Degree Abbreviations

DegreeColoradan Code
AccountingAcct
AdvertisingAdvert
African & Middle Eastern StudiesAMESt
American StudiesAmSt
AnatomyAnat
AnthropologyAnth
Applied MathematicsApMath
Applied PhysicsApPhys
ArchitectureArch
ArtArt
Art HistoryArtHist
Arts & SciencesA&S
Asian StudiesAsianSt
AstrophysicsAstroPhys
Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesAtmos
Basic ScienceBaSci
BiologyBio
*Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyEBio
*Environmental, Population & Organismic BiologyEPOBio
*Molecular, Cellular Developmental BiologyMCDBio
BiochemistryBiochem
BiometricsBiomet
Black StudiesBlackSt
BotanyBtny
BusinessBus
*AccountingAcct
*Business AnalyticsBusAna
*Executive MBAExecMBA
*FinanceFin
*ManagementMgmt
*MarketingMktg
*Real Estate (One-year master’s degree)MRelEst
*Transportation ManagementTranMgmt
*Business Administration (MS)MBA
*Business Administration (PhD)DBA
*Public AdministrationMPubAd
Business EducationBusEdu
Central/Eastern European StudiesEurSt
ChemistryChem
ChineseChin
ClassicsClass
CommunicationComm
Communication Disorders & Speech ScienceCommDisor
Communication & TheatreCommThtr
Computer ScienceCompSci
Computer Science ApplicationCompSciAp
Conservation EducationConEdu
Creative Technology and DesignCTD
Creative WritingEngl
Critical Media StudiesCritMediaSt
DanceDance
Distributed StudiesDistSt
East Asia StudiesEAsianSt
Eastern European AffairsEur
EconomicsEcon
EducationEdu
Education Doctorate(pre-1990, after 1990 list PhD)EdD
EngineeringEngr
   *Aerospace EngineeringAeroEngr
   *Architectural EngineeringArchEngr
   *Civil EngineeringCivEngr
   *Chemical EngineeringChemEngr
   *Chemical and Biological EngineeringChemBioEngr
   *Electrical EngineeringElEngr
   *Electrical and Computer EngineeringElCompEngr
   *Engineering Management EngrMgmt
   *Engineering PhysicsEngrPhys
   *Engineering PlusEngrPlus
   *Environmental EngineerEnvEngr
   *Integrated Design EngineeringIntDesEngr
   *Management Entrepreneurship MgmtEntr
   *Materials ScienceMatSci
   *Mechanical EngineerMechEngr
EnglishEngl
English LanguageEngl
English LiteratureEngl
Environmental ConservationEnvCon
Environmental DesignEnvDes
Environmental ScienceEnvSci
Environmental StudiesEnvSt
Ethnic StudiesEthnSt
FilmFilm
Film and Video ArtsFilmVidArt
FinanceFin
Fine Arts (BA)Art
Fine Arts (MA)MFA
FrenchFren
GeographyGeog
GeologyGeol
GeophysicsGeophys
GermanGer
GreekGreek
HistoryHist
Home EconomicsHomeEcon
HumanitiesHum
Individual MajorIndiv
Information ScienceInfoSci
Information SystemsInfSys
Integrative PhysiologyIntPhys
Interior DesignIntDes
International AffairsIntlAf
International BusinessIntBus
ItalianItal
Japanese Language & LiteratureJpn
JournalismJour
*AdvertisingAdvert
*Broadcast NewsJour
*Critical Media PracticesCritMedia
*Media StudiesMediaSt
*News EditorialJour
KinesiologyKines
LatinLatin
Latin American StudiesLatAmerSt
Law, Juris DoctorLaw
Leadership & Community EngagementLeadCommEngmt
LinguisticsLing
MarketingMktg
Mathematical PhysicsMathPhys
MathematicsMath
Medicine DoctorateMD
Medical TechnicianMedTech
MicrobiologyMicro
Museum and Field StudiesMMusFieldSt
MusicMus
   *Music EducationMusEdu
   *Masters in Music EducationMMusEdu
NeuroscienceNeuro
NursingNurs
Organization ManagementOrgMgmt
PaleontologyPaleo
Personnel ManagementPerMgmt
Public Administration (MA)MPubAd
PharmacyPharm
PhilosophyPhil
Physical EducationPE
Physical TherapyPhysTher
PhysicsPhys
PhysiologyPhysio
Planning & Community DevelopmentEnvDes
Political SciencePolSci
PortuguesePortug
Pre-LawPreLaw
Pre-NursingPreNurs
Pre-MedicinePreMed
PsychologyPsych
Public ServicePubSer
RecreationRec
Religious StudiesRelSt
RussianRuss
Slavic Language & LiteratureSlav
SociologySoc
Social ScienceSocSci
SpanishSpan
Speech & DramaSpchDr
Speech, Language & Hearing SciencesSLHSci
Speech SciencesSpch
StatisticsStat
Tech, Media and Society (ATLAS)TechMedSoc
Technology, Arts and Media TAM
TelecommunicationsTeleCom
TheatreThtr
Urban StudiesUrban
Women StudiesWomSt
ZoologyZool
  
Honorary Degrees 
HumanitiesHonDocHum
LawHonDocLaw
ScienceHonDocSci

Things to Note:

  • For one degree, list the degree abbreviation then an apostrophe with the year graduated. Ex: Accounting 2000 is (Acct’00).

  • If someone has two degrees, separate with a comma and put in alphabetical order Ex: a dual psychology and English 2009 major is (Engl, Psych’09)

  • For degrees that are graduate or doctorate level, an “M” or “PhD” is put in front of the degree. Ex: a master’s in English in 2009 is (MEngl’09)

  • If someone has an undergraduate and graduate degree or doctorate from (any campus), it is also separated with a semicolon and has either a “M” or “PhD” in front of the degree. Ex: Sociology undergraduate 2009, master’s in engineering 2011 (Soc’09; MEngr’11) or if it was a PhD in engineering (Soc’09; PhDEngr’11)

  • If someone left Boulder before graduating, annotate their degree with “ex” and the year they were expected to graduate. Ex: If a student left as a junior in 2012 with a psychology degree and was expected to graduate in 2013, annotate as (Psych ex’13)

  • If someone got their undergraduate and master’s in the same subject, don’t rewrite the degree. Rather put MA if it was a master of arts or MS if it was a master of science or PhD if it was a doctorate. For example, if someone got their undergraduate and graduate degrees in sociology two years apart, it reads like this: (Soc’09; MA’11). Or if they got their civil engineering undergraduate in 2009 and their doctorate in civil engineering in 2015, it reads (CivEngr’09; PhD’15)