policy. Apply to Bellevue College and register for the appropriate classes. Review the online class schedules and course descriptions to identify any class prerequisites, or special requirements for class enrollments. Course descriptions and program details can be viewed on these websites:

❱❱ www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/programs/aa/

❱❱ www.bellevuecollege.edu/classes/All/INDES

Bachelor of Applied Arts

Interior Design Degree

This CIDA-accredited BAA degree provides a learning environment based on a strong foundation of creative problem-solving. The curriculum helps students gain insight into historical and current strategies in order to achieve technological, sustainable and socially relevant solutions for interior environments. Multi-disciplinary studios help students focus their interests while learning from experts in the professional field. This creates opportunities for highly collaborative student-faculty-industry relationships throughout the program.

To qualify for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design program students must fulfill the application requirements below. Program details can be viewed on the Interior Design Program website at www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/programs/baa/.

Application requirements include:

❱❱ Online BAA Application, submission of digital portfolio, copies of unofficial transcripts and the payment of required application fee. Bellevue College AA Interior Studies graduates are not required to submit transcripts.

❱❱ Official transcripts from a regionally accredited institution to document that you have obtained an Associate of Arts degree or higher (or equivalent), from either BC or another regionally accredited institution with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in one of the following degree categories: Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture or Industrial Design.

Students who do not meet the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design program eligibility requirements are welcome to enter our Associate Degree program to prepare for application to the Bachelor or Applied Arts in Interior Design Program.

Employment Options with

AA and BAA Degree Options

YEAR 01 YEAR 02 YEAR 03 YEAR 04GENERAL

INTRODUCTIONTECHNICAL SKILLS DESIGN STUDIO SENIOR PROJECT

AA option SUPPORT STAFF

BAA option DESIGN STAFF

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Financial Aid, Costs and Assistance

AA Program Costs

Tuition and Fees: For current AA courses (Lower Division Courses (299 & below) tuition and fee rates, refer to the information at: www.bellevuecollege.edu/tuition/. In addition to the per-credit fees, Washington residents and non-residents are also responsible for paying mandatory college-wide and course-specific fees.

BAA Program Costs

Tuition and Fees: For current BAA upper division courses (300 & above) tuition and fee rates, refer to the information at www.bellevuecollege.edu/tuition. In addition to the per-credit fees, Washington residents and non-residents are responsible for paying mandatory college-wide and course-specific fees.

Application Fee:

❱❱ A nonrefundable fee of $125 is required to apply to the BAA program.

Financial Aid: To determine whether you are eligible for financial aid, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. A separate FAFSA is required for the AA and BAA programs. Students are not eligible for BAA financial aid until they are officially accepted into the program. To find out more information, please visit the BC financial aid website at www.bellevuecollege.edu/fa/.

Students in either Interior Design degree may apply for federal, state and institutional grant funds, such as:

❱❱ The Pell Grant

❱❱ WA State Need Grant

❱❱ Bellevue College-sponsored grant

Scholarships Students in either Interior Design program may be eligible to apply for Bellevue College scholarships, including several Interior Design student scholarships. BC Foundation Scholarships can be applied to tuition, fees and (in some cases) books. For more information, visit the scholarship page on the BC Foundation website at www.bellevuecollege.edu/foundation/scholarships/.

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Please visit the links below for helpful information on BC’s Interior Design program. These links provide step-by-step instructions for applying to our AA and BAA programs. They also include detailed information on advising, registering for AA ad BAA courses, the process for transferring college level credits to BC, program costs & assistance, graduation and much more!

How to Apply: Associate in Arts in Interior Studies degree http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/apply/aa/

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design degree http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/apply/baa/

English and Math Placementhttp://www.bellevuecollege.edu/testing/placement/

Register for Classes Associate in Arts in Interior Studies degree: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/enroll/aa/

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design degree: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/enroll/baa/

Review when Courses are offeredhttp://www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/enroll/schedules/

http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/classes/

Entry Codeshttp://www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/enroll/entry-codes/

Transfer Credit Credits to Bellevue Collegehttp://www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/apply/transfer/

Graduation and Applying for your Degreehttp://www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/advising/graduation/

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Core Classes 70

Liberal Arts - General Education Classes 25

Total Credits Required for an AA Degree 95

FIRST YEAR QTR 1 QTR 2 QTR 3ART 110 Two-Dimensional Design 5

INDES 140 Introduction to Interior Design 5

GE/LA English 101 5

ART 120 Drawing I 5

INDES 171 Interior Design Studio I 5

ART 101 Modern Architecture and Design 5

INDES 172 Interior Design Studio II 5

ART 111 Design: Color 5

INDES 167 Digital Design Tools 2

ENVS& 100 or lab science Survey of Environmental Science 5

Core 10 15 12

Liberal Arts - General Education 5 0 5

Total First Year Credits 10 30 47

SECOND YEAR QTR 1 QTR 2 QTR 3INDES 262 Introduction to Computer Aided Design 5

INDES 265 Design Illustration 5

ART 112 Three-Dimensional Design 5

INDES 242 Interior Materials and Sources 5

INDES 273 Interior Design Studio III 5

INDES 267 Digital Design Presentation 3

ART Art History Elective 5

GE/LA Quantitative Skills 5

INDES 280 Contract Documents 5

GE/LA Cultural Diversity 5

Core 15 13 10

Liberal Arts - General Education 5 5

Total Second Year Credits 15 33 48

Note: Certain courses are offered only once or twice a year. Please consult the schedules posted at: www.bellevuecollege.edu/classes/.

The following illustration is an example of a typical

two-year curriculum plan and may vary

according to actual student path. Not all

classes must be taken in this prescribed order.

These core courses must be taken in

sequential order:

INDES 140, 171, 172, 273, 280

INDES 171 is a prerequisite for INDES 167, 242, 262 and 265

INDES 167 before INDES 267

INDES 262 before INDES 280

Associate in Arts in Interior Studies DegreeCurriculum Path

AA

8

Prior credits for eligibility (minimum) 90

Elective classes 13

Core Classes 63

Liberal Arts - General Education Classes 25

Total Credits Required for an BAA Degree 191

THIRD YEAR QTR 1 QTR 2 QTR 3INDES 390 Interior Building Systems 5

INDES 37x* Design Studio 5

INDES 340 Interior Design Theory 3

GE/LA Written Communication 5

INDES 391 Lighting for Interiors 5


INDES 350 History of Interiors & Furniture 5

INDES Elective within Major 3

INDES 351 Modern Interiors & Furniture 5

ART 108 Introduction to Hand and Power Tools 2


GE/LA Lab Science Requirement 5

Core 13 15 12

Electives in Major 3


Total Third Year Credits 18 36 55

FOURTH YEAR QTR 1 QTR 2 QTR 3INDES 440 Design Research 2

INDES 352 Design & Fabrication 3

INDES 480 Professional Practices & Principles 5


INDES 471 Capstone Studio 1 5

GE/ART 203 History of Western Art 5

GE/LA Social Sciences Requirement 5

INDES 472 Capstone Studio 2 5

INDES 485 Practicum in Interior Design (150 hours) 3


GE/CMST 350 Professional Communication for the Designer 5

Core 10 5 8

Electives in Major 5 5


Total Fourth Year Credits 15 30 48

Note: Certain courses are offered only once or twice a year. Consult the schedules posted at www.bellevuecollege.edu/classes/.

The following illustration is an example of a typical two-year curriculum plan and may vary according

to actual student path.

*37x represents studios INDES 370-372. Topics vary by studio number

and instructor.

Follow this course sequence:

You must complete two (2) INDES 37x

studios before you can enroll in INDES 440, and

take INDES 440, 471, and 472 in sequence.

The INDES 440, 471, 472 sequence is only available Fall/Winter/Spring or Spring/Fall/

Winter.

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design DegreeCurriculum Path

BAA

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The following illustration is an example of a typical

curriculum plan and may vary according to

actual student path.

AAoption

BAAoption

quarter 01

quarter 02

quarter 03

quarter 04

quarter 05

quarter 06

INDES 140

INDES 171

INDES 172

INDES 265

INDES 273

INDES 280

INDES 140

INDES 171

INDES 172

INDES 265

INDES 273

INDES 280

quarter 07

quarter 08

quarter 09

quarter 10

quarter 11

quarter 12

INDES 37x

INDES 37x

INDES 37x

INDES 440

INDES 471

INDES 472

apply to BAA

How Long Does the Program take to Complete?

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Contact Information

For program information, please visit our website at www.bellevuecollege.edu/interiordesign/. For additional questions, please contact our Interior Design Program Manager by emailing [email protected].