Charlotte,
NC,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Undergraduate Certificate in Game Design and Development in Charlotte United States | University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Charlotte United States
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Qualification
Advanced Certificate
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
9,533
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
6 months
The Undergraduate Certificate in Game Design and Development (GDD) equips students with essential skills in game creation. This program allows undergraduates to count GDD coursework toward a Computer Science Bachelor's degree while focusing on mastering contemporary game design methods. It serves as an ideal pathway for students aiming to collaborate with diverse creative professionals—including artists and writers—to transform interactive game concepts into reality. Students can complete this certificate alongside any undergraduate degree program at UNC Charlotte.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
A complete transcript will have the courses you have taken and your grades/marks for each course from grades 9 through 11 or through 12 if you have completed high school. If 9th grade is your middle school year, then the transcript can be submitted for 10-12 grades
In addition, we also require you to send in your exam scores, for example, GCSE results, CXC results, CAPE exam results, A-level exam results, Senior Secondary exam results, Higher senior secondary results, Abitur, etc
We recommend completion of 4 courses of English language and literature, 4 courses of Mathematics, 3 courses of Science, 2 courses of History/Social Science, and 2 courses of the same Foreign Language (which may be English).
TOEFL IBT: 70 or higher (minimum of 14 in each sub score).
IELTS: 6.0 or higher (minimum of 5.0 in each sub score)
PTE Academic: 48 or higher (minimum of 35 in each sub score)
SAT: 500 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
ACT: 19 on the Reading section
In addition, we also require you to send in your exam scores, for example, GCSE results, CXC results, CAPE exam results, A-level exam results, Senior Secondary exam results, Higher senior secondary results, Abitur, etc
We recommend completion of 4 courses of English language and literature, 4 courses of Mathematics, 3 courses of Science, 2 courses of History/Social Science, and 2 courses of the same Foreign Language (which may be English).
TOEFL IBT: 70 or higher (minimum of 14 in each sub score).
IELTS: 6.0 or higher (minimum of 5.0 in each sub score)
PTE Academic: 48 or higher (minimum of 35 in each sub score)
SAT: 500 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
ACT: 19 on the Reading section
Tuition
USD
9,533