COURSE CODE: 8254

Introduction to Interior Design

SCED Code: 19263
Virginia Extended Description: 18
Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Duration: 18 Weeks
Hours: 70
Credits: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FCCLA

Students explore influences on the design of interior spaces, investigate careers in the interior design industry, and focus on the technical and soft skills necessary for employment in the interior design profession. Students develop an interior design project that meets specific criteria and includes the elements and principles of design. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations

Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected.  The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth.  See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry). 

SOC Code Occupation Description Apprenticeable Occupation
271025 Interior Designers No
271011 Art Directors No
271029 Designers, All Other No

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
A/V Technology & Film
  • Craft Artists
  • Artists and Related Workers, All Other
  • Commercial and Industrial Designers
  • Set and Exhibit Designers
  • Lighting Technicians
Visual Arts
  • Interior Designers
  • Curators
  • Museum Technicians and Conservators
  • Art Directors
  • Craft Artists
  • Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
  • Commercial and Industrial Designers
  • Floral Designers
  • Set and Exhibit Designers
  • Designers, All Other
  • Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Performing Arts
  • Craft Artists
  • Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
  • Artists and Related Workers, All Other
  • Set and Exhibit Designers
  • Designers, All Other
  • Lighting Technicians

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