Usage
Name (Major’year) – example: Smith (Soc’08)
If multiple degrees, separate with commas: Smith (Psych, Soc’08)
Post Doctorate – example: Smith (AeroPostDoc’87)
If honorary degree, add ‘Hon’ example: HonDocSci’04
Bruce Benson (Geol’64, HonDocSci’04). This stands for Geology (the first degree) and Honorary Doctorate of Science (second degree).
These are the degree abbreviations used on this website. Usage rules are below. Always use the abbreviation in the rightmost column.
| Degree | AP Code (BSR/Advance) |
Coloradan Code (Web) |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | ACCT | Acct |
| Applied Mathematics | APMA | ApMath |
| Architectural Engineering & Business | ARB | ArchEngrBus |
| Art (see Fine Arts) | ||
| Asian Studies | ASIA | Asian |
| Biology | BIOL | Bio |
| Environmental, Population & Organismic Biology | EPOB | EPOBio |
| Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology | MCDB | MCDBio |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | EcEvBio | |
| Central/Eastern European Studies | CEES | CentEastEur |
| Classics | CLAS | Class |
| Communication Disorders & Speech Science | CDSS | ComDisor |
| Dance | DANC | Dance |
| Economics | ECON | Econ |
| Education Doctorate | EDD | EdD |
| English | ENGL | Engl |
| English Literature | ELIT | Engl |
| Engineering | ||
| Engineering | EN | Engr |
| Aerospace Enginering | AERO | Aero |
| Aerospace Engineering & Business | AEB | AeroBus |
| Civil Engineering | CE | CivEngr |
| Civil Engineering & Business | CEB | CivEngrBus |
| Chemical Engineering | CHE | ChemEngr |
| Chemical Engineering & Business | CHEB | ChemEngrBus |
| Electrical Engineering | EE | ElEngr |
| Electrical Engineering & Business | EEB | ElEngrBus |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | ECE | ElEngrBus |
| Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Business | EECB | ElEngrCompSciBus |
| Engineering Physics | ENPH | EngrPhys |
| Environmental Design | ENVD | EnvDes |
| Environmental Studies | EnvSt | |
| Fine Arts (BA) | ART | Art |
| Art History | ARTH | Art |
| Fine Arts (MA) | MFA | MFA |
| Geography | GEOG | Geog |
| German | GERM | Ger |
| History | HIST | Hist |
| Humanities | HMAN | Hum |
| International Affairs | INTL | IntlAf |
| Italian | ITAL | Ital |
| Journalism | JR | Jour |
| Advertising | ADV | Jour |
| Broadcast News | BNEW | Jour |
| News Editorial | NWED | Jour |
| Latin | LATN | Latin |
| Law, Juris Doctor | LAW | Law |
| Marketing | Mktg | |
| Mathematics | MATH | Math |
| Medical Technician | MEDT | MedTech |
| Mechanical Engineering & Business | MEB | MechEngrBus |
| Nursing | NU | Nurs |
| Philosophy | PHIL | Phil |
| Integrative Physiology | IPHY | IntPhysio |
| Physics | PHYS | Phys |
| Psychology | PSYC | Psych |
| Recreation | REC | Rec |
| Religious Studies | RelSt | |
| Russian | RUSS | Russ |
| Sociology | SOC | Soc |
| Speech & Drama | SPDR | SpchDr |
| Statistics | STAT | Stat |
| Theatre | THEA | Thtr |
| Advertising & Business | ADBU | AdvBus |
| African & Middle Eastern Studies | AFME | AfrMidE |
| American Studies | AMST | ArnerS t |
| Anatomy | AN | Anat |
| Applied Mathematics & Business | APMB | ApMathBus |
| Applied Physics | APHY | ApPhys |
| Architecture & Business | ARB | ArchBus |
| Architecture in Urban Design | ARUD | Arch |
| Astrophysics | ASPH | AstPhys |
| Basic Science | BSCI | BasicSci |
| Biochemistry | BCHM | BioCh |
| (Biology) Developmental Biology | DBIO | DevBio |
| Biological Science Education | BED | BioEdu |
| Biometrics | B | BioMet |
| Biophysics & Genetics | BPGN | BioPhysGen |
| Black Studies | BLCK | Black |
| Botany | BTNY | Btny |
| (Business) | ||
| Executive MBA | EMBA | ExecMBA |
| Minerals & Land Management | MLM | Bus |
| Personnel & Human Resources | PMAN | Bus |
| Personnel Service | PSER | Bus |
| Productions Operation & Management | POM | Bus |
| Public Agency Administration | PAA | Bus |
| Small Business Management & | SBME | Bus |
| Entreprenuership | ||
| Tourism & Recreation | TREC | Bus |
| Transport Distribution Management | TDMT | Bus |
| Business Education | BUED | BusEdu |
| Chemical Physics | CHPH | ChemPhys |
| Child Health Association Program | CHAP | ChilHealAss |
| Chinese Language & Literature | CHLL | Chinese |
| Classic Languages | CLL | ClasLang |
| Classic Languages Greek | CLGK | Greek |
| Classic Languages Latin | CLLN | Latin |
| Classical Antiquity | ANTQ | Class |
| Clinical Psychology | CPSY | ClinPsych |
| Pre-Communication | PCOM | PreComm |
| Comparative Literature | COMP | CLit |
| Computer Based Information Systems | INFO | Complnfo |
| Computer Science Application | CSA | CompSciAp |
| Communication & Theatre | COM | CommThtr |
| Conservation Education | CONE | ConservEdu |
| Creative Writing | CWRI | End |
| Criminal Justice | CJUS | Soc |
| Dental Hygeine | DNHY | Dent |
| Dentistry | DENT | Dent |
| Pre-Dentistry | PRDN | PreDent |
| East Asia Studies | EAST | EAsis |
| Eastern European Affairs | EEAF | EEur |
| Economics & Political Science | EMS | EconPolSci |
| Education | ||
| Administration, Supervision & Curriculum Development |
EDCB | Edu |
| Curriculum | EDCR | Edu |
| Early Childhood Education | EDEC | Edu |
| Education Foundations | EDFN | Edu |
| Education Psychological Studies | EDPS | Edu |
| Elementary Education | EDEL | Edu |
| Elementary Education/Individuals | EDIE | Edu |
| Guidance & Counseling | EDGC | Edu |
| Higher Education | EDHI | Edu |
| Instruction & Curriculum | EDIC | Edu |
| Library Media | EDU | Edu |
| Reading | EDRE | Edu |
| Rehabilitation | EDRH | Edu |
| Research & Evaluative Methods | EDRE | Edu |
| Secondary Education | EDSS | Edu |
| Social, Multicultural & Bilingual Education | EDSF | Edu |
| Special Education | EDSP | Edu |
| Teacher Education-Secondary | EDTE | Edu |
| Urban Rehabilitation | EDUR | Edu |
| Electrical Engineering & Music | EEMU | ElEngrMus |
| Engineering Design & Economic Evaluation | EDEE | Engr |
| Engineering Design & Economic Evaluation & Business |
EDEB | Engr |
| Environmental Design & Business | ENVB | EnvDBus |
| Ethnic Studies | ETHN | Ethnic |
| Fine Arts | ||
| Art Education | ARED | Art |
| Creative Art | CART | Art |
| Fine Arts History | ARTH | Art |
| Geography & Environmental Studies | GEES | GeogEnvir |
| Geophysics (PhD) | GEPH | GeoPhys |
| Individual Major | INDV | Indiv |
| Industrial Engineering | IE | IndusEngr |
| Industrial Engineering & Business | IEB | IndusEngrBus |
| Italian Language & Literature | ITLL | Ital |
| Journalism | ||
| Broadcast News & Business | BNWB | Jour |
| Broadcast Production Management | BPM | Jour |
| Broadcast Production Management & Business | BPMB | Jour |
| News Editorial & Business | NWEB | Jour |
| Public Relations | PR | Jour |
| Public Relations & Business | PRBU | Jour |
| Labor Relations | LBRR | Labor |
| Pre-Law | PRLW | &Law |
| Management & Organization | MORG | Mgmt |
| Management Science | MGTS | MgmtSci |
| Mechanics | MECH | Mech |
| Pre-Medicine | PRMD | PreMed |
| Micro biology | MI | MicroBio |
| Music | ||
| Choral Conducting | MUCC | Mus |
| Choral Music | MUCH | Mus |
| Music & Business | MUBU | Mus |
| Music Education-Instrumental | MUEI | Mus |
| Music Education-S trings | MUES | Mus |
| Music History | Mum | Mus |
| Music & Media | MMED | Mus |
| Music Theory | MUTH | Mus |
| Musical Art | MA | Mus |
| Musicology | MUSC | Mus |
| Pedagogy | MUPD | Mus |
| Perf Musis | MUPR | Mus |
| Voice & Church Music | VCMU | Mus |
| Voice Theatre | MUVT | Mus |
| Pre-Nursing | PRNU | PreNurs |
| Office Administration | OFAD | Mgmt |
| Organization Managernen t | OMGT | Memt |
| Paleontology | PLEO | Paleo |
| Personnel Management | PERS | PerMgrnt |
| Pharmaceutical Science | PHAR | Phar |
| Pharmacy & Business | PHBU | PharBus |
| Physical Therapy | FT | PhysTher |
| Physics for Secondary Schools | PHSS | Phys |
| Physiology | PHYL | Physiol |
| Planning & Community Development | PCDV | Arch |
| Portugese | PORT | Port |
| Public Administration (MA) | MPA | MPubAd |
| Social Science | SOCS | SocSci |
| Spanish & Portugese | SPPO | SpanPort |
| Speech Sciences | SPCH | Spch |
| Urban Studies | URBS | Urban |
| Zoology | ZOOL | Zool |
| Honorary Degrees | ||
| Humanities | DhH | HonDocHum |
| Law | DhL | HonDocLaw |
| Science | DhS | HonDocSci |
Complete Foundation Degree Listing as of 1/28/2009 (xls, 224K)
