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Graduate Pathway in Interior Design

INTO Illinois State University, United States

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Next enrollment cycle

August 2023

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Total Course Fee

USD 27,600

Course Accredited By

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  • 1 Years
  • On Campus
  • Postgraduate
  • Pathway Programme
Graduate Pathway program offering the academic foundation, essential language skills and GMAT/GRE test preparation to successfully move on to master’s degrees.
An INTO Illinois State University Graduate Pathway program in Interior Design will prepare the student to enter their next semester of a master’s degree program at Illinois State University.
  • All students in this department complete an internship or student teach prior to graduation.
  • The Interior Design sequence prepares students to design innovative, functional, supportive and responsible interior environments.
  • Students can choose from one- to two-semester Pathway programs.
  • Students are fully admitted to Illinois State provided successful completion of conditional admission criteria at the end of the Pathway and submission of all required admission credentials.
  • A Pathway program provides academic, language and cultural support in order to succeed at a US university.
  • Students will benefit from fully integrated classes with both domestic and other international students on campus while learning from highly trained university instructors and tutors.

Accelerated

  • Start dates January August
  • Program length 1 Semester

Standard

  • Start dates January August
  • Program length 2 Semesters

Enrollment Cycles

  • August 2023
  • January 2024

Standard
Age requirement

  • 17

Academic requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 2.5 GPA out of 4.0. Depending on their undergraduate degree, students may have to take up to 6 prerequisites.

English language entry requirements

  • 2 Semesters: TOEFL 65, IELTS 5.5, PTEA 44, IELA 169, Password 6, Completion of Academic English Level 4, or Duolingo 95.

Accelerated

Age requirement

  • 17

Academic requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 2.5 GPA out of 4.0. Depending on their undergraduate degree, students may have to take up to 6 prerequisites.

English language entry requirements

  • 1 Semester: TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTEA 53, IELA 176, Password 7, or Duolingo 105.
  • 30 credit hour program
  • 12 credit hours apply from Pathway
  • 18 credit hours remaining toward degree

Semester 1

  • IDS 403 Writing for Academic Purposes 3 Credits
  • IDS 405 Reading for Academic Purposes 3 Credits
  • FCS 401 Theories and Contemporary Issues in Family and Consumer Sciences 3 Credits
  • Elective Class 3 Credits
  • Total 12 Credits

Semester 2

  • IDS 401 Advanced Writing for Graduate Students 3 Credits
  • FCS 445 Statistics in Applied Science and Technology 3 Credits
  • Elective Class 3 Credits
  • Total 9 Credits

Notes * These courses are generally delivered through the INTO Center and are for Pathway students only.

  • This program leads to Master’s in Family and Consumer Sciences with an emphasis in Interior Design.

Additional Admissions Information:

  • Students with a design degree (non-architecture or interior design) may have to take up to 3 prerequisites during their Pathway
  • Accelerated 
  • Tuition Fees: 1 Semester $15890
  • Standard 
  • Tuition Fees: 2 Semesters $27600

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