Accreditation & Consumer Information

The academic programs offered at the New York School of Interior Design include the following:

• Basic Interior Design Certificate (BID, BIDD/Online Learning)

• Associate in Applied Science (AAS, AASD/Online Learning) in Interior Design

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA, BFAD/Online Learning) in Interior Design

• Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design, professional level (MFA1)

• Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design, post–professional level (MFA2)

• Master of Professional Studies in Sustainable Interior Environments (MPSS), Lighting Design (MPSL), and Healthcare Interior Design (MPSH)

Online Learning

Many courses and programs are offered in an online learning format at NYSID, at the non-credit, undergraduate, and graduate levels. Courses may be held as self-paced (asynchronous) DL, or in realtime (synchronous) DR. The individual classes and Basic Interior Design certificate are self-paced, although progress is required in sync with the semester schedule of classes. A self-paced course is defined as a class in which a student can sign in whenever it is convenient, to watch pre-recorded lectures and get weekly assignments. Weekly log-in participation is required. A course held online, in real-time is one in which the onsite students and distance learners join their instructor and classmates via videoconferencing for lectures and discussions at the same time, as the class session is being offered.

Academic policies are consistently maintained across learning platforms, although policies such as attendance are modified appropriately.

Institute for Continuing and Professional Studies (ICPS)

The Institute for Continuing and Professional Studies offers courses for professionals interested in learning new skills or advancing their knowledge, and at an introductory level for those who would like to take a course to see if interior design is the right career for them. Non-matriculated students may take courses that bear academic credit through the ICPS, and can register at nysid.edu. The academic credits may later be applicable to a degree program.

Accreditation

Chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York in 1924, NYSID is authorized by the Board of Regents to confer the Basic Interior Design certificate and Basic Interior Design Online certificate (BID/BIDD), and the degrees of Associate in Applied Science in Interior Design (AAS, AASD), Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (BFA, BFAD), Bachelor of Arts in the History of the Interior and the Decorative Arts (BA) (not offered at this time), Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design (MFA1 and MFA2), Master of Professional Studies in Sustainable Interior Environments (MPSS/ MPSSD), Master of Professional Studies in Interior Lighting Design (MPSL/MPSLD), and Master of Professional Studies in Healthcare Interior Design (MPSH/MPSHD). All three MPS programs are STEM-identified, and as such, international student graduates may stay in the U.S. for up to three years in Occupational Practical Training (OPT).

New York School of Interior Design is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (267) 284-5000. Accreditation is a status of affiliation with a regional accrediting commission that indicates that an institution has provided evidence of sound

planning, has the resources to implement the plans, and has proven that it maintains an on-going culture of assessment.

NYSID is also accredited institutionally by National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The professional MFA1 and BFA programs are accredited at the program level by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).

Consumer Information

Information about NYSID’s enrollment data, retention rates, graduation rates, and more can be found at nysid.edu/consumerinfo.