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Appendix Course Abbreviations

The University offers courses in the following fields of study. The abbreviations in the second column are used in catalogs, course schedules, and student records. Fields marked with a (*) are offered only at the undergraduate level.

Please see the "Courses" section of the General Information Catalog for fields of study and their corresponding abbreviations effective fall 2020.1

Course Abbreviation
AccountingACC
*Actuarial foundationsACF
AdvertisingADV
Aerospace engineeringASE
African and African diaspora studiesAFR
*Air Force scienceAFS
American Sign LanguageASL
American studiesAMS
*Ancient history and classical civilizationAHC
AnthropologyANT
*Applied learning and developmentALD
ArabicARA
Architectural engineeringARE
Architectural interior designARI
ArchitectureARC
Art educationAED
Art historyARH
*Arts and entertainment technologyAET
*Asian American studiesAAS
Asian studiesANS
AstronomyAST
BassoonBSN
BengaliBEN
BiochemistryBCH
BiologyBIO
Biomedical engineeringBME
*Bridging disciplinesBDP
Business administrationB A
Business, government, and societyBGS
Chemical engineeringCHE
ChemistryCH
ChineseCHI
Civil engineeringC E
ClarinetCLA
Classical civilizationC C
Cognitive scienceCGS
CommunicationCOM
Communication and leadershipCLD
Communication sciences and disordersCSD
Communication studiesCMS
Community and regional planningCRP
Comparative literatureC L
*Computational engineeringCOE
Computational science, engineering, and mathematicsCSE
Computer scienceC S
ConductingCON
*Core texts and ideasCTI
*Creative writingCRW
*Cultural studiesCLS
Curriculum and instructionEDC
CzechCZ
*DanishDAN
DesignDES
*Developmental studiesDEV
Double bassD B
Drum setDRS
*DutchDCH
EconomicsECO
Educational leadership and policyELP
Educational psychologyEDP
Electrical engineeringE E
Energy and earth resourcesEER
Energy managementEMA
Engineering managementENM
Engineering mechanicsE M
Engineering studiesE S
EnglishE
English as a second languageESL
*EnsembleENS
*Environmental engineeringEVE
*Environmental scienceEVS
EuphoniumEUP
European studiesEUS
FinanceFIN
Fine ArtsF A
*FinnishFNH
FluteFLU
Foreign language educationFLE
FrenchFR
*French civilizationF C
French hornF H
*General engineeringG E
GeographyGRG
Geological sciencesGEO
GermanGER
German, Scandinavian, and Dutch studiesGSD
GovernmentGOV
Graduate schoolGRS
GreekGK
GuitarGUI
HarpHAR
*HarpsichordHSC
Health and societyH S
Health care transformationHCT
Health educationHED
HebrewHEB
HindiHIN
HistoryHIS
Human development and family sciencesHDF
Human dimensions of organizationsHDO
Human ecologyH E
*HumanitiesHMN
Iberian and Latin American languages and culturesILA
Identity management and securityIMS
Indigenous languages of Latin AmericaLAL
Information studiesINF
*Integrated designITD
International businessI B
*International relations and global studiesIRG
*Islamic studiesISL
ItalianITL
*Italian civilizationITC
JapaneseJPN
Jewish studiesJ S
JournalismJ
KinesiologyKIN
KoreanKOR
Landscape architectureLAR
Language teaching and coordinationLTC
LatinLAT
Latin American studiesLAS
LawLAW
Legal environment of businessLEB
*Liberal artsL A
*Liberal arts honorsLAH
LinguisticsLIN
MalayalamMAL
ManagementMAN
Management information systemsMIS
Manufacturing systems engineeringMFG
Marine scienceMNS
MarketingMKT
Materials science and engineeringMSE
MathematicsM
Mechanical engineeringM E
MedicineMED
Medieval studiesMDV
Mexican American studiesMAS
Middle Eastern languages and culturesMEL
Middle Eastern studiesMES
*Military scienceM S
Molecular biologyMOL
MusicMUS
*Music businessMBU
*Music recording technologyMRT
*Natural sciencesNSC
*Naval scienceN S
NeuroscienceNEU
*NorwegianNOR
NursingN
NutritionNTR
OboeOBO
OperaOPR
Operations managementO M
Operations research and industrial engineeringORI
OrganORG
*PashtoPSH
PercussionPER
PerformancePRF
PersianPRS
Petroleum and geosystems engineeringPGE
Pharmacy graduate studiesPGS
Pharmacy PharmDPHM
PhilosophyPHL
*Physical educationPED
*Physical scienceP S
PhysicsPHY
PianoPIA
PolishPOL
PortuguesePOR
*Portuguese civilizationPRC
PsychologyPSY
Public affairsP A
*Public healthPBH
Public relationsP R
*Public safetyPSF
Radio-television-filmRTF
Real estateR E
*RecorderREC
Religious studiesR S
Rhetoric and writingRHE
Risk managementR M
RussianRUS
Russian, East European, and Eurasian studiesREE
SanskritSAN
SaxophoneSAX
*ScienceSCI
Science and technology commercializationSTC
Science, technology, and societySTS
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educationSTM
Science-mathematics educationSME
Serbian/CroatianS C
SlavicSLA
Slavic and Eurasian languagesSEL
*Social scienceS S
Social workS W
SociologySOC
*South Asian languagesSAL
SpanishSPN
*Spanish civilizationSPC
Special educationSED
*Sustainability studiesSUS
StatisticsSTA
Statistics and data sciencesSDS
Studio artART
*SwahiliSWA
*SwedishSWE
*Systems and synthetic biologySSB
TamilTAM
TeluguTEL
Textiles and apparelTXA
Theatre and danceT D
TromboneTRO
TrumpetTRU
TubaTBA
TurkishTUR
*Tutorial courseT C
*Undergraduate studiesUGS
*Urban studiesURB
UrduURD
*UTeach-liberal artsUTL
UTeach-natural sciencesUTS
VibraphoneVIB
*VietnameseVTN
ViolaVIA
ViolinVIO
VioloncelloV C
*Visual art studiesVAS
VoiceVOI
Women’s and gender studiesWGS
WritingWRT
*YiddishYID
YorubaYOR