MCAD will implement a $50 lab fee for any course in the listed core Animation major or minor requirements, effective in the 2026-27 academic year. This fee helps offset the costs of hardware, software, services, and support dedicated to these courses.
Courses subject to the fee:
- ANIM 2000 Intro to Animation
- ANIM 3010 Stop Motion Animation
- ANIM 3020 Character Animation 1
- ANIM 3027 2D Digital Animation
- ANIM 3030 3D Animation
- ANIM 3033 Visual Effects
- ANIM 3037 After Effects for Animation
- ANIM 3040 3D Modeling
- ANIM 3043 3D Surfacing and Lighting
- ANIM 3050 Storyboard
- ANIM 3070 3D Storytelling
- ANIM 3075 Character Animation 2
- ANIM 3077 Advanced 2D Digital
- ANIM 3080 Experimental Animation
- ANIM 5010 Advanced Animation Seminar: Production
- ANIM 5011 Advanced Animation Seminar: Techniques
- ANIM 5101 Senior Project 1
- ANIM 5102 Senior Project 2
- MA 3030 Game Engines
- MA 5030 Experimental Games Studio
Courses that are exempt from the fee:
- ANIM 2500 Drawing for Animators
- ANIM 3023 Character Design
- ANIM 3055 Background Layout for Animation
- ANIM 3090 Background Painting for Animation
- ANIM 4000 ANIM Professional Practice
- ANIM 4020 Animation Collaboration / Internship
If you have any questions please contact academic_affairs@mcad.edu.
Posted:
Friday, April 3