Game Programming, B.S.

First Year - First Semester

• COR 101 - Navigating Higher Education
• COR 102 - First Year Inquiry: Reading, Writing, & ____ (instructor topic)
• MTH 230 - Calculus I *
• CSI 140 - Introduction to Programming *
• EGD 101 - Introduction to Game Development

First Year - Second Semester

• COR 103 - Core Foundations II: Navigating Your Information Landscape
• COR 104 - First Year Inquiry: Making, Doing _____ (instructor topic)
• MTH 250 - Matrices, Vectors, and 3D Math *
• CSI 240 - Advanced Programming *
• GPR 100 - Introduction to Game Programming

Second Year - First Semester

• COR 201 - Core Foundations: Making Meaning through Science
• COR 202 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives
• MTH 270 - Discrete Mathematics *
• CSI 281 - Data Structures & Algorithms *
• GPR 200 - Introduction to Modern Graphics Programming *

Second Year - Second Semester

• COR 203 - Core Foundations: Making Meaning through Culture
• COR 204 - Theoretical Perspectives
• EGD 220 - Game Studio I
• EGD 102 - Game History
• GPR 250 - Game Architecture *

Third Year - First Semester

• COR 301 - Core Foundations: Connecting Place and Identity
• COR 302 - Field Methods
• GPR 350 - Game Physics *
• GPR 340 - Artificial Intelligence For Games *
• General Elective OR Advanced Programming Elective**

Third Year - Second Semester

• COR 303 - Core Foundations: Connecting Past and Present
• COR 304 - Digital Methods
• EGD 320 - Game Studio II
• GPR 300 - Intermediate Graphics & Animation Programming *
• General Elective OR Advanced Programming Elective**

Fourth Year - First Semester

• CCC 410EGD - College Capstone in Game Development *
• SCI 250 - Physics I
• General Elective OR Advanced Programming Elective**
• General Elective OR Advanced Programming Elective**

Fourth Year - Second Semester

• EGD 420 - Game Studio III *
• GPR 420 - Console Programming *
• GPR 430 - Networking for Online Games *
• EGD 240 - Creative Portfolio Tools
• General Elective OR Advanced Programming Elective**

Total Credits 120

Electives

**Students need to take 9 credits of General Electives and 6 credits of Advanced Programming Electives.  Advanced Programming Electives are:

• EGD 380P Advanced Seminar in Game Programming
    
• EGP 3XX/4XX - Any 300 level or above EGP course
• CSI 3XX/4XX - Any 300 level or above CSI course
• MTH 3XX/4XX - Any 300 level or above MTH course

Independent study courses cannot be used to fulfill Advanced Programming Electives.

GPA Requirement

*Students are required to earn a minimum 2.0 GPA in these program courses.