The Interior Design major and the Pre-Architecture concentration students share a common curriculum for the first two years of study. These?foundation courses introduce applicable theory and skills, preparing the students for a more specific design direction: interior design?or architecture. ?(See pathways chart, below.)??As mentioned above, the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design curriculum includes a minor in Fine Art.??The BFA in Interior Design is accredited by CIDA (the Council for Interior Design Accreditation).

The Pre-Architecture concentration is a two-year, non-degree plan. Students choosing Pre-Architecture, and meeting admission?requirements, may transfer seamlessly into the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture at Judson University, Elgin, Illinois, and?continue into that school?s Masters of Architecture, a NAAB-accredited architectural program. This is the result of collaboration?between Samford and Judson, with an articulation agreement outlining such. ?Pre-Architecture students who choose to remain at Samford University and complete the?Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design can then pursue the Masters of Architecture?degree program at Judson University or at other universities that offer similar programs of study, pending application and acceptance.