Getting Started in Art & Design: Games & Playable Media: 2023-2024 Entering Transfers

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Students are admitted to UC Santa Cruz with a "proposed major" in most cases, and later petition to officially declare the major. Admission does not guarantee acceptance into a particular major, although transfer students' records are screened for preparation for many majors at the time of admission. Junior transfer students must be formally declared by the deadline in their second quarter of enrollment.


Qualification requirements and/or prerequisites for the major:

If you listed this major on your UCSC admission application, your record has been screened for major preparation. Review transfer screening, getting started, and major qualification requirements in the General Catalog.

Transfer students who intend to pursue this major should do the following prior to the beginning of their first term…

  • Complete parts 1 & 2 of the Slug Orientation Course process to receive your enrollment appointment date.

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

  • ARTG 10: Aesthetic Design 
  • ARTG 20: Games as Art
  • Either ARTG 40 Designing Experiences or ARTG 50 Play as a Radical Endeavor

Students who are accepted as Junior Transfers for AGPM will have spaces reserved in the above courses.

If unable to enroll in the courses listed above:

There will be more opportunities to enroll in these particular courses.

Special enrollment procedures:

Enroll in classes during your online enrollment appointment time.

Although not required for the major, students in this major might benefit from:

  • ART 20J: Introduction to Drawing and Painting
  • ART 80T: Digital Tools for Contemporary Art Practice
  • CMPM 25: 3D Modeling
  • THEA 10: Introduction to Theater Design and Technology

Other Information:

Information about Request for course substitutions: You can find more information on different AGPM forms/policies. Feel free to reach out to the AGPM advisor if you have any questions.Tentative Course List: Please take a look at the AGPM Planner for Junior Transfers.

Links to Review:

Program Description (Catalog)
Department Website and Advising
ASSIST.ORG

Advisor Contact Information:



Devina Martinez

(831) 459-1554 or agpmadvising@ucsc.edu
Digital Arts Research Center (DARC) 302

Peer Advisors: agpmpeer@ucsc.edu

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