Wilmington University · College of Business and Technology

Game Design and Development

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development

Bachelor'sBSGame DesignDedicated degreeOnline

Overview

A 120-credit, 40-course BS combining interactive design, video production, graphic design, 3D modeling and programming. Students choose the Game Art Production or Interactive Programming concentration, or complete the degree with no concentration; classes start every 8 weeks.

Official program title: Game Design and Development
Exact award: Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Discipline: Game Design Game Development
Degree type: Dedicated degree
School and department: Wilmington University — College of Business and Technology
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: New Castle, DEFor an online program this is where the school is based — not a residency requirement, and not proof that students in every state may enroll.
Tracks and concentrations: Game Art Production · Interactive Programming
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated BS in Game Design and Development.

Source: wilmu.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: Online (on-site requirements not stated)The institution offers the degree online but its pages do not say whether any on-site activity is required.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verifiedThe pages we checked do not say whether on-site activity is required.
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule: Synchronous / asynchronous not verified
Study intensity: Not published
Duration: Not verified
Credits: 40 courses, 120 total credits
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Every 8 weeks
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Entry routes

Degree completion. Requires prior college credits or an associate degree; not open to first-year applicants.Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transfer entry. Admits students transferring credits from another college.Source: wilmu.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.

The 2026-2027 curriculum has 39 general education credits, a 33-credit core (game engines, game programming, Unity3D, 3D, storyboarding, story design), a 39-credit concentration block and a 9-credit capstone core of Game Development I and II plus a senior project or digital media internship.

Curriculum overview

39 general education credits and a 33-credit Game Design and Development core.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Programming content

Core courses GMD 100 Intro to Game Engines and GMD 110 Intro to Game Programming
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interactive Programming concentration includes Advanced Game Programming, Game Player Data and Systems, Project Integration and AI in Games.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Art and animation content

Game Art Production concentration includes 3D modeling, texturing, character creation, rigging, digital sculpting, shaders/engine tech and environment creation for games.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Capstone

Capstone core (9 credits): Game Development I and II, plus a senior project or digital media internship.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tools and engines named by the school

GMD 300 Advanced Game Engines: Using Unity3D
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Specializations

A no-concentration option (39 credits) is also published.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published details

Also offered in traditional classroom format at the New Castle and Brandywine locations; classes are offered day, evening or weekend in 15-week semesters or 7-week blocks.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tracks, concentrations and specializations

Game Art Production
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interactive Programming
Source: wilmu.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: Required$35 — $35 application fee
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other requirement: Required for some applicantsA high school diploma or GED is required for students transferring fewer than 15 credits.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT: Not requiredScores may exempt students from placement assessments; student-athletes and homeschooled students must submit scores.
Source: wilmu.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 Every 8 weeks (rolling)
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rolling

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 — Cost of a typical 3-credit course	$1,317	per course · academic year not printedSource: wilmu.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

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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.

State authorization for online students

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Delaware.

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.

DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
wilmu.edu/admission/index.aspx — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
wilmu.edu/admission/undergraduate.aspx — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
wilmu.edu/technology/game-design-development-curriculum.aspx — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
wilmu.edu/technology/game-design-development.aspx — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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