Welcome to my guide for The Sims 3 University Life Expansion Pack! It’s time for your Sims of any age to pack up and get their degree at Sims University; with six majors to choose from and a bunch of new social activities to get stuck into there is a chance to enhance career prospects in the most unsuspecting places!
Sims University
Are your Sims ready for the time of their lives? Heading off to university opens up new opportunities, from social connections to career growth. From class activities to major-specific objects, your Sim will find new ways to learn! And university isn’t just about hitting the books. Join a protest, flirt at a bonfire party—there’s a lot to learn outside of lectures at the student union. With new locations like the bowling alley and SimBurger to explore, and new activities like juice pong and spray painting murals to enjoy, your Sims are sure to have the time of their lives!
Getting into University
When a Sim first moves into their new home or a child becomes a teenager, your household will be visited by the Sims University Mascot. They will drop off the University Welcome Kit which your Sims can use to find out more information about the Majors they can study and to take the Sims University Aptitude Test. The mascot will be a high level Jock so a good friend to make if your Sim is interested in climbing that social ladder.
If your Young Adult or older Sim isn’t interested in scholarship money or extra credit, they can pick up the phone or log onto a computer and select Enroll in University at any time.
While teenage Sims cannot leave High School early to attend University, they can still take the SUAT like Young Adults, Adults, and Elder Sims. Skill levels, traits, and career progress in adulthood will impact the score and each Major is scored individually. The SUAT is out of 2400 and each Major is scored out of 400 with a base score of 100. A score of 250/400 will award 6 credits and 350/400 will award 18. Traits are worth 83 points each, career levels 34 and skill levels 27.
| Major | Traits | Skills | Careers |
| Business | Genius, Ambitious, Evil, Frugal, Workaholic, Born Salesperson | Charisma, Social Networking, Mixology | Business, Criminal |
| Technology | Genius, Computer Whiz, Handy, No Sense of Humour, Eccentric | Logic, Handiness, Inventing | Law Enforcement, Military |
| Science & Medicine | Genius, Bookworm, Perfectionist, Socially Awkward, Green Thumb, Perceptive | Fishing, Gardening, Science, Alchemy | Science, Medical |
| Fine Arts | Genius, Avant Garde, Artistic, Natural Cook, Virtuoso, Rebellious | Painting, Cooking, Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Street Art, Sculpting, Nectar Making | Culinary, Music, Film |
| Communications | Genius, Charismatic, Irresistible, Schmoozer, Flirty, Social Butterfly | Writing, Photography | Journalism, Political, Fortune Teller |
| Physical Education | Genius, Athletic, Loves the Outdoors | Athletic, Martial Arts, Riding | Professional Sports |
An overall score of 1200 will grant your Sim $1000 per term in scholarship funds, 1800 is $2500 per term, and 2000 gives them a nice bonus moodlet.
Enrolling in University
By clicking the phone or computer and selecting Enroll in University, your Sim will bring up a menu. You can select the degree they will pursue from the drop down, the number of credits they are going to earn, and how many terms they are enrolling for. To complete their degree they will need 48 credits, so if they have 18 from a high SUAT score and enroll for two terms at the maximum credits they can complete their degree in one journey. When selecting credits, be aware this impacts how many classes your Sim will attend per day. They can attend a maximum of 3 classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, and attend 3 finals on Fridays, so bear this in mind if you want them to have the full University experience! Once their time is up, they will either graduate or come home and be required to enroll for another term to continue their studies. When using this menu, you can select individual degrees and credits for multiple Sims but the duration is for all of them.
Majors
Business
Unlock the world of wheeling and dealing for Simoleons and power.
Communications
Sims who love interaction with others are great candidates for Communication.
Fine Arts
Why be a starving artist when there are Simoleons to be made?
Physical Education
Degrees in Physical Education are meant for Sims who can’t sit at a desk all day.
Learn all about the building blocks of life and even do some good for the world.
Technology
Embrace the high-tech lifestyle – technophobes need not apply!
Did you know? There is a whole new life state with every expansion pack. PlantSims came with The Sims 3 University Life and if that wasn’t cool enough, your Sims can now die from ranting and blunt force trauma.
Social Groups
Careers
Only by reaching the top of a Social Group can your Sim unlock these exclusive job offers!
Lifetime Wishes
Blog Artist
Major Master
Perfect Student
Reach Max Influence with all Social Groups
Scientific Specialist
Street Credible
PlantSims
Looking for love? Each new pack came with new woohoo locations, in this case your Sims can find some sneak off to the nearest Photo Booth and Murphy Bed!
Lifetime Happiness Rewards
Jock Influence
Rebel Influence
Nerd Influence
Honorary Degree
New personality alert! The Sims 3 University Life came with three new traits. Will your Sim be Avant Garde, Irresistible, or Socially Awkward? Trait descriptions now also indicate which degrees they help and hinder and completion of a degree and reaching max influence of a Social Group give you bonus traits meaning your Sims can now have 7 in total!
New Skills
If you want to see this pack in action, check out The Evergreen Legacy. As a Sims Through The Ages Challenge, Generation Ten will be all about University!
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