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Abbreviations of Boulder Campus Degrees
Because the general trend is to omit periods from abbreviations, CU style
omits them from degrees. Boulder campus degrees currently granted (1999-2000)
in a given field are indicated in parentheses after the field name. Not
all degree fields are currently available as listed; those entries that
indicate a discipline only are listed for alumni publications purposes.
| Main Degree Categories |
Abbreviations |
| bachelor of arts |
BA |
| bachelor of science |
BS |
| master of arts |
MA |
| master of science |
MS |
| doctor of philosophy |
PhD |
| juris doctor |
JD |
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| Major
Fields of Study |
Abbreviations |
| American studies (BA) |
AmSt |
| anthropology (BA, MA, PhD) |
Anth |
| applied mathematics (BS) |
ApMath |
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architecture (BEnvD)
|
Arch |
| art (see fine arts) |
|
| Asian studies (BA) |
Asian |
| astrogeophysics-astroplanetary and
atmospheric sciences (MS, PhD) |
Astro |
| atmospheric and oceanic sciences (MS, PhD) |
PAOS |
| biochemistry (BS) |
BioChem |
| biology |
Bio |
 |
environmental, population, and organismic biology (BA, MA, PhD)
|
EPOBio |
 |
microbiology |
MicroBio |
 |
molecular, cellular, and developmental biology (BA, MS, PhD) |
MCDBio |
| business |
Bus |
 |
accounting (BS, MS, MBA) |
Acct |
 |
finance (BS, MBA) |
Fin |
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marketing (BS, MBA) |
Mktg |
 |
management (BS, MBA) |
Mgmt |
 |
master of business administration (MBA) |
MBA |
 |
business administration (PhD) |
DBA |
 |
juris doctor/M.B.A |
JD/MBA |
 |
telecommunications (MBA/MS) |
TeleCom |
 |
technology and innovation management (MBA) |
MBA |
| Central/Eastern European studies (BA) |
CentEastEur |
| chemistry (BA, MS, PhD) |
Chem |
| classics (BA, MA, PhD) |
Class |
| communication (BA, MA, PhD) |
Comm |
| communication disorders and speech
science (BA, MA, PhD) |
ComDisor |
| comparative literature (MA, PhD) |
CompLit |
| computer science (see engineering) |
|
| dance (BA, BFA, MA, M.F.A.) |
Dance |
| distributed studies (BA) |
DistSt |
| East Asian languages and literatures (MA) |
EAsia |
| economics (BA, MA, PhD) |
Econ |
| education |
Edu |
 |
(all categories) (no undergraduate degrees; certificate in education
awarded to bachelor's degree students who complete a teacher education
program) |
|
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master's of education |
MEdu |
 |
doctorate in education |
EdD |
| English (literature and creative writing) (BA, MA, PhD) |
Engl |
| engineering (BS, MS, M.E., PhD) |
Engr |
 |
aerospace engineering |
AeroEngr |
 |
aerospace engineering and business |
AeroEngrBus |
 |
architectural engineering |
ArchEngr |
 |
architectural engineering and business |
ArchEngrBus |
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chemical engineering |
ChemEngr |
 |
chemical engineering and business |
ChemEngrBus |
 |
civil engineering |
CivEngr |
 |
civil engineering and business |
CivEngrBus |
 |
computer science |
CompSci |
 |
electrical engineering |
ElEngr |
 |
electrical engineering, computer science, and business |
ElEngrCompSciBus |
 |
electrical and computer engineering |
ElCompEngr |
 |
electrical engineering and business |
ElEngrBus |
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engineering physics |
EngrPhys |
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environmental design |
EnvDes |
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mechanical engineering |
MechEngr |
 |
mechanical engineering and business |
MechEngrBus |
| environmental studies (BA) |
EnvSt |
| ethnic studies (BA) |
EthSt |
| film studies (BA, BFA) |
Film |
| fine arts (all categories) (BA, BFA, MA, M.F.A.) |
Art |
| French (BA, MA, PhD) |
French |
| geography (BA, MA, PhD) |
Geog |
| geology (BA, MS, PhD) |
Geol |
| geophysics (PhD) |
GeoPhys |
| Germanic studies (BA, MA) |
GermSt |
| history (BA, MA, PhD) |
Hist |
| humanities (BA) |
Hum |
| individually structured major (BA ) |
Indiv |
| international affairs (BA) |
IntlAf |
| Italian (BA) |
Ital |
| Japanese language and literature (BA) |
Jpn |
| journalism (all categories) (BA, MA, PhD) |
Jour |
| kinesiology (BA, MS, PhD) |
Kines |
| Latin American studies (BA) |
LatAmer |
| law (JD, JD/MBA) |
Law |
| linguistics (BA, MA, PhD) |
Ling |
| mathematics (BA, MA, MS, PhD) |
Math |
| music (all categories) (BA, BM, BME) |
Mus |
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music education |
Mus |
 |
master of music |
MM |
 |
master of music education |
MME |
 |
doctor of musical arts |
DMA |
 |
doctor of philosophy in music |
PhD |
| nursing |
Nurs |
| pharmacy |
Phar |
| philosophy (BA, MA, PhD) |
Phil |
| physics (BA, MS, PhD) |
Phys |
| political science (BA, MA, PhD) |
PolSci |
| psychology (BA, MA, PhD) |
Psych |
| religious studies (BA, MA) |
RelSt |
| Russian studies (BA) |
RusSt |
| sociology (BA, MA, PhD) |
Soc |
| Spanish (BA, MA, PhD) |
Span |
| speech, language, and hearing sciences (BA, MA, PhD) |
Spch |
| theatre (BA, BFA, MA, M.F.A., PhD) |
Thtr |
| women's studies (BA) |
WomSt |
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| Honorary
Degrees |
Abbreviations |
| Humanities |
HonDocHum |
| Law |
HonDocLaw |
| Science |
HonDocSci |
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