Interior Design Certificates

Perspective and Rendering Certificate

This 16 credit hour certificate program is designed to give the students a benchmark while going through the Interior Design program. It is specifically aimed at the student who may wish to specialize in the perspective and rendering areas of design.

  • ART 121 Design.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 3
  • IND 100 Theory and Fundamentals of Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
  • IND 101 Interior Design Studio I .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND 110 Problem Solving and Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
  • IND 107 Perspective and Rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND 217 Advanced Sketching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
  • TOTAL CREDITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Kitchen and Bath Specialty Certificate

This 29 credit hour certificate program is designed to give students the opportunity to benchmark their progress through the Interior Design Program. Upon completion students will be qualified to become employed in the Kitchen and Bath design field.

  • IND 100 Theory and Fundamentals of Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
  • IND 101 Interior Design Studio I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND 102 Interior Design Studio II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3
  • IND 106 Materials and Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND 110 Problem Solving and Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
  • IND 114 Codes for Interior Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..2
  • IND 116 Interior Detailing and Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3
  • IND 230 Kitchen Design Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND 232 Kitchen and Bath Computer Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
  • IND 233 Bath Design Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
  • IND 207 Internship (in Kitchen and Bath). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
  • TOTAL CREDITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Advanced Interior Design Certificate

This 11-14 credit hour certificate program is designed to give students the opportunity to earn credits which are applicable to the requirements for taking the interior design licensing exam in the State of Illinois. This certificate will be marketed to graduates of Harper’s Interior Design Program as well as the other private Interior Design programs in the Chicago area.

  • IND215 or IND217 Topics or Advanced Sketching1. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
  • IND281 Environmental Design Studio2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND283 Design Studio III2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3
  • IND285 Contract Design Studio II2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • TOTAL CREDITS………………………………….................……….. 11-14

1 Prerequisites: ART 121, IND107 or consent of the coordinator

2 Prerequisites: Graduation from a two or four-year interior design curriculum

Interior Design Technology Certificate

This 28 credit hour certificate program is designed to give students the opportunity to specialize in the technology area of interior design. Students pursuing the Interior Design AAS degree and working designers will benefit from the technical aspects of this curriculum as computer expertise is invaluable to the interior design industry in today's market.

  • ATE 105 Architectural CAD I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • GRA 103 Digital Imaging I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3
  • IND 100 Theory and Fundamentals of Interior Design. . . . . . . . . . . 2
  • IND101 Interior Design Studio I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND 114 Codes for Interior Designers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
  • IND 116 Interior Detailing and Construction Drawing. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND 220 CAD Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND 221 3-Dimensional CAD for Interior Designers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND 222 3-Dimensional Presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • IND 232 Kitchen and Bath CAD Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  • TOTAL CREDITS…………………………………......................……….. 28