NAC623.578. Standards for program: Curriculum.

     1. The curriculum of the program of interior design completed by an applicant must be structured to facilitate and advance student learning.

     2. The criteria for satisfaction of the standard set forth in subsection 1 are whether:

     (a) The curriculum follows a logical sequence in which the contents of courses increase in degree of difficulty;

     (b) The standards set forth in NAC 623.580 to 623.592, inclusive, are interrelated and reinforced throughout the curriculum;

     (c) Projects show variety and complexity in type, size and scope;

     (d) The teaching and learning methods incorporate the experience of team approaches to design solutions;

     (e) The teaching and learning methods incorporate experiences which provide interaction with multiple disciplines representing a variety of points of view and perspectives on design problems;

     (f) The curriculum provides interaction with practicing design professionals; and

     (g) The curriculum provides exposure to a variety of business cultures and organizational structures.

     3. The minimum requirements for satisfaction of the standard set forth in subsection 1 are compliance with the criteria set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 2 and at least one of the remaining criteria set forth in that subsection.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Architecture, Interior Design & Residential Design by R139-04, eff. 10-8-2004)