Core Design Program

Most undergraduate curricula in the College of Design are divided into two phases:

1. One-year, preprofessional Core Design Program
2. Three- or four-year professional or general degree program

Students entering the College of Design attend a common set of studio and lecture classes, the Design Core. Classes in the Core Design Program create a shared language, experience and community that expose students to all disciplines within the College of Design and prepare you to enter any of our degree programs, including:

• Architecture
• Art and design
• Community and regional planning
• Graphic design
• Industrial design
• Integrated studio arts
• Interdisciplinary design
• Interior design
• Landscape architecture

Our Core program allows you to:

• make informed degree choices;
• apply to multiple programs at the end of your first year;
• experiment with interdisciplinary work at the earliest stage of your college education.

All incoming freshmen (except pre-BPMI and pre-CRP majors) and transfer students (except pre-CRP majors) complete the Core Design Program to advance into any of the professional degree programs. Learn more about our application process.