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• Two transferable courses in English composition;
• One transferable course in mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning;
• Four transferable college courses chosen from at least two of the following subject areas:
  • arts and humanities
  • social and behavioral sciences
  • physical and biological sciences

Keep in mind:

• Each course must be worth at least 3 semester units (or 4-5 quarter units) and be UC-transferable. Check ASSIST to see what courses from your community college are transferable
• You need to earn a grade of C or better in each course or a Pass (P) grade if pass is equivalent to a C (2.00)
• You need to be in good academic standing (GPA 2.00 or above) at the last college/university you attended prior to enrolling at UC.
• All campuses recommend that you complete math and English as early as possible (some highly recommend completing them by the end of the fall term, one year prior to enrolling at UC)

See Articulation Agreement by Major - Computer Science: Computer Game Design, B.S.

IGETC: The School of Engineering strongly discourages the use of IGETC as students will use non-engineering classes to complement quarters with challenging courses in the major.

Transfer students must have completed all of the foundation courses or their articulated equivalents with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.8 in these courses:

May be admitted lacking one foundation course.

The School of Engineering recommends (but does not require) that students take additional community college courses on film and digital media production topics, including but not limited to digital art (Photoshop, Illustrator, or equivalent), digital modeling (3D Studio Max, Maya, or equivalent), and digital film production (Final Cut Pro, Premiere, or equivalent).

For transfer students only, any course focused on the history of modern art (after 1900 C.E.) may satisfy the HAVC 141 requirement.

It is also recommended that transfer students who intend to begin their studies in the fall quarter take course CMPS 101: Algorithms and Abstract Data Types during the summer session at UCSC just prior to entry. Since many game engineering elective courses require CMPS 101 as a prerequisite, this gives transfer students a broader array of course choices during their first year at UCSC.

Students will only be considered if they have completed most or all of the Foundation Courses: CMPS 12A, CMPS 12B, CMPE 16, MATH 19A, and MATH 19B. Furthermore, it must be clear that you are capable of completing the major in a 'reasonable period of time'. Therefore, you are encouraged to complete as many as possible of the lower-division courses in your major before applying for admission to UCSC. We strongly recommend that you have completed:

When there are more applicants than spaces available, priority is given to transfers from California Community Colleges who have completed all the lower division classes listed above and have a high GPA.

NOTE:

1. To be reviewed for admission, you must indicate a School of Engineering (SoE) major as your first choice on your application.
2. The courses to be considered for credit for our Foundation Courses (see above) must be covered by an articulation agreement with UCSC. If not, you will have to submit course descriptions and syllabi for each course to be considered.
3. IGETC: NOT RECOMMENDED for students wishing to complete this major. Instead, we recommended you take as many technical courses as possible, leaving general education courses to take at UCSC. This allows a schedule of 2/3 technical courses and 1/3 general education courses which students find to be a more reasonable load than taking only technical courses.

Students interested in admission to Computer Science: Computer Game Design B.S. major should contact the Baskin School of Engineering Undergraduate Advising Office at 831-459-5840 or e-mail [email protected].

For additional information, consult the department website at: www.cse.ucsc.edu

See GE/Breadth Articulation Agreement - General Education Requirements

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Choose one course or equivalent from any of the three following categories: PE-E, PE-H, PE-T

Choose one course or equivalent from any of the three following categories: PR-E, PR-C, PR-S

Two courses in composition are required, one course from C1 and one course from C2.

This course must be taken while in residence at UCSC.