*For information on the Design Forum HS Competition, please scroll down.

Ball State University Interior Design Program is pleased to announce its second summer workshop: the Youth Summer Design Forum as well as the addition of a Youth Winter Design Forum.

The workshop aims at the education and training of twenty (20) high school students (9-12 grades) on site and thirty (30) students online. Participation in this workshop not only will assist the participants to make their final decision before committing themselves to four years of rigorous study in this field but will also assist them to develop a portfolio, a required component of the application in many accredited interior design programs. Participants will be selected from those whose applications demonstrate interest and creative ability in the field of interior design and superior achievement in high school classes.

The Youth Summer Design Forum is an inclusive program and seeks to blend tradition and innovation in creative learning, covering areas in:

• Applied Critical Thinking
• Exploration with Materials
• 2D Dimensional Fundamentals
• 3D Dimensional Fundamentals
• Basic Drawing and Illustration
• Exposure to Color and Light
• Interior Environments and Human Behavior
• Professional Associations
• The Legislature and Licensing

The Interior Design Program at Ball State is highly selective and requires entrance requirements that exceed the university requirements. Submission of a portfolio and a personal interview are among the requirements. The program received professional accreditation from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation in July 2007.

If you successfully complete the Summer Forum and are accepted into the Ball State Interior Design Program, FCSID 100 (the introduction to Interior Design course) will be waived. 

Visit our program at http://www.bsu.edu/interiordesign/ for additional information.

Click here if you are interested in attending the on campus workshop at Ball State University

Click here if you are interested in taking the online course

Click here for the Design Forum High School Student Competition