Getting started in Art & Design: Games & Playable Media: Fall 2024 Entering Frosh

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Students are admitted to UCSC with a "proposed major" in most cases, and later petition to officially declare the major. Admission to UCSC does not guarantee acceptance into a particular major. Students must be declared in a major by the end of the second year (or equivalent), so learning about and preparing for a major is a primary goal for first-year students.


Importance of an early start:

This is a course-intensive and/or sequential program, and students who intend to pursue this major must begin taking classes for the major in their first year at UCSC.

Qualification requirements and/or prerequisites for the major:

Review the Major Qualification Requirements in the General Catalog.

Frosh who intend to pursue this major should do the following things prior to the beginning of fall term...

Review the major requirements in the General Catalog and contact the undergraduate advisor with any questions.

...and should take these courses their first term:

  • ARTG 10: Aesthetic Design
  • Or any one of the following three courses: 
    • ARTG 20 Games as Art
    • ARTG 25 Games as Art & Activism
    • ARTG 30 Games as Activism

Special enrollment procedures:

Enroll online during your enrollment appointment.

Sample Academic Plan:

Review the Sample Academic Plan in the General Catalog.

Other Information:

Students are encouraged to make an academic plan and update it at least once a year together with the major advisor. Enrollment Prep Week (quarterly dates listed in the Academic and Administrative Calendar) is an ideal time to meet with advisors. This department offers advising appointments through Navigate Slug Success and peer advising appointments through this online calendar

Links to Review:

Program Description (Catalog)

https://agpm.ucsc.edu

Advisor Contact Information:

Devina Martinez

(831) 502-0051 or agpmadv@ucsc.edu

Digital Arts Research Center (DARC) 302

Peer Advisors: agpmpeer@ucsc.edu

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