Is there a degree cheat in The Sims 4?

Sims 4 degree cheat: what works for university degrees

No cheat gives a university degree in the game you play: university.award_all_degrees, university.graduate and the other degree commands in Discover University's files are developer commands the game doesn't run. What works: after testingcheats true, max the skills a degree's application checks with stats.set_skill_level, and use careers.add_career and careers.promote for the job.

Discover University adds degrees, and its files have commands that hand them out: university.award_all_degrees, university.graduate and others. They are developer commands, so the game you play doesn't run them, with testingcheats on or off.

Cheats still help. The application to a degree looks at a few skills, and the skill cheat maxes them. If you only want the job a degree leads to, the career cheats give it to you.

University commands that don't work

CommandLists say itWhat to use instead
university.award_all_degrees
from the game files
gives a Sim every degreeNone: a degree takes the classes.
university.graduate
from the game files
graduates a SimNone: a degree takes the classes.
university.finish_term
from the game files
ends the university termNothing in the base game.

The skill lines for each degree

The skills each degree's application looks at, with the line that maxes each one. Type testingcheats true first. For the careers each degree leads to, see Sims 4 university degrees.

DegreeSkill lines
Art History
  • Charisma: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Charisma 10
  • Writing: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Writing 10
  • Painting: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Painting 10
  • Archaeology: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Archaeology 10
  • Photography: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Photography 5
  • Selvadoradian Culture: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMinor_LocalCulture 5
  • Cross-stitch: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_CrossStitch 5
  • Gemology: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Gemology 10
Biology
  • Fitness: stats.set_skill_level skill_Fitness 10
  • Gardening: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Gardening 10
  • Logic: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Logic 10
  • Wellness: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Wellness 10
  • Veterinarian: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Veterinarian 10
Communications
  • Charisma: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Charisma 10
  • Writing: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Writing 10
  • Logic: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Logic 10
  • Research & Debate: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_ResearchDebate 10
  • Parenting: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Parenting 10
Computer Science
  • Programming: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Programming 10
  • Mischief: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Mischief 10
  • Robotics: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Robotics 10
  • Rocket Science: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_RocketScience 10
Culinary Arts
  • Cooking: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_HomestyleCooking 10
  • Gourmet Cooking: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_GourmetCooking 10
  • Baking: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Baking 10
Drama
  • Charisma: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Charisma 10
  • Comedy: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Comedy 10
  • Acting: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Acting 10
  • Fitness: stats.set_skill_level skill_Fitness 10
Economics
  • Charisma: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Charisma 10
  • Logic: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Logic 10
  • Research & Debate: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_ResearchDebate 10
Fine Art
  • Painting: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Painting 10
  • Violin: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Violin 10
  • Photography: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Photography 5
  • Piano: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Piano 10
  • Pipe Organ: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_PipeOrgan 10
  • Cross-stitch: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_CrossStitch 5
History
  • Charisma: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Charisma 10
  • Logic: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Logic 10
  • Research & Debate: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_ResearchDebate 10
  • Archaeology: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Archaeology 10
  • Selvadoradian Culture: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMinor_LocalCulture 5
Language & Literature
  • Charisma: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Charisma 10
  • Writing: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Writing 10
  • Research & Debate: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_ResearchDebate 10
  • Vampire Lore: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_Hidden_VampireLore 15
Physics
  • Handiness: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Handiness 10
  • Rocket Science: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_RocketScience 10
  • Robotics: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Robotics 10
  • Logic: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Logic 10
Psychology
  • Charisma: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Charisma 10
  • Logic: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Logic 10
  • Research & Debate: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_ResearchDebate 10
  • Mischief: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Mischief 10
  • Parenting: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Parenting 10
  • Acting: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Acting 10
Villainy
  • Mischief: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Mischief 10
  • Logic: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Logic 10
  • Fitness: stats.set_skill_level skill_Fitness 10
  • Vampire Lore: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_Hidden_VampireLore 15
  • Gemology: stats.set_skill_level statistic_Skill_AdultMajor_Gemology 10

Skip to the job instead

  • careers.add_career career_Adult_Astronaut Worked. Bella got the Astronaut career at level 1.
  • careers.promote career_Adult_Astronaut Worked. Astronaut went from level 1 to level 2.

The promotion cheat has the line for every career.

How to use the skill lines

Type testingcheats true, select the Sim who will apply, and type the line of each skill of the degree you want. Then apply to university as usual.

Grades and classes

No cheat finishes a class or sets a grade: university.finish_term and the other class commands are developer commands too. Your Sim still goes to class and does the coursework.

Questions

Is there a cheat to get a degree in The Sims 4?

No. university.award_all_degrees and university.graduate are developer commands, and the game you play doesn't run them. A degree takes the classes.

Does the skill cheat help with university?

It helps with the application: each degree's application looks at certain skills, and stats.set_skill_level maxes them. The table lists the line for each degree.

Can my Sim get a career without a degree?

Yes. With testingcheats true, careers.add_career gives the active Sim a job at the first level, and careers.promote raises it one level each time you type it.

Do I need Discover University for degrees?

Yes. Degrees come with the Discover University expansion pack.

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