diff --git a/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/v1beta1/class.go b/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/v1beta1/class.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..940afd81d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/v1beta1/class.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package v1beta1
+
+// GetName returns the class's name.
+func (c *ClusterServiceClass) GetName() string {
+	return c.Name
+}
+
+// GetName returns the class's name.
+func (c *ServiceClass) GetName() string {
+	return c.Name
+}
+
+// GetExternalName returns the class's external name.
+func (c *ClusterServiceClass) GetExternalName() string {
+	return c.Spec.ExternalName
+}
+
+// GetExternalName returns the class's external name.
+func (c *ServiceClass) GetExternalName() string {
+	return c.Spec.ExternalName
+}
+
+// GetDescription returns the class description.
+func (c *ClusterServiceClass) GetDescription() string {
+	return c.Spec.Description
+}
+
+// GetDescription returns the class description.
+func (c *ServiceClass) GetDescription() string {
+	return c.Spec.Description
+}
diff --git a/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/class.go b/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/class.go
index 74053e02eb0..84d6befde31 100644
--- a/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/class.go
+++ b/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/class.go
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ const (
 	FieldExternalClassName = "spec.externalName"
 )
 
+// Class provides a unifying layer of cluster and namespace scoped class resources.
+type Class interface {
+
+	// GetName returns the class's name.
+	GetName() string
+
+	// GetExternalName returns the class's external name.
+	GetExternalName() string
+
+	// GetDescription returns the class description.
+	GetDescription() string
+}
+
 // RetrieveClasses lists all classes defined in the cluster.
 func (sdk *SDK) RetrieveClasses() ([]v1beta1.ClusterServiceClass, error) {
 	classes, err := sdk.ServiceCatalog().ClusterServiceClasses().List(v1.ListOptions{})