University Degree Tweaks (Updated 9/5/25) - Education is Fine Art

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Mod Description

This mod adds and modifies the careers, skills, and traits tied to the degrees and aptitude test in The Sims 3: University Life.

This is a tuning mod that can be placed in your Overrides folder.

Updates

9/5/25
  • Added Education is Fine Art version, moving the Education career from the Business degree to the Fine Arts degree.

Requirements

This mod requires The Sims 3: University Life.

Aptitude Test Tweaks

  • Additions are in bold.
  • Removals are struck through.

Business Degree
  • Skills: Charisma, Social Networking, Mixology, Writing, Logic
  • Careers: Business, Criminal, Education, Sports Agent
  • Traits: Genius, Ambitious, Evil, Frugal, Workaholic, Born Salesperson, Charismatic, Schmoozer

Technology Degree
  • Skills: Logic, Handiness, Inventing, Bot Building, Hacking, Video Game (hidden), Advanced Technology
  • Careers: Law Enforcement, Military, Bot Arena
  • Traits: Genius, Computer Whiz, Handy, No Sense Of Humor, Good, Eccentric, Bot Fan

Science Degree
  • Skills: Fishing, Gardening, Alchemy, Science
  • Careers: Medical, Science, Astronomer
  • Traits: Genius, Bookworm, Perfectionist, Socially Awkward, Green Thumb, Perceptive, Eco-Friendly, Gatherer

Fine Arts Degree
  • Skills: Painting, Cooking, Guitar, Piano, Drums, Bass, Street Art, Sculpting, Nectar Making, Laser Rhythm-a-con, Photography, Writing, Mixology, Dancing (hidden), DJ Turntable (hidden), Karaoke (hidden)
  • Careers: Culinary, Music, Film, Art Appraiser
  • Traits: Genius, Avant Garde, Artistic, Natural Cook, Virtuoso, Rebellious, Rocker (hidden), Natural Born Performer, Photographer's Eye, Dramatic, Star Quality, Perfectionist, Savvy Sculptor

Communications Degree
  • Skills: Writing, Photography, Charisma, Social Networking
  • Careers: Journalism, Political, Fortune Teller, Education
  • Traits: Genius, Charismatic, Irresistible, Schmoozer, Flirty, Social Butterfly, Perceptive, Good Sense Of Humor

Physical Education Degree
  • Skills: Athletic, Martial Arts, Riding, Scuba Diving, Snowboarding (hidden), Windsurfing (hidden), Skating (hidden), Diving (hidden), Waterskiing (hidden), Golfing (hidden), Bowling (hidden)
  • Careers: Professional Sports, Criminal, Law Enforcement, Military, Sports Agent
  • Traits: Genius, Athletic, Loves The Outdoors, Disciplined, Loves To Swim

Academic Degree Tweaks

  • Additions are in bold.
  • Removals are struck through.

Business Degree
  • Associated Occupations: Business, Criminal, Education, Sports Agent
  • Skills That Grant XP: Charisma, Social Networking, Writing, Logic
  • Beneficial Traits: Ambitious, Genius, Workaholic, Charismatic, Evil, Frugal, Mooch, Perceptive, Born Salesperson, Schmoozer
  • Detrimental Traits: Absent Minded, Loser

Technology Degree
  • Associated Occupations: Law Enforcement, Military, Bot Arena
  • Skills That Grant XP: Handiness, Logic, Inventing, Bot Building, Hacking (hidden), Videogames (hidden), Advanced Technology
  • Beneficial Traits: Ambitious, Genius, Workaholic, Brave, Daredevil, Handy, Computer Whiz, Eccentric, Bot Fan
  • Detrimental Traits: Absent Minded, Coward, Loser

Science Degree
  • Associated Occupations: Medical, Science, Astronomer
  • Skills That Grant XP: Fishing, Gardening, Science, Alchemy, Logic
  • Beneficial Traits: Ambitious, Workaholic, Genius, Angler, Green Thumb, Gatherer, Eco-Friendly
  • Detrimental Traits: Absent Minded, Loser

Fine Arts Degree
  • Associated Occupations: Culinary, Music, Film, Art Appraiser
  • Skills That Grant XP: Street Art, Cooking, Painting, Nectar Making, Sculpting, Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass, Laser Rhythm-a-con, Photography, Writing, Mixology, Dancing (hidden), DJ Turntable (hidden), Karaoke (hidden)
  • Beneficial Traits: Ambitious, Genius, Workaholic, Artistic, Natural Cook, Savvy Sculptor, Star Quality, Natural Born Performer, Avant Garde, Rocker, Photographer's Eye, Dramatic, Perfectionist
  • Detrimental Traits: Absent Minded, Can't Stand Art, Loser

Communications Degree
  • Associated Occupations: Journalism, Political, Fortune Teller, Education
  • Skills That Grant XP: Writing, Photography, Charisma, Social Networking
  • Beneficial Traits: Ambitious, Workaholic, Genius, Bookworm, Schmoozer, Social Butterfly, Perceptive, Good Sense of Humor
  • Detrimental Traits: Absent Minded, Loner, Loser, Shy, Socially Awkward

Physical Education Degree
  • Associated Occupations: Professional Sports, Criminal, Law Enforcement, Military, Sports Agent
  • Skills That Grant XP: Athletic, Martial Arts, Riding, Scuba Diving, Snowboarding (hidden), Windsurfing (hidden), Skating (hidden), Diving (hidden), Waterskiing (hidden), Golfing (hidden), Bowling (hidden)
  • Beneficial Traits: Ambitious, Workaholic, Genius, Athletic, Daredevil, Disciplined, Kleptomaniac, Evil, Burglar, Loves to Swim
  • Detrimental Traits: Absent Minded, Clumsy, Loser, Couch Potato

Conflicts & Known Issues

Conflicts with any mod that edits the AcademicDegrees or UniversityWelcomeKit+TakeAptitudeTest xml files.

Credits

EA/Maxis for The Sims 3, s3pe, Notepad++, and deathbypufferfish on Tumblr for extracting the TS4 icons.
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