Getting Started in Art & Design: Games & Playable Media: Fall 2024 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:

Students who are accepted as Junior Transfers for AGPM will have spaces reserved in the following courses. Please check for emails from agpmadv@ucsc.edu for enrollment instructions.

  • ARTG 10: Aesthetic Design 
  • ARTG 20: Games as Art or ARTG 25 Games as Art and Activism or ARTG 30 Games as Activism
  • And Either ARTG 40 Designing Experiences or ARTG 50 Play as a Radical Endeavor

If unable to enroll in the courses listed above:

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

The suggested course load is two major classes per quarter; if students do not have additional general education requirements to satisfy, they can utilize the third course each quarter to pursue other interests. 

Other Information:

Students are encouraged to make an academic plan and update it at least once a year together with the major advisor. This department offers advising appointments through Navigate Slug Success or peer advising appointments through this link

Links to Review:

Program Description (Catalog)

https://agpm.ucsc.edu/

ASSIST.ORG

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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