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AAAS - Asian American Studies
ACCT - Accountancy
ADED - Adult Education
AFRS - Africana Studies
AH - Art History
AIS - American Indian Studies
ALI - American Language Institute
ALP - American Language Program
AMST - American Studies
ANTH - Anthropology
ARAB - Arabic
ART - Art
ASAM - Asian American Studies
ASLD - American Sign Language
A/ST - Asian Studies
ASTR - Astronomy
ATEP - Athletic Training Education
ATHL - Athletics
BIOL - Biology
BME - Biomedical Engineering
BLAW - Business Law
CAFF - Consumer Affairs
CBA - College of Business Admin
CD - Communicative Disorders
CDFS - Child Dev/Family Studies
CE - Civil Engineering
CECS - Computer Engr/Science
CEM - Construction Engr Mgmt
CHE - Chemical Engineering
CHEM - Chemistry
CHIN - Chinese Studies
CHLS - Chicano and Latino Studies
CLA - College of Liberal Arts
CLSC - Classics
COMM - Communication Studies
COTA - College of the Arts
COUN - Counseling
CRJU - Criminal Justice
CTED - Career Technical Education
CWL - Comparative World Lit
DANC - Dance
DESN - Design
DPT - Doctor of Physical Therapy
ECON - Economics
EDAD - Educational Admin
EDCI - Curriculum and Instruction
EDEC - Early Childhood Education
EDEL - Elementary Education
EDLD - Educational Leadership
EDME - Mathematics Education
EDMS - Middle School Education
EDP - Educational Psychology
EDRG - Reading Education
EDSE - Secondary Education
EDSP - Education Specialist
EDSS - Single Subject Education
EE - Electrical Engineering
ELIB - Educational Library
EMER - Emergency Management
ENGL - English
ENGR - College of Engineering
EOP - Educational Opportunity
ESP - Enviro Science & Policy
ESM - Early Start Mathematics
ESW - Early Start Writing
ET - Engineering Technology
ETEC - Educational Technology
FCS - Family & Consumer Sciences
FEA - Film and Electronic Arts
FIL - Filipino
FIN - Finance
FMD - Fashion Merch & Design
FREN - French
FSCI - Food Science
GBA - Graduate of Business Admin
GEOG - Geography
GEOL - Geological Sciences
GERM - German
GERN - Gerontology
GISC - Geographic Info Science
GK - Greek
GLG - Global Logistics
HCA - Health Care Administration
HDEV - Human Development
HEBW - Jewish Studies
HFHM - Hospitality Management
HHS - Health and Human Services
HIST - History
HRM - Human Resources Mgmt
HSC - Health Science
IS - Information Systems
IST - International Studies
ITAL - Italian
JAPN - Japanese
JOUR - Journalism/Mass Comm
KHMR - Cambodian
KIN - Kinesiology
KOR - Korean
LAS - Latin American Studies
LAT - Latin
LING - Linguistics
L/ST - Liberal Studies
MAE - Mechanical/Aerospace Engr
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MATH - Mathematics
MKTG - Marketing
MGMT - Management
MS - Military Science
MSEM - Science Engineering Mgmt
MTED - Mathematics Ed
MUS - Music
NSCI - Natural Science
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NUTR - Nutrition and Dietetics
OSI - Ocean Studies
PHIL - Philosophy
PHSC - Physical Science
PHYS - Physics
PORT - Portuguese
POSC - Political Science
PPA - Public Policy & Admin
PSY - Psychology
PT - Physical Therapy
REC - Recreation & Leisure
RGR - Romance Languages
R/ST - Religious Studies
RUSS - Russian
SCAE - Social/Cultural Analysis
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SCM - Supply Chain Management
SDHE - Student Development
S/I - Supplemental Instruction
SOC - Sociology
SPAN - Spanish
SRL - Student Rec/Leadership
STAT - Statistics
SW - Social Work
THEA - Theatre Arts
UDCP - Urban Dual Cred
UHP - University Honors
UNIV - University Courses
VIET - Vietnamese
WGSS - Women's Gender/Sexuality
WPE - Writing Proficiency
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