Fall 2023 Accreditation Decisions

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:

Initial accreditation:

• Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus
  Bachelor of Interior Architecture

• Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
  Master of Science in Interior Architecture

Re-accreditation:

• British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Burnaby, BC
  Bachelor of Interior Design

• East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
  Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture

• Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
  Bachelor of Science in Interior Design

• Miami University, Oxford, OH
  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design

• Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
  Bachelor of Science in Interior Design

• Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
  Bachelor of Fine Arts – Interior Design

• Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design

• Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design

• Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON
  Bachelor of Interior Design

• Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau
  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design

• The University of Oklahoma, Norman
  Bachelor of Interior Design

• The University of Texas at San Antonio
  Bachelor of Science in Interior Design

• Yorkville University, Concord, ON
  Bachelor of Interior Design