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Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OHPublic HLCGame Design Programs (Department of Fine, Digital and Performing Arts; Department of Engineering Technology)

Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio offers two coordinated campus game degrees: a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game & Simulation Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Game Programming in the Department of Engineering Technology. Students from both degrees work together in Senior Studio.

Game degrees at Shawnee State University

2 programs verified (2 bachelor's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

Shawnee State University

Game & Simulation Arts

Bachelor'sBFA

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game & Simulation Arts

Field: Game Art · Game-focused Interactive Media
Administering location: Portsmouth, OH
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 4 years (typical)
Tuition: Tuition: $5,243.16 per semester · In-state — Ohio resident or in-state, full-time (12-18 credit hours), tuition & fees per semester, first-time freshmen Autumn 2026 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Shawnee State University

Game Programming

Bachelor'sBS

Bachelor of Science in Game Programming

Field: Game Programming
Administering location: Portsmouth, OH
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: 4 years
Tuition: Tuition: $5,243.16 per semester · In-state — Ohio resident or in-state, full-time (12-18 credit hours), tuition & fees per semester, first-time freshmen Autumn 2026 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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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.

Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1975

    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.

Institution

Official name
Shawnee State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
940 Second Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
575 of 3,206 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. shawnee.edu/academics/college-arts-sciences/fine-digital-performing-arts/bachelor/game-simulation-de — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. shawnee.edu/academics/college-business-engineering-technology/engineering-technology/bachelor/digita — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. shawnee.edu/gaming — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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Shawnee State University Game Design Degrees (Bachelor's)