Degree Abbreviations

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)

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