•  Completion of this degree enables you to take the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination after two years of full-time experience in the field.  This licensure re-affirms your knowledge and skill in the interior design field and will help you get a better job.
• Outlook for the housing and interior design field is promising, and opportunities for well-educated and informed professionals are expected to increase.  
• As a housing and interior design student, you receive real-world experience through numerous field trip experiences to study residential and commercial design, visit designers, attend American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) functions and attend the annual Chicago’s NeoCon Interiors Market in the summer.
• Southeast housing and interior design students have the opportunity to participate in internships with companies such as Directions in Design of St. Louis, MO.; CLB Designs of St. Louis, MO.; Rust and Martin of Cape Girardeau; Drury Inns of Cape Girardeau; Kahler Slater of Madison, WI; and Disney of Orlando, Fla.  Internships provide you with hands-on learning and experience.   
• You can join the Southeast chapter of American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) which promotes student camaraderie and sponsors guest speakers, panel discussions, seminars with manufacturer’s representatives and other activities.
• As a housing and interior design student, you have access to in-house materials, a specifications laboratory and manufacturer’s resources.  These resources include graphic tools such as matting, mounting and computer-aided design. 
• Southeast’s housing and interior design students reap the benefit of learning within a smaller environment with a low faculty-to-student ratio.
  

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