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Admission to the program is competitive, and the number of qualified applicants may exceed the number of available enrollment spaces.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO APPLY?

Meeting minimum GPA requirements does not guarantee admission.You must have 65 units in Interior Design, Art or related fields and 25 units in academics, including English 101, Art History, Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning, Science and Cultural Diversity.

The most important indicator of potential success in the program and profession is evident in the candidate’s portfolio work.

Admission criteria focus on the quality of the portfolio submitted.

The application package consists of:

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Completed application packages must be sent by certified mail, or other carrier which provides you with proof of delivery. The Interior Design Program will not accept and is not responsible for packages sent via conventional mail or dropped off in person.

Applicants are required to submit a complete application package including BAA application, transcripts, portfolio, and recommendations.

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Send your completed Application Package to:

BAA ADMISSIONS Interior Design

3000 Landerholm Circle SE Mail Stop R230

Bellevue, WA 98007-6484

DEADLINES

July 15th - Fall or Winter Quarter

October 15th - Winter or Spring Quarter

January 15th - Spring Quarter

April 15th - Fall quarter.

PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS

Reviewers will evaluate the portfolio and contents based on these criteria:

  • Technical Skills
    • Line Weight
    • Perspective
    • Architectural Convention
    • Sketching
    • Model making
    • Understand basic code
  • Design Skills
    • Concept
    • Elements and Principles
    • Innovation
    • Manipulation of 3D space
    • Appropriate FF&E
    • Spatial relationships
    • Programming
    • Problem solving
  • Ability to Communicate Design Intent
    • 2D composition
    • Process/Methodology
    • Appropriate use of technology
    • Written Communication
    • Appropriate representation

Porfolio Format Requirements

  • Page size must be no larger than 11" x 17"
  • Pages must be bound in no larger than a 12" x 18" inexpensive, non-leather binder
  • Your portfolio must be anonymous and should not contain any references to your name, or any other personal information.
  • Creative work: Twelve (12) pages maximum. Material may occur on the front and back of each page, for a total of 24 presentation surfaces – or faces. Store-bought portfolio binders: one sheet of paper on either side of the two-sided clear plastic "page" equals a single page (two faces). The Cover page is not included in the 12 page total.
  • You may include originals, photographs and/or other reproductions of your creative work.
  • THE PORTFOLIO WILL NOT BE RETURNED. The portfolio becomes the property of the Interior Design Department at Bellevue College. Please consider that your portfolio will not be returned and plan accordingly.
  • Do not send slides, disks or CDs, any unbound work, or drawings in tubes.
  • Portfolios not conforming to the size and format requirements, or delivered as instructed below, will be recycled without review.
  • Include the portfolio with the entire Application Package and send it to the address below.

Recommendation Letters

All recommenders selected by the candidates must use the official recommendation form. Applicants must refer their recommenders to the Recommendation Form, which can be downloaded, completed, and mailed directly to the Interior Design BAA Admissions office.

Notice of Acceptance

Candidates for admission to the Interior Design BAA program will receive acceptance notification from Bellevue College Enrollment Services to the e-mail address listed on the candidate's application form.