Academic Program

Our department requires a secondary application for admittance into all programs.

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

The four year BFA in Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) is a 120-credit-hour, rigorous, studio intensive course of study designed to teach students to be creative thinkers and makers. Our curriculum is centered on the studio, a physical and intellectual place where ideas are transformed into physical form through continual development of models and drawings.

This means drawing and redrawing, making and remaking, critiquing, thinking and rethinking, inventing – in other words, developing different ways of looking at the world and new ways of making it. This is challenging, rewarding, dynamic, and engaging.

Our graduates are recognized in the field as thoughtful designers who can think, learn, and do. Many of our students go to work for architecture and engineering firms while others choose careers in interior design firms, concentrating on residential design or commercial interiors.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture and Design is a 4-year, first professional degree, requiring 120 semester hours of credit for completion, effective Fall 2021. To earn a BFA in four years, you should plan to average 15 credit hours per semester. Visit the Minerva Academic Curriculum (MAC) site to learn more about the general education courses required.

Updated Curriculum 2024-2025

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The Interior Architecture Department currently has articulation agreements in place with Central Piedmont, Forsyth Technical, Randolph, Wake Technical, and Cape Fear Community Colleges designed to assist A.A.S. Degree in Interior Design graduates in obtaining a B.F.A. in Interior Architecture from University of North Carolina Greensboro. Transfer students from these colleges who have completed their A.A.S. degree in Interior Design are automatically given credit for the first-year Interior Architecture studio courses at UNCG (IAR 101, 102, 110 and 112) and many of the support courses required by the program, allowing students to start in the second year of the program. Students may also be given an advanced placement to start in the third-year through transcript and portfolio review. Any students transferring with an A.A.S. degree from one of these community colleges must meet with the Department Head during their application process to have their transcript and portfolio evaluated to request advanced placement beyond the second year.

**UNC Greensboro is in the process of standardizing the acceptance of transfer credits from all North Carolina Community Colleges. If you have any questions on how your credits may transfer into the Department of Interior Architecture, please reach out to our Department Head, Travis Hicks, at tlhicks@uncg.edu.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

in Historic Preservation

The department offers a 15-hour post-baccalaureate certificate in historic preservation for professionals who already have a job in the field and are seeking further training, or people who already have a Master’s and want to gain additional skills related to Historic Preservation.

UNCG’s Department of Interior Architecture has been providing historic preservation training to North Carolinians since 2000 and is the only program of its kind in the state. With two options for study, individuals at all stages of their academic or professional careers can strengthen their knowledge and training in the preservation of historic resources. Our unique coursework can help rising practitioners meet the National Park Service’s Professional Qualification Standards for the performance of preservation work and is critical to enriching the pipeline of preservationists in the community (in North Carolina).

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IARC Admissions

Undergraduate Minor

UNCG’s Department of Interior Architecture has been providing historic preservation training to North Carolinians since 2000 and is the only program of its kind in the state. Our unique coursework can help rising practitioners meet the National Park Service’s Professional Qualification Standards for the performance of preservation work and is critical to enriching the pipeline of preservationists in the community (in North Carolina).

Historic Preservation Undergraduate Minor

Admission Requirements

Apply to minor via the UNCG Minor Request Form.
Submit a one-page statement of our interest in the program directly to the HP Coordinator via email.
Students must have a 2.5 GPA or higher to qualify for the minor.

CIDA- Accredited

The Council for Interior Design Accreditation accredits the interior design program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts for Interior Design Accreditation, 206 Grandville Avenue, Suite 350, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503.

The CIDA-accredited program prepares students for entry-level interior design practice, for advanced study, and to apply for membership in professional interior design organizations. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree granted by UNC Greensboro meets the educational requirement for eligibility to sit for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification Examination (NCIDQ Exam).

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NCIDQ Exam Site

Student Success Rates

Student Achievement Data for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture
May 2022

Job Placement: Among our recent Spring 2022, Summer 2022, and Fall 2022 graduates, graduates have generated a job placement rate of 91%.
Acceptance into Graduate School: In 2022, four students applied and were accepted to graduate school.
Graduation Rates: Of the 55 students accepted into 1st year in Fall 2018, 36 or about 65% of those students graduated by the Fall of 2022.
Retention and Attrition Rates: Using class roles from the four levels of design studio taught each semester and the fall-to-spring semester example provided by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, we can report a retention rate of 100% from Fall 2022 to Spring 2023 which indicates a 0% attrition rate.

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