Achieving accreditation is a strong signal of a program’s commitment to delivering a quality professional-level education that prepares students for entry-level interior design practice. Programs seeking CIDA accreditation voluntarily place themselves before the scrutiny of the interior design profession by participating in a rigorous peer review process. This process requires interior design programs to conduct a thorough self-evaluation of compliance with CIDA Professional Standards and report results to CIDA. The program must also organize an extensive display of student work for CIDA’s review and host a three-member team of CIDA peer evaluators for an on-site assessment of compliance with CIDA Professional Standards. A report of the findings from this on-site evaluation as well as follow-up dialogue with the program forms the basis for a final decision on accreditation by CIDA’s Accreditation Commission.
CIDA’s Accreditation Commission is pleased to congratulate the following programs on achieving accreditation, effective on August 4, 2018:
Initial accreditation:
- Seminole State College of Florida, Lake Mary, FL
Bachelor of Applied Science, Interior Design
Re-accreditation:
- Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design - Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Master of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture and Design - The Art Institute of Houston, TX
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Baylor University, Waco, TX
Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences - Interior Designers Institute, Newport Beach, CA
Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design - La Roche College, Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design - Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
Bachelor of Arts or Science in Interior Design - Mount Royal College, Calgary, AB
Bachelor of Interior Design - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Bachelor of Interior Design - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Master of Interior Design - University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture - Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, Doha
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor of Science
Candidacy Status:
- Queens University of Charlotte, NC
Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture and Design