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Indiana University Bloomington

Computer Science (BS), Game Development Specialization

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Bachelor'sBSGame ProgrammingNamed concentration

Overview

The Game Development specialization of the BS in Computer Science in IU Bloomington's Luddy School, combining game programming and game development courses with Media School game design courses and a two-semester senior project.

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

Officially named Game Development specialization of the Luddy BS in Computer Science.

Source: bulletins.iu.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.Classes meet on campus.
Source: luddy.iu.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

The pages we checked do not state whether first-year, transfer or degree-completion applicants are admitted to this program.

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.

Required courses are Introduction to Games, Game Production I, Game Design I, Game Development, Introduction to Game Programming and Senior Project I and II, plus one course each from AI/games-and-puzzles, graphics/mobile/networks/software engineering, and algorithms/theory/database lists.

Game design topics

  • Required Media School courses: Introduction to Games, Game Production I and Game Design I.
    Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Programming content

  • Required: Introduction to Game Programming and Game Development (CSCI).
    Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Capstone

Specializations

  • The specialization is described as combining programming, graphics, user interaction and design principles.
    Source: luddy.iu.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.

Other admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

SAT / ACT
OptionalTest-optional institution.
Source: bloomington.iu.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.

  • Early action

    November 1 (non-binding early action); February 1 regular decision · for Fall (year not printed)

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: bloomington.iu.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 tuition and mandatory fees, Indiana residents, full-time domesticFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$12,142per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: bloomington.iu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees, non-residents, full-time domesticFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$42,702per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: bloomington.iu.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

  • 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.
  1. bloomington.iu.edu/admissions/apply/freshman/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. bloomington.iu.edu/admissions/apply/freshman/deadlines.html — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. bloomington.iu.edu/cost-aid/cost-attendance/undergraduate.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. bulletins.iu.edu/iub/sice/2026-2027/undergraduate/degree-programs/bs-computer-science/game-developme — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  5. luddy.iu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bs-computer-science.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026

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