The Bachelor of Interior Architecture (BIA) is an 8 semester professional degree accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation that prepares you to become a certified interior designer who understands the expanded role of the field in today's economy, culture, and technology.
The Bachelor of Interior Architecture (BIA) is an 8 semester professional degree accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation that prepares you to become a certified interior designer who understands the expanded role of the field in today's economy, culture, and technology.
The BAC Difference
Study with working professionals: Your instructors are leaders in the field and bring current perspectives on interior architecture into the classroom.
Network across the College: During your first two semesters (known as Foundation), you’ll learn the fundamentals of design in multidisciplinary studios with students from across the BAC's four academic areas.
Materials from around the world: Our Materials Library houses thousands of samples of fabrics, wall coverings, windows, flooring, and sustainable materials for classroom projects, presentations, and experimentation. We also have digital materials available.
Wide-Ranging Curriculum
Build your design and creative abilities in a core studio learning sequence, supported by drawing and software courses.
Study building systems to understand what is practical, and study design history and theory to explore what is possible.
Liberal education employs the arts, humanities, and sciences to explore our place in the world.
The BAC partners with over 350 design firms, community projects, and more so you can work while you study.
In your final year, you’ll complete a project exploring your personal design values and methods.
Career Options
The BIA is your first step toward becoming an NCIDQ-certified interior designer. While pursuing your certification requires additional years of education and real-world practice, you are also prepared for a variety of careers with just your BIA, such as:
Residential design
Commercial design
Space planning
Students are accelerating their careers through The Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) program—allowing them to jump directly from graduation to work as a licensed architect.
If life had gone differently, Nathan Rosazza would have spent his time playing guitar on stage. “I never really cared about school,” he says. “I just wanted to be a rockstar.” He dropped out of high school, earning a GED instead, and worked backbreaking warehouse jobs in western Massachusetts, all the while continuing to write songs and play in bands.
When he turned 30, however, he started to realize that perhaps his dream of being a rockstar wasn’t going to happen. He remembered a conversation he had with a mentor a decade earlier when he was thinking about a job in construction or carpentry.
“He suggested my personality was more suited to being an architect,” he says. “It kind of planted a seed. Nathan eventually planted that seed, growing it into a career. He had always enjoyed drawing, as well as writing and recording songs, and now set about applying that creative mindset to designing buildings.
He joined the Air Force Reserve and began taking architecture classes at a local community college, finding to his surprise that he actually got good grades. “I just had a strong determination to make it happen,” he says.
Starting the path to becoming an architect in his thirties, however, made Nathan feel like he had to make up for lost time. When he heard about the IPAL program at the BAC, he felt it was the perfect opportunity to earn his degree and license in the fastest way possible.
“I just decided I was going to put my head down and plow through everything as fast as I could,” he says. “I had to play catchup.”
As a student in the Interior Design Program, you’ll receive one-on-one attention from instructors who are highly qualified working industry professionals.
George Fox's interior design major educates students to become creative and responsible designers of residential and commercial spaces.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in interior design prepares students to analyze interior design problems, assess existing conditions, research and synthesize solutions, visually and verbally present solutions
Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites. Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by Dallas College.
The goal of professional practice remains at the center of our program. Studying interior design through interdisciplinary and cross-cultural consultation with a diverse faculty helps you to make informed choices for your future.
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