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Shawnee State University · College of Arts and Sciences (Fine, Digital and Performing Arts)

Game & Simulation Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game & Simulation Arts

Bachelor'sBFAGame ArtDedicated degree

Overview

A four-year campus BFA in Portsmouth covering the game art pipeline from drawing and design fundamentals to 2D/3D digital tools, animation, motion capture, and character and environment art, ending with a two-semester Senior Studio alongside Game Programming students.

Official program title
Game & Simulation Arts
Exact award
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game & Simulation Arts
Source: shawnee.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Discipline
Degree type
Dedicated degree
School and department
Source: shawnee.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Portsmouth, OH
Why this program is listed

Dedicated BFA focused on art for games and simulations.

Source: shawnee.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: shawnee.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance
Regular campus attendanceClasses meet on campus (campus and hybrid programs).
Study intensity
Not published
Duration
4 years (typical)
Source: shawnee.edu · verified October 12, 2026
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.

Coursework moves from 2D/3D foundations and art history into game studio courses: digital 3D foundations, hard surface and organic 3D, animation and motion capture, game design, UI design for games and game documentation, world design, and Senior Studio I and II.

Game design topics

  • Game Design, UI Design for Games, Game Documentation; World Design and Creation.
    Source: shawnee.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Programming content

  • Programming foundations rotate through the curriculum.
    Source: shawnee.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Art and animation content

  • Digital 3D Foundations Studio; Hard Surface 3D and Organic 3D; Animation Studio and Motion Capture.
    Source: shawnee.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Capstone

  • Senior Studio I and II: collaborative game production with Game Programming students.
    Source: shawnee.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.

Application fee
Not requiredApplication is free.
Source: shawnee.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredHigh school transcripts sent to admissions.
Source: shawnee.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.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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 — Ohio resident or in-state, full-time (12-18 credit hours), tuition & fees per semester, first-time freshmen Autumn 2026From the school-wide rate table for this level$5,243.16per semester · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: shawnee.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Out-of-state — Out of state, full-time (12-18 credit hours), tuition & fees plus out-of-state surcharge per semester, first-time freshmen Autumn 2026From the school-wide rate table for this level$8,884.32per semester · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: shawnee.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees

Program fee, Fine Arts/Gaming
$100 per semester
Source: shawnee.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. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. shawnee.edu/academics/college-arts-sciences/fine-digital-performing-arts/bachelor/game-simulation-de — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. shawnee.edu/admissions/tuition/program-fees.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. shawnee.edu/admissions/tuition/undergraduate/2026.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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