Interior Design Entry-Portfolio Review 

Download the 2025 EPR Instructions.

General Information

Note: Students retaking the entry review or wanting to transfer into the program must submit the current year's project as instructed below. If a student is not enrolled in the Drawing for Interior Design, ADES 2630 course, the student can request the project document by emailing Tracey Filbeck, lecturer in Interior Design.

The Entry-Portfolio Review is competitive, with historical acceptance rates ranging from 40% to 60%. These rates vary each year, depending on the number of applicants.

2025 Review Schedule

Submit your transcript and portfolio digitally by May 1, 2025, 11:59:59 p.m. CST.
Late submissions will not be considered for review.
 
Entry-Portfolio Review: Faculty and jurors will review entry-review portfolios beginning May 5, 2025; the review should be completed by May 20, 2025.
 
Your Confirmation Email is Required. Expect an email result by the end of the week after the reviews are completed. You must respond to that email within the specified time frame in the result email. If you pass the review, your email response should indicate your acceptance or rejection of the offer to enter the program.
 

Note to Applicants

Any student not passing the Entry-Portfolio Review may take the following options.
  • Retake ADES 2630 at the next course offering if seats are available in the class and/or
  • Resubmit a process portfolio at the following year's Entry-Portfolio Review.

Note: Faculty will not provide special assistance to review the resubmitted entry-review portfolio.

Students may choose either method listed above one time. In other words, retaking of ADES 2630 and/or resubmission of a portfolio is allowed only one additional time the following spring semester.
 
No portfolios will be reviewed at other times during the academic year.
 
All students must pass the Entry-Portfolio Review before being admitted to upper-division classes. Failure to present work according to these guidelines will remove the portfolio from consideration. No Interior Design faculty or staff member at the University of North Texas will assist a student in pre-screening or selecting the pieces for this portfolio to avoid giving any student an unfair advantage over others who might not have access to the faculty. The student's selection process will provide evidence of critical and analytical skills.
 
Files submitted in a format other than Portable Document Format, PDF, are disqualified. Faculty may request the submittal of original work after the review.
 

Submittal Process

Students currently taking ADES 2630 — Drawing for Interior Design 
 

Entry-Portfolio Review

Log in to UNT Slideroom and upload one PDF file of your entry portfolio for review. The file may not exceed 20MB.
The file's digital name must be your UNT Student Identification Number only. For example, 12345678.pdf,
 
Application cost to use UNT Slideroom: $6.00.
  • Files submitted in a format other than portable document format, PDF, are automatically rejected and disqualified.
  • The student's name cannot appear on any of the work. Any portfolio with a readable student name on individual projects will be disqualified. 
  • The student's name will only appear on UNT Slideroom.

Entry-Portfolio Review Content

The entry portfolio contains creative work that exhibits competency in manual drawing, drafting and hand skills. Enhanced hand drafting through digital tools, for example, Procreate, will disqualify the applicant. 
 
All work should exhibit competency in craft, application of appropriate design principles and elements, critical thinking, organization, concept, and creativity.

The entry portfolio must contain the following four sections.

A. Schematic Design & Research including the following.

  • Statistical Profile for location, end users, and project design type.
  • Cultural imagery with key concepts noted.
  • Design imagery and analysis as it pertains to this specific project type.

B. Design Development & Ideation including the following.

  • Concept statement that clearly defines the design principles and mission for this project.
  • Ideation visuals include an adjacency matrix, bubble and block diagrams of potential space plans for the project.
  • Floor plan and ceiling plan design options.
  • Multiple images of a physical study model demonstrate an understanding of three-dimensional space. Color is allowed.
  • Concept development, quick sketch techniques, and design development for the three-dimensional model submission. Color is allowed.

C. Contract Documents with drafting conventions including the following.

  • A dimensioned floorplan with dimension strings demonstrating an understanding of circulation, plan graphics and layout, scale, drafting conventions (line quality, symbols, identification/ labeling, accuracy), and lettering.
  • A dimensioned FF&E floor plan demonstrating an understanding of circulation, plan graphics and layout, scale, drafting conventions (line quality, symbols, identification/ labeling, accuracy), and lettering.
  • A reflected ceiling plan demonstrating an understanding of circulation, plan graphics and layout, scale, drafting conventions (line quality, symbols, identification/ labeling, accuracy), and lettering.
  • Interior elevations demonstrate an understanding of plan graphics, scale, and drafting conventions using line quality, symbols, dimensioning, identification/ labeling, accuracy, and lettering.

D. Finished 3D Model and hand drawn perspective. Color is allowed.

 

Accreditation

The interior design program leading to the B.F.A. in Interior Design is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, www.accredit-id.org, 206 Grandville Avenue, Suite 350, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503.

The CIDA-accredited program prepares students for entry-level interior design practice, for advanced study, and to apply for membership in professional interior design organizations. The B.F.A. in Interior Design granted by the University of North Texas meets the educational requirement for eligibility to sit for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification Examination (NCIDQ Exam). For more information about NCIDQ Exam eligibility visit: https://www.cidq.org/eligibility-requirements.