All Degree Cheat Codes in The Sims 4

Every Sims 4 degree cheat follows the same base formula: traits.equip_trait trait_university_[Subject]Degree[BA/BS][Honors]. Enable cheats first with testingcheats on in the cheat console, then paste any code from the table below. BA = distinguished degree, BS = standard degree, add Honors at the end for the honors variant. All 13 subjects from the Discover University expansion are covered, plus the Mixology Certification for the Bartender career path.

The codes work by assigning a trait directly to your Sim — no actual coursework required. Which type you pick matters for career entry level, so read the career impact section before you commit to a code.

How to Enable Degree Cheats

Before any degree code will work, cheats need to be active. Here’s the exact sequence:

1. Open the cheat console: press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC/Mac, or hold all four bumpers simultaneously on console.
2. Type testingcheats on and press Enter. You’ll see a confirmation message.
3. Keep the console open, paste your chosen degree code, and press Enter again.
4. Close the console with Escape or another press of Ctrl + Shift + C.

The trait gets applied immediately. You can verify it worked by checking your Sim’s Rewards Store or the trait panel — the degree will appear as an equipped trait. One important note: if your Sim is currently enrolled in university and you apply the matching degree cheat, the game won’t auto-complete their enrollment. They’ll technically hold the degree while still attending classes. That’s not a bug — it just means the cheat assigns the trait independently of the academic system.

Understanding the Degree Cheat Formula

Once you see the pattern, you never need to look up individual codes again. The formula has four slots:

traits.equip_trait trait_university_[Subject][Degree][Type][Honors]

Breaking each slot down:

• [Subject] — The degree name, capitalized as it appears in-game. Multi-word subjects concatenate without spaces: ComputerScience, LanguageAndLiterature, CulinaryArts, FineArt.
• [Degree] — Always the literal word Degree.
• [Type] — Either BA (distinguished) or BS (standard). This is where most people get confused: BA is distinguished, not Bachelor of Arts in the traditional academic sense.
• [Honors] — Optional. Append Honors to the end — no space, no underscore — only if you want the honors variant.

So a standard Economics degree is: traits.equip_trait trait_university_EconomicsDegreeBS

A distinguished Economics degree with honors becomes: traits.equip_trait trait_university_EconomicsDegreeBAHonors

That logic applies across all 13 subjects without exception. The only irregular entry in the entire system is the Mixology Certification — it uses BartenderDegree as the suffix rather than a subject name, and it has no BA/BS split or honors variant.

One more thing worth knowing: these are trait cheats, not event triggers. The game doesn’t simulate a graduation ceremony or alter your Sim’s university standing. It simply tells the career system “this Sim has this credential” — which is all that matters for the career entry bonus.

Complete Degree Cheat Codes by Subject

All codes below are verified against the Discover University expansion as of December 2025. Copy-paste directly into the cheat console — capitalization matters.

Career Impact: What Each Degree Type Gives You

The degree type you choose has a direct, measurable effect on which career level your Sim enters when they take a related job. Here’s the exact breakdown:

So if your goal is pure career speed, the Distinguished + Honors variant is the one to use — it drops your Sim into Level 8 from day one, skipping over half the career grind entirely. That’s the practical ceiling without additional career-level cheats.

There’s a subtlety here worth flagging. The BA/BS distinction maps to which school offers the distinguished version in regular gameplay. Foxbury Institute specializes in STEM-adjacent subjects (Biology, Computer Science, Physics, Economics, Villainy), while the University of Britechester covers the humanities side (Art History, Communications, Drama, Fine Art, History, Language & Literature, Psychology, Culinary Arts). The school offering the distinguished version gets BA; the other gets BS by default. But with cheats, that school affiliation is entirely irrelevant — the trait is the trait, regardless of which campus would have taught it.

One edge case to be aware of: applying multiple degree traits to the same Sim is technically possible, but careers only check for the relevant subject. A Psychology degree won’t accelerate a Tech Guru career, even if your Sim holds both. The career system matches the subject to its associated skill set, so stack degrees for roleplay purposes if you want, but only the matching credential actually moves the career needle.

Mixology Certification Cheat (Bartender Path)

The Bartender career — formally the Mixologist career track — doesn’t align with any of the 13 standard degree subjects. No amount of Economics or Culinary Arts credentials will give you the career entry bonus for bartending. That path has its own standalone certification cheat:

traits.equip_trait trait_university_BartenderDegree

Apply this with testingcheats already active, and your Sim enters the Mixologist career at Level 6 — equivalent to a standard degree bonus. There’s no honors or distinguished variant for this one. No BAHonors suffix exists for the Bartender certification; it’s a flat Level 6 entry and that’s the ceiling through this method alone.

If you want to push higher in the Bartender career at the start, pair the certification cheat with a direct career level cheat (careers.promote Mixologist entered repeatedly) to manually advance beyond Level 6. That’s outside the degree system entirely, but it’s the practical workaround when the certification tops out before you need it to.