Animation (BFA), Game Art Concentration

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation

Bachelor'sBFAGame ArtNamed concentration

Overview

The Game Art Concentration of DePaul's BFA in Animation is offered in person; applicants submit a creative statement and portfolio.

Official program title: Animation (BFA), Game Art Concentration
Exact award: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Discipline: Game Art
Degree type: Named concentration“Game Art Concentration” within the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation. The degree you receive is the parent degree; the concentration is how the school names the game-focused pathway.
School and department: DePaul University
Location: Chicago, IL
Tracks and concentrations: 3D Animation, Cinema, Game Art, Motion Graphics, Storyboarding and Character Design, Visual Effects Animation (BFA concentrations)
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this program is listed

Officially named Game Art Concentration within the BFA in Animation.

Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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Format, length and attendance

Delivery, campus attendance, schedule and study intensity are separate facts, each shown only as the school states it. Online coursework does not by itself mean there is no residency, exhibition, internship or proctored exam.

Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Source: depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendanceClasses meet on campus (campus and hybrid programs).
Study intensity: Not published
Duration: Not verified
Credits: Not verified

Entry routes

First-year entry. Open to first-time college students (freshman admission).Source: depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Curriculum

What the school publishes about the program's game design, programming, art and production content. Tools and engines are listed only when the school names them — a program not listed as teaching Unity or Unreal may still use them, but we have not verified it.

The concentration combines drawing, 3D modeling and animation courses with game courses such as Fundamentals of Game Design, Survey of Game Engines, Visual Design for Games, Art for Game Mods, Introduction to Level Design and Game Modification Workshop, ending with either an animation project or the game development capstone sequence.

Game design topics

Third-year courses include Visual Design for Games and Art for Game Mods.
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Art and animation content

Instruction in game modeling and animation technology, including motion capture, rigging and digital sculpting.
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Production and team projects

Game art students can work with game design and programming students on game projects.
Source: depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Capstone

Fourth year: Animation Project I and II, or Game Development Capstone I and II.
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tools and engines named by the school

Second-year course: Survey of Game Engines.
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tracks, concentrations and specializations

3D Animation, Cinema, Game Art, Motion Graphics, Storyboarding and Character Design, Visual Effects Animation (BFA concentrations)
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Hardware and software requirements

No hardware or software requirement published on the pages we checked.

Admissions and portfolio

Required, optional and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Portfolio

Portfolio required

Creative statement (one to one-and-a-half pages) and creative portfolio; images limited to 10-15 examples, video up to 3 minutes, writing up to 3 pages. Game captures may be submitted.

Format: Submitted with the online application

Official portfolio instructions

Source: cdm.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Statement / essay: RequiredCreative statement of one to one-and-a-half pages.
Source: cdm.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

SAT/ACT and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances. How to prepare a game design portfolio

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the intake the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Early action
November 15 · for Fall (year not printed; classes begin September)
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadline
February 1 · for Fall (year not printed; classes begin September)
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026
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Tuition and costs

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Undergraduate, 12-18 credit hours, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media and other colleges, 2026 admit yearFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$48,180	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Understanding tuition and equipment costs

Scholarships, assistantships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for students at this level. “Guaranteed” only when the school says every eligible student receives it. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Scholarships guide

CDM Graduate Dean's Scholarship (U.S. Citizens and Residents Only) Institutional scholarshipCompetitive
$6,000 to $9,000 over six consecutive terms · six consecutive terms
Eligibility: New U.S. citizen or permanent resident students in eligible CDM master's programs, including the MS in Game Programming and, from Fall 2026, the MFA in Game Design; cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
How to apply: Awarded at admission; no separate application.
Source: cdm.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Graduate assistantships and Graduate Research Assistant Program AssistantshipCompetitive
Eligibility: Qualified CDM graduate students.
Source: cdm.depaul.edu · verified October 12, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation and authorization

Institutional accreditation covers the school. Programmatic accreditation is shown only when it is named for this program — it is never transferred from another department or degree.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

None verified for this program. Game design degrees do not require one specific specialized accreditation.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last checked October 12, 2026.

catalog.depaul.edu/programs/animation-bfa/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.depaul.edu/programs/animation-bfa/animation-bfa-game-art-concentration/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
cdm.depaul.edu/admission-and-aid/tuitionandfinancialaid — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
cdm.depaul.edu/admission-and-aid/undergraduateadmissions/animation-portfolio-creative-statement-requ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
depaul.edu/academics/programs/bfa-in-animation — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
depaul.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
depaul.edu/tuition-and-aid/undergraduate-tuition-and-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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