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Transfer Guide for
The Art Institute of Dallas - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Interior Design)
DCCCD Associate in Applied Sciences (AAS) Interior Design

DCCCD Courses

Hours

The Art Institute of Dallas

General Education Core (21 hours)

ENGL 1301 Composition I

3

GE0034 Written Communication or
GE0124 Writing I

ENGL 1302 Composition II

3

GE0044 Writing & Composition or
GE0114 Writing II

SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication or 1315 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 

3

GE0024 Oral Communication

MATH 2342 Intro Statistics or
MATH 1332 College Mathematics I

3

GE0014 College Math or
GE1014 Creative Geometry

ARTS 1303 Survey of Art History
ARTS 1304 Survey of Art History

6

GE2024 Art History I
GE3004 Art History II

HUMA 1315 Intro to Humanities

3

GE0114 Humanities or Humanity Elective

PSYC 2302 Applied Psychology

3

GE0054 Psychology and/or Psychology Elective

Courses for Major in Interior Design (48 hours)

INDS 1341 Color Theory & Application

3

ID1063 Color & Composition

INDS 1301 Basic Elements of Design

3

ID1073 Design I

INDS 2313 Residential Design I

3

ID2112 ID Studio I: Residential

INDS 2321 Presentation Design I

3

ID1053 Drawing & Perspective

INDS 1319 Technical Drawing for Interior Designers

3

ID1083 Drafting II

INDS 1315 Materials, Methods & Estimating

3

ID2053 Systems & Materials

INDS 2335 Residential Design II

3

ID3032 ID Studio III: Adv. Residential

INDS 2317 Rendering Techniques

3

ID1103 Rendering

INDS 2307 Textiles for Interior Design

3

ID2063 Textiles

INDS 1370 Basic Computer-Aided Drafting for Interior Designers

3

ID2092 Intro to CAD

INDS 1351 History for Interiors I

3

ID1093 History of Furniture I

INDS 1345 Commercial Design I

3

ID2132 ID Studio II: Contact

INDS 1352 History of Interiors II

3

ID1123 History of Furniture II

INDS 2315 Lighting for Interior Designers

3

ID2122 Lighting Design

INDS 2305 Interior Design Graphics*

3

 

DFTG 1305 Technical Drafting

3

ID1043 Drafting I

DCCCD courses which aren’t required for AAS but which are required for
BFA at The Art Institute of Dallas (28-29 credit hours)

COSC 1300 Computer Literacy or BCIS 1405 Business Computer Applications

3-4

IC1031 Computer Applications

ECON 2311 Economics of Global Issues

3

GE3014 Perspectives in Global Economics

Lab Science Courses

8

GE3024 Environmental Science
GE2114 Physics of Light, Sound & Motion

INDS 2331 Commercial Design II

3

ID3062 ID Studio V Adv. Contract

INDS 1391 Special Topics in Interior Design

3

IND4043 ID Studio IX: Adaptive Reuse

INDS 2325 Professional Practices for Interior Designers

3

ID4004 Professional Practices

INDS 2280 Cooperative Ed-Interior Design

2

ID4013 Internship

*Not required by AI but needed for DCCCD degree

See all requirements for AAS degree.

Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all INDS courses in order to advance through the program. Students must have basic computer skills in Windows in order to enroll in the Interior Design program. Students must meet the Math requirement within the first two semesters.