Institutional Research and Effectiveness
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Majors Abbreviations
   AAEC Agricultural & Applied Economics
   ABUS Agricultural Business Technology
   ACCT Accounting
   ACIS Accounting and Information Systems
   ADR  Architecture and Design Research
   AE  Aerospace Engineering
   AEE  Agricultural and Extension Education
   AGCR ALS: Certificate Program
   AGE  Agricultural Engineering
   AGEC Agricultural Economics
   AGED Secondary Ed, Agriculture
   AGRI Agriculture, Undecided
   AGRN Agronomy
   AGSC Agricultural Sciences
   AHRM Apparel, Housing, & Resource Mgt
   AL  Anaerobic Microbiology
   ALS  Agricultural and Life Sciences
   ANAG Animal Agricultural Technology
   ANSC Animal Science
   ANSD Animal Sciences, Dairy
   ANSP Animal Sciences, Poultry
   AOE  Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
   APSC Animal & Poultry Sciences
   ARCH Architecture
   ARCR ARCH: Certificate Program
   ART  Art
   ARTF Art - BFA
   AT  Agricultural Technology
   BAD  Business Administration
   BC  Building Construction
   BCHM Biochemistry
   BCSM Building/Construction Science and Management
   BED  Secondary Ed, Business
   BFIN Business, Finance
   BIOC Biochemistry, Arts and Sciences
   BIOL Biological Sciences
   BION Biochemistry and Nutrition
   BIT  Business Information Technology
   BMES Biomedical Engineering
   BMGT Business, Management
   BMKT Business, Marketing
   BMSC Business, Management Science
   BMVS Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences
   BOT  Botany
   BSCR BUS: Certificate Program
   BSE  Biological Systems Engineering
   BUS  Business, Undecided
   CE  Civil Engineering
   CEEN Civil Engineering (Environ)
   CEM  Construction Engineering and Management
   CHE  Chemical Engineering
   CHEM Chemistry
   CLA  Classical Studies
   COMM Communication
   CPE  Computer Engineering
   CS  Computer Science
   CSA  Computer Science & Applications
   CSCR COS: Certificate Program
   CSES Crop & Soil Environ Sciences
   CT  Clothing and Textiles
   CTRA Clothing Textiles & Related Arts
   DAE  Dual, Aerospace Engineering
   DASC Dairy Science
   DOE  Dual, Ocean Engineering
   ECAG Economics, Agriculture & Life Sciences
   ECAS Economics, Arts and Sciences
   ECON Economics
   EDAC Adult and Continuing Education
   EDAD Educational Administration
   EDCC Junior and Community College Ed
   EDCE Education Certification
   EDCH Community Health Education
   EDCI Curriculum and Instruction
   EDCO Counselor Education
   EDCT Career and Technical Education
   EDP  Environmental Design & Planning
   EDPE Health and Physical Education
   EDRE Educational Research and Eval
   EDSC Secondary Ed, Natural Science
   EDSE Admn and Supervision Special Ed
   EDSP Student Personnel
   EDSS Secondary Ed, History & Soc Sc
   EDVT Vocational Technical Education
   EE  Electrical Engineering
   ELED Elementary Education
   ELPS Educ Leadership & Policy Stdy
   EM  Engineering Mechanics
   ENCR ENGR: Certificate Program
   ENCW Creative Writing
   ENE  Environmental Engineering
   ENGE Engineering Education
   ENGL English
   ENGR Engineering
   ENSC Environmental Science
   ENT  Entomology
   EPP  Environmental Policy & Plng
   ESEN Environmental Science and Engr
   ESM  Engr Science and Mechanics
   ET  Engineering Technology
   FCD  Family and Child Development
   FCSE Family and Consumer Science Educ
   FFPR Forestry and Forest Products
   FIN  Finance
   FIW  Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
   FOR  Forestry
   FORS Forestry (undergraduate)
   FPR  Forest Products
   FR  French
   FSCI Fisheries Science
   FST  Food Science and Technology
   FW  Forestry and Wildlife
   GAEA Geospatial and Environmental Analysis
   GASC General Arts and Sciences
   GBCB Genetics, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
   GBUA General Business, Accounting
   GBUS Business
   GE  General Engineering
   GEN  Genetics
   GEOG Geography
   GEOL Geological Sciences
   GEOP Geophysics
   GEOS Geosciences
   GER  German
   GPIT Grad Program in Info Technology
   GS  Graduate Studies
   GSCR GRAD: Certificate Program
   HEED Secondary Ed, Home Economics
   HD  Human Development
   HIDM Housing, Int Des & Resource Mgt
   HIST History
   HLED Health Education
   HNF  Human Nutrition and Foods
   HNFE Human Nutr, Foods & Exercise
   HORT Horticulture
   HR  Human Resources
   HRIM Hotel, Rest & Institutional Mgt
   HS  High School Student
   HSE  Humanities, Science, and Environment
   HTM  Hospitality & Tourism Mgt
   IAED Secondary Ed, Industrial Arts
   IDP  Temp abbreviation for Interior Design Pgm (02-03 only)
   IDS  Industrial Design
   IDST Interdisciplinary Studies
   IEOR Industrial Engr & Operations Res
   INCR INTD: Certificate Program
   INFS Information Systems
   IS  International Studies
   ISE  Industrial & Systems Engineering
   IT  Information Technology
   ITDS Interior Design
   LAHS Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Undecided
   LAR  Landscape Architecture
   LASC Liberal Arts and Sciences
   LFSC Life Sciences, Undecided
   LSAE Life Sciences, Agricultural and Extension Education
   LSAL Anaerobic Microbiology
   LSBC Biochemistry and Nutrition
   LSCR LAHS: Certificate Program
   LSFS Food Science and Technology
   MACR Macromolecular Science and Engineering
   MAED Mathematics Education
   MATE Materials Engineering
   MATH Mathematics
   ME  Mechanical Engineering
   MECE Materials Eng Sci (Chem Eng)
   MECH Materials Eng Sci (Chem)
   MECS Materials Eng Sci (Comp Sci)
   MEEE Materials Eng Sci (Elec Eng)
   MEFP Materials Eng Sci (For Prod)
   MEFR Materials Eng Sci (Forestry)
   MEGS Materials Eng Sci (Geology)
   MEME Materials Eng Sci (Mat Engr)
   MEMI Materials Eng Sci (Mine Engr)
   MEMS Materials Eng Sci (Mat Sci Engr)
   MESC Materials Engineering Science
   MESM Materials Eng Sci (Eng Sci Mech)
   MGT  Management
   MICR Microbiology
   MINE Mining Engineering
   MKED Marketing Education
   MKTG Marketing
   MNR  (Master of) Natural Resources
   MSCI Management Science
   MSE  Materials Science Engineering
   MUS  Music
   NDGU Nondegree Undergraduate
   NE  Near Environments
   NR  Natural Resources, Undecided
   NRC  Natural Resources Conservation
   NRCR NR: Certificate Program
   NRR  Natural Resources Recreation
   OCE  Ocean Engineering
   OE  Ocean Engineering
   PAD  Public Administration
   PAPA Public Admn and Public Affairs
   PGE  Provisional General Engineering
   PGG  Planning, Governance, and Globalization
   PHED Secondary Ed, Physical Education
   PHIL Philosophy
   PHYS Physics
   PIA  Public and International Affairs
   PLAG Plant Agricultural Technology
   POUL Poultry Science
   PPWS Plant Path, Physiology & Weed Sc
   PSCI Political Science
   PSYC Psychology
   PUA  Public and Urban Affairs
   REC  Secondary Ed, Recreation
   RW  Rhetoric and Writing
   SOC  Sociology
   SPAN Spanish
   STAT Statistics
   STRE Structural Engineering
   STS  Science and Technology Studies
   SYSE Systems Engineering
   TA  Theatre Arts
   TED  Secondary Ed, Technology
   TRNS Transient Undergraduate
   UA  Urban Affairs
   UNCL Unclassified Graduate
   UNDC Undecided Applicant Major
   URBA Urban Affairs
   URPL Urban and Regional Planning
   US  University Studies
   USB  University Studies Su/Sp
   UST  University Studies Transfer
   VIED Secondary Ed, Vocational Indust
   VM  Veterinary Medicine
   VMCR VM: Certificate Program
   VMSC Veterinary Medical Sciences
   WOOD Wood Science & Forest Products (undergrad)
   WSCI Wildlife Science
   ZOOL Zoology

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