| DCCCD Courses | Hours | The Art Institute of Houston |
| General Education Core (24 hours) |
| ENGL 1301 Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1301 Composition I |
| ENGL 1302 Composition II | 3 | Humanities elective (English) |
| SPCH 1315 Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 | SPCH 1315 Public Speaking |
| MATH 2342 Intro Statistics or
MATH 1332 College Mathematics I | 3 | MATH 1314 College Algebra |
| PSYC 2302 Applied Psychology | 3 | PSYC 2301 General Psychology |
| ARTS 1303 Survey of Art History
ARTS 1304 Survey of Art History | 6 | ARTS 1303 Art History I
ARTS 1304 Art History II |
| Humanities/Fine Arts* | 3 | Humanities Elective (TBD) |
| Courses for Major in Interior Design (48 hours) |
| INDS 1341 Color Theory & Application | 3 | ART 114 Color Fundamentals |
| INDS 1301 Basic Elements & Design | 3 | ID127 Design Basics 2D |
| INDS 2313 Residential Design I | 3 | ID 220 Residential Design |
| INDS 2321 Presentation Design I | 3 | ART 111 Perspective Drawing |
| INDS 1319 Technical Drawing for Interior Designers | 3 | ID 125 Design Drafting II |
| INDS 1315 Materials, Methods & Estimating | 3 | ID 253 Interior Products I |
| INDS 2335 Residential Design II | 3 | ID 308 Interior Design Studio |
| INDS 2317 Rendering Techniques | 3 | ID 129 Rendering & Sketching for Interior Design |
| INDS 2307 Textiles for Interior Design | 3 | ID 133 Textiles for Interiors |
| INDS 1370 Basic Computer-Aided Drafting for Interior Designers | 3 | ID 130 Intro to AutoCAD |
| INDS 1351 History for Interiors I | 3 | ID 144 History of Architecture and Furniture I |
| INDS 1345 Commercial Design I | 3 | ID 300 Commercial Design |
| INDS 1352 History of Interiors II | 3 | ID 243 History of Architecture and Furniture II |
| INDS 2315 Lighting for Interior Designers | 3 | ID 320 Lighting for Interiors |
| INDS 2305 Interior Design Graphics | 3 | ID 135 Digital Presentation Techniques |
| DFTG 1305 Technical Drafting | 3 | ID 103 Design Drafting I |
| Courses needed for The Art Institute of Houston BFA - not required for AAS at DCCCD |
| ARTS 1316 Drawing I | 3 | Art 108 Observational Drawing |
| COSC 1300 or higher | 3 | CS 108 Computer Concepts |
| Total credit hours taken at DCCCD | 78 | |