FAQ

1) Who is eligible to apply for the Digital Game Development Degree?
Graduating high school seniors and transfer students are eligible to apply, regardless of their game design experience. Interested applicants must meet CUNY’s GPA requirements and maintain a good academic standing in order to be considered for City College’s undergraduate admissions.


2) What courses will I have to take for the Digital Game Development Degree?
The upcoming Digital Game Development Degree is structured as a 4-Year curriculum that will award students with a Bachelor’s of Science upon completion. Introductory classes for the Digital Game Development Degree are geared towards beginners with a full curriculum focus on teaching students the skills and software needed to develop digital games from scratch. Students enrolled into the major can expect to take courses covering programming, game design, animation, graphic design, and more advanced techniques as they progress. In order to receive a B.S in Digital Game Development, students will have to earn 120 credits total, including general education courses, elective courses, and major requirement courses.

3) Will I need a portfolio or personal statement to apply to the Digital Game Development Degree?
No. At this point in time, it is not required for students to submit a portfolio or personal statement to apply for the Digital Game Development Degree. 

4) Will there be any summer courses offered for the Digital Game Development Degree?
Yes. Starting Summer 2025, we will begin offering a small selection of summer classes that will count towards the Digital Game Development Degree. Exact summer offerings for each year will be updated in the previous fall semester. 

5) Are there networking opportunities available for Digital Game Development students?
In addition to career development workshops, esports tournaments, and playtesting sessions, we do host several networking events for students enrolled in Digital Game Development courses. One such event was our Unreleased Games Arcade, which we have hosted yearly since 2023. For this event, we invited over 20 game developers local to the NYC area to meet with our game design students on CCNY’s campus. This event featured developers from the Gumbo Collective, Urban Arts, and the EGD Collective who showcased their upcoming projects, shared tips about game development, and shed light on their experience in the gaming industry with our Digital Game Development students.

6) What technology and resources will Digital Game Development students have access to?
Students enrolled in the Digital Game Development Degree will have access to top-performing development tools in the gaming industry including: Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, Blender, Maya, Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Suite, Microsoft Suite, Steam, and the Epic Games Launcher. In addition, the classrooms are outfitted with custom-built Alienware PCs that are designed to perform exceptionally with every game on the market, including major AAA titles that are typically too intensive for standard computers.
 

7) Will my credits transfer over to the Digital Game Development Degree if I am applying as a transfer student? Students transferring from other universities or internationally are eligible to apply for the program as long as they meet our 24-credit minimum requirement and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Transfer students must also submit their official transcript from all universities previously attended to be considered for City College’s undergraduate admissions. The number of credits that can transfer over will depend on the relevance of the course work and availability of equivalent courses they can be applied to.

Additionally, we have established an ongoing partnership with Hostos Community College to transfer several credits from their 2-Year A.A.S in Game Design to the Digital Game Development Degree at City College. Upon admission into the program, an academic advisor for the Digital Game Development Degree will review the transcripts of enrolled students and walk them through which courses will transfer and which ones they will need to take towards their major requirements.