Interior Design

The Department of Interior Design has some additional fees for materials, field trips, and other items that enhance our students’ education. The program strives to be able to offer comparatively low lab fees thanks to support from alumni and friends. 

Interior design students also need to purchase a variety of tools and materials to help them succeed in their studio coursework, including drawing equipment and materials for drawings and models during the school year. A student should budget for at least $300 per semester for these extra costs.

Each senior is required to submit a professional portfolio for faculty review and provide work for a senior exhibit in the spring of their senior year.

Mississippi State University interior design students are receiving awards in national and regional competitions, and alumni of the program are employed by many of the top-100 interior design firms in the United States, working on projects throughout the world. 

A portfolio review is required for our students and takes place the summer between their second and third year in the program. 

The portfolio review consists of original work from art foundation courses and interior design foundation courses. 

Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher and a 2.5 in the interior design major core. Students will have two opportunities for portfolio submission.

Advising Guidelines 

• Advising is available to all students and strongly encouraged.   
• It is the student’s responsibility to sign‐up for an advising appointment. If you do not participate in advising, it is assumed that you understand the process and take responsibility for your registration.  
• You will not be released unless you have either had your advising appointment or signed the waiver of advising. 

Further information on the specifics of electives and required classes

Interior design is a challenging, exciting, and ever-changing profession. The Department of Interior Design at Mississippi State University is accredited by both the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and is the largest interior design program in the state.