Program Description
The combined BS in Interior Design and MS in Historic Preservation 4+1.5 Accelerated Dual Degree Program is intended for students who wish to pursue a graduate degree in Historic Preservation while completing the undergraduate, professional program in Interior Design. This program enables an undergraduate Interior Design major to complete four graduate courses required by the MS in Historic Preservation program, for a maximum of twelve graduate course credits, while completing the undergraduate BS in Interior Design degree.By overlapping the two programs, a student achieves advanced standing in the 49-credit MS in Historic Preservation program while an undergraduate and can complete the MS in Historic Preservation degree with an additional 37 credits. Upon graduation from the BS in Interior Design program, a student may fulfill the requirements for the MS in Historic Preservation degree in one, to one and a half years of full-time study, comprising fall, spring, and summer semesters, for a total reduction of one semester of graduate coursework and tuition.