Games

Bachelor of Science in Games

Bachelor'sBSGame DevelopmentDedicated degree

Overview

The BS in Games combines mathematics and computational grounding with design and production of digital playable experiences. Students complete pre-major courses before applying to the major, then take required games courses, games electives and allied courses.

Official program title: Games
Exact award: Bachelor of Science in Games
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Discipline: Game Development Game Design
Degree type: Dedicated degree
School and department: University of Utah — Division of Games
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Why this program is listed

Dedicated Bachelor of Science in Games offered by the Division of Games.

Source: games.utah.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.
Source: games.utah.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: 122 credit hours minimum
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Entry routes

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

Prerequisite courses: RequiredPre-major courses completed with C- or better; pre-major GPA 3.0 and cumulative GPA 2.75 before declaring the major.
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transfer credit: OptionalTransfer and prior learning credit evaluated after enrollment; major-specific credit decided by the Division of Games Undergraduate Director.
Source: games.utah.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.

Required courses include Ethics in Games, Traditional Game Development, Alternative Game Development and a two-semester capstone; 30 elective credit hours can focus on areas such as game design, game arts, technical art or game production.

Curriculum overview

Pre-major courses: Survey of Games, Digital Content Creation and two Programming for All courses.
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026
12 credit hours of allied courses in at least two areas of interest outside the GAMES designation.
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Production and team projects

Traditional Game Development and Alternative Game Development (4 credit hours each).
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Capstone

Two-course capstone sequence: Capstone I and Capstone II.
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Specializations

30 elective credit hours that may focus on game design, game arts, technical art or game production.
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published details

An Honors version of the BS in Games is available to students admitted to the Honors College.
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Hardware and software requirements

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

Admissions and portfolio

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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 3 — 3.0 GPA in pre-major courses to declare the major
Source: games.utah.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

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

Tuition and costs

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Scholarships, assistantships and funding

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GAMES NextGen Scholarship Institutional scholarshipCompetitive
One $1,200 scholarship
Eligibility: Full-time BS in Games students; preference for first-generation students and/or LEAP participants.
Source: games.utah.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Division of Games Student Scholarship Institutional scholarshipCompetitive
Five scholarships of $2,500
Eligibility: Division of Games students; supports basic-needs costs.
Source: games.utah.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

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — 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.

games.utah.edu/about-utah-games/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
games.utah.edu/eae-facilities/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
games.utah.edu/major-or-minor-declaration/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
games.utah.edu/prospective-students/bs-in-games/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
games.utah.edu/scholarships/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GAMES-BS-REQUIREMENTS-2024-2-1.pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
games.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Undergraduate-Handbook-2025-v2-1-5.pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — NWCCU 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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