A project was conducted to evaluate a proposed interior design program in order to determine the marketability (job availability in the field of interior design and home furnishings merchandising) and the feasibility (educational requirements for entrance into the interior design and home furnishings merchandising job market) of the program. To accomplish these purposes, interior design and home furnishings businesses in the Dallas metroplex, northeast Texas, southeastern Oklahoma, and western Louisiana were surveyed. To determine job availability and to ascertain educational requirements for entrance into this field, nine research questions were formulated for the survey. Based on the findings, several conclusions were drawn and recommendations primarily focusing on the need for further research were made. Intended to be utilized in planning a curriculum for an interdisciplinary interior design program, it was determined that the results of the study could benefit various departments at East Texas State University, including home economics, marketing and management, industry and technology, and art. Other institutions of higher education could utilize the data concerning the job market and educational requirements for interior design graduates, and interior design and home furnishings businesses in the surveyed areas could benefit as well. (BM)