Office of Career & Internship Services

NYSID is not required to significantly change or alter curriculum, schedules, requirements, attendance policies, or learning expectations to accommodate disabilities. Accommodations are adjustments that facilitate completion of student work. Students are required to meet the academic and technical proficiencies for their respective program, and exams and curricula cannot be modified. In studio-based courses, project deadlines may occasionally be adjusted and are approved on a case-by- case situation. All students regardless of disability will be required to meet project and presentation deadlines. More information can be obtained by contacting the disability coordinator in the Office of Academic Affairs at 212-472-1500, x303.

Service Animal Policy: A service animal is defined as a dog (an animal) individually and specifically trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. Examples of the functions of service animals include but are not limited to guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure or calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a service animal has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Animals whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. Requests for service animals must be processed by the disability coordinator in the Office of Academic Affairs. The request must be in writing to Office of Academic Affairs, Disabilities Coordinator, 170 E 70 St, NY, NY 10021 and include: affirmation that the service animal is required due to a disability; a description of the specific tasks or work the animal has been trained to perform; documentation that the service animal is in compliance with all required NY State and NY City requirements associated with licensing, vaccinations, and other health regulations.

Career and Internship Services

The College employs a full-time career services and internship coordinator, who provides career services to current matriculated students in good standing who have taken a minimum of 12 credits at NYSID and to graduates for up to five years post-graduation. Students must enroll in Handshake to access job postings. The Office of Career and Internship Services is located on the 70th Street building mezzanine and may be reached directly at ext. 308 or at careers@nysid.edu. Students enrolled in the BID or any degree program can make an appointment to have their résumé, cover letter, and portfolio reviewed, as well as obtain assistance in preparing for interviews.

The Office of Career and Internship Services maintains an online job board utilizing the Handshake app and offers guidance to students and recent graduates as they seek employment. In addition, the Office of Career and Internship Services presents programs of interest throughout the fall and spring semesters at both the Graduate Center and the 70th Street location. Information on the professional NCIDQ (National Council of Interior Design Qualification) certification exam is also available.

A wide variety of internships and full-time and part-time paid positions are available that reflect the broad spectrum of opportunities in the interior design profession. A student is granted access to the NYSID Job Board if they are matriculated and have completed 12 credits at NYSID. (This does not include transfer credits from another college). Students who have completed the 12-credit minimum at NYSID can email the career services coordinator at careers@nysid.edu to review their application materials prior to accessing the job board.

The career services and internship coordinator also organizes an annual Speed Portfolio Review event, in which graduating students from professional programs meet with several professional designers in one evening, to receive feedback on their work and portfolio, and to network for potential employment.