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Admission to the Pre-Interior Design Program

Freshmen and transfer students may be admitted to the university as pre-interior design majors. The Office of Admissions and Orientation grants admission to Western Michigan University for undergraduate students.  Application forms may be obtained from that office or the University's website.

• Application for the Pre-Interior Design program
  (may also be obtained from the Family and Consumer Sciences office, room 3326 Kohrman Hall)
  Applications are accepted at any time of the year but are due no later than May 1 for the following fall semester.

Students must begin the interior design course sequence in the fall semester.

Admission to the Professional Interior Design Program

In the fourth semester, students in the Pre-Interior Design program will submit to a review, which is the basis for selective admission to the upper division of the curriculum. This review takes place annually toward the end of the spring semester. The purpose of the review is to encourage excellence in design and to recognize those students best prepared for the challenge of the upper level interior design sequence of courses.

To qualify for the upper design courses, students must submit an application, meet the minimum cumulative GPA in interior design courses of 3.0, and make a formal presentation of their work. The application will include a statement detailing why they are interested in the field of interior design and what they perceive to be their strengths and weaknesses as a student of design. Application materials may also include an essay (topic to be selected by the faculty). In a 20-minute presentation to the interior design faculty, each student will present examples of their work that showcase their abilities in design, drafting, perspective and free-hand drawing, and rendering.

Up to eighteen (18) students will be selected from the portfolio review applicants each year to continue in the upper level in the interior design program. Students who are denied advancement may retake courses or redo projects before reapplying for portfolio review the following spring semester.