Computer Science and Game Development

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Development

Bachelor'sBSGame ProgrammingDedicated degree

Overview

A combined BS at the Boston campus pairing computer science courses (including Game Programming 1 and 2, Computer Graphics and Game Artificial Intelligence) with game design courses and a Game Design Capstone.

Official program title: Computer Science and Game Development
Exact award: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Development
Source: catalog.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Discipline: Game Programming Game Development
Degree type: Dedicated degree
School and department: Northeastern University
Location: Boston, MA

Why this program is listed

Combined major in Computer Science and Game Development (Boston); game development is part of the official degree title.

Source: catalog.northeastern.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: catalog.northeastern.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: 133 total semester hours
Source: catalog.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Entry routes

First-year entry. Open to first-time college students (freshman admission).Source: admissions.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transfer entry. Admits students transferring credits from another college.Source: admissions.northeastern.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.

Computer science requirements include Game Programming 1 and 2, Programming in C++, Computer Graphics, Fundamentals of Software Engineering and Game Artificial Intelligence; game design requirements include Foundations of Game Design, Game Studio, Level Design and Game Architecture, Rapid Idea Prototyping, Game Concept Development and the Game Design Capstone; 133 total semester hours.

Game design topics

Game design requirements including Level Design and Game Architecture and Game Concept Development
Source: catalog.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Programming content

Game Programming 1 and 2, Programming in C++, Computer Graphics, Game Artificial Intelligence
Source: catalog.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Game Artificial Intelligence (integrative course)
Source: catalog.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Capstone

Game Design Capstone
Source: catalog.northeastern.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.

Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — One teacher and one school counselor recommendation
Source: admissions.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Required$75 — $75 non-refundable application fee or fee waiver request
Source: admissions.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT: OptionalTest-optional
Source: admissions.northeastern.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

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Early decision
November 1 (Early Decision I) · for Fall (year not printed)
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Source: admissions.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026
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Early decision
January 1 (Early Decision II) · for Fall (year not printed)
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Early action
November 1 · for Fall (year not printed)
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Application deadline
January 1 (Regular Decision) · for Fall (year not printed)
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Source: admissions.northeastern.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 full-time tuition, per termFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$35,525	per term · 2026-2027Source: studentfinance.northeastern.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees

Comprehensive fee (Boston, Oakland, and NYC), per semester; maximum $1,576 per year: $788 per semester
Source: studentfinance.northeastern.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.

admissions.northeastern.edu/application-information/admissions-deadlines-decisions/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
admissions.northeastern.edu/application-information/required-materials/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
admissions.northeastern.edu/apply/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/computer-information-science/computer-information-science-com — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
studentfinance.northeastern.edu/billing-payments/tuition-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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