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Game Programming Concentration, Computer Science

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Bachelor'sBSGame ProgrammingNamed concentration

Overview

An on-campus, day Computer Science BS concentration that adds four computer science courses designed for game programming and two game design courses to the CS major.

Official program title
Game Programming Concentration, Computer Science
Exact award
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Discipline
Degree type
Named concentration“Game Programming” within the Computer Science, BS. The degree you receive is the parent degree; the concentration is how the school names the game-focused pathway.
School and department
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Fitchburg, MA
Why this program is listed

Officially named Game Programming concentration within the BS in Computer Science.

Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations at institutionally accredited US schools. Eligibility rules

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.Classes meet on campus.
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance
Regular campus attendanceClasses meet on campus (campus and hybrid programs).
Study intensity
Not published
Duration
4-Year Plan of Study
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Credits
120 credits
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms
Fall, Spring
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Entry routes

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 Fall 2026 four-year plan includes Elements of Game Design, Intro to Game Art, Game Design Workshop, Game Programming, Mobile App Development, Computer Graphics and Software Engineering alongside the computer science core; 120 credits are required.

Curriculum overview

  • Four computer science courses designed for game programming plus two game design courses
    Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Game design topics

Programming content

Other published details

  • Option to add the Game Design minor or double major in computer science and game design
    Source: fitchburgstate.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 policy not published

The school's pages we checked do not state a portfolio policy for this program. That does not mean no portfolio is required — ask the admissions office.

Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2 — Minimum recalculated high school GPA of 2.00; sliding scale with SAT/ACT below 3.0
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee
Required for some applicants$35 — Free with the Fitchburg State Application; $35 with the Common Application
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredOfficial high school transcript
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT
OptionalApplicants indicate whether to be considered test optional.
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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.

  • Application deadline

    Rolling admission · for Fall (year not printed)

    Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
    Rolling

  • Application deadline

    January 13 · for Spring (year not printed)

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
    Year not printed

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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state — Undergraduate day tuition, in-state (mandatory fees billed separately)From the school-wide rate table for this level$970per academic year · 2026-2027Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate day tuition, out-of-state (mandatory fees billed separately)From the school-wide rate table for this level$7,050per academic year · 2026-2027Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Undergraduate day tuition, New England Regional (all 5 New England states)From the school-wide rate table for this level$1,455per academic year · 2026-2027Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees, including equipment and software

University Fee
$8,690 per academic yearMandatory
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Capital Projects Fee
$1,471 per academic yearMandatory
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Technology Fee
$665 per academic yearMandatory
Source: fitchburgstate.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Student Activity Fee
$90 per academic yearMandatory
Source: fitchburgstate.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

Program-specific funding: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — 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.
  1. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. fitchburgstate.edu/academics/programs/game-programming-concentration-computer-science-bs — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. fitchburgstate.edu/admissions-and-aid/apply-fitchburg-state — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. fitchburgstate.edu/admissions-and-aid/undergraduate-admissions — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. fitchburgstate.edu/resources/current-students/student-accounts/tuition-and-fees-undergraduate-day — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. fitchburgstate.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2026-06/4Year-CSGameProgrammingPoS-A.pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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