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Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MIPublic HLCSchool of Art and Design

Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti offers a Bachelor of Science in Simulation, Animation and Gaming (SAG) through its School of Art and Design. The program combines traditional art, creative writing and story development with 3D modeling, rigging, animation, lighting and camera work, and courses aimed at game and animation skills.

Game degrees at Eastern Michigan University

1 program verified (1 bachelor's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

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Eastern Michigan University

Simulation, Animation and Gaming

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Simulation, Animation and Gaming

Field: Game-focused Interactive Media · Game Art
Administering location: Ypsilanti, MI
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition: $717.50 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, 1-11 credit hours · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Department, studios and facilities

As the school describes them. Facilities are campus resources unless the school states that online students can use them.

Student work

Official showcases of student games and projects, linked from the school's own pages. We link to them; we do not copy or rate student work.

Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1915

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the whole institution. Programmatic accreditation (for example NASAD for an art and design unit) is shown on a program page only when the school names it for that program.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (minors, certificates, degrees without a named game pathway, esports).
  • Simulation, Animation and Gaming MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: emich.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Eastern Michigan University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
900 Oakwood St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,310 of 13,324 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. emich.edu/apply/index.php — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. emich.edu/art/programs/index.php — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. emich.edu/art/programs/undergraduate-programs/simulation-animation-gaming/index.php — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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