Digital Animation and Game Design

Become a Next-Gen Storyteller

All of tomorrow's best stories are told in three-dimensions. They're modeled, rendered and coded. They're intensively interactive. The best stories are no longer simply told—they're designed.

Bring your passion for games and animation to Ferris and leave with the tools you need to join the industry you love and add your voice to the next generation of storytelling. Utilize industry standard and emerging technologies to turn your imagination into pixels and sprites. Specialize in game development or 3D animation and build a portfolio of stunning work that will get you noticed. Your Ferris Digital Animation and Game Design degree will help you get to the next level.

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Local Options

You don't have to go far from home to take your education further at Ferris. You can earn your degree at our Grand Rapids location or at our main campus in Big Rapids. With online resources, a local team of dedicated staff, the traditional college experience, we're here to help you each step of the way.

Program Features

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the Digital Animation and Game Design program, you must have the following:

New Student Admission Requirements

• 2.50 High School GPA (on a 4.00 scale)
• SAT Scores Two of the Three Criteria:
  1. ERW SAT score of 450 or higher.
  2. Math SAT score of 500 or higher. Placement in MATH 109 or 110 will be considered (Math SAT score of 480 or higher).
  3. Composite SAT of 900 or higher. 
• ACT Scores Two of the Three Criteria:
  1. English ACT score of 16 or higher.
  2. Math ACT score of 19 or higher.
  3. Reading ACT score of 19 or higher.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements

• Combined college or university GPA of 2.35 (on a 4.00 scale) from all institutions attended. GPA based on completion of 12 credit hours or more. Developmental courses will not be considered in computing the GPA requirement.
• Transfer equivalency for Ferris State University’s ENGL 150 or placement during the first semester at Ferris State University which would require an English ACT score of 16 or higher; or ERW SAT score of 450 or higher; or English Accuplacer score of 6 or higher.
• Transfer equivalency for Ferris State University’s MATH 114 or 115 or placement during the first semester at Ferris State University which would require a Math ACT score of 19 or higher; Math SAT of 500 or higher; or Math Accuplacer scores: Elementary Algebra score 75 or higher and College Level Math 0 to 49.

For additional information or questions, contact an advisor for all of the details.