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Course Prefixes

2022 - 2023 Graduate Bulletin

Course Prefixes (Topics)

Below is a list of course prefixes used in the bulletin. Some prefixes may no longer be in use but were used in previous editions of the bulletin. Clicking on a prefix will show a listing of all courses with the specified prefix in the currently selected bulletin.

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis
ACT - Accounting
AIS - Academic Information Services
ATR - Athletic Training
BC - Broadcasting
BI - Biology
BUS - Business
CH - Chemistry
CJ - Criminal Justice
CLS - Clinical Laboratory Sciences
CS - Computer Science
CT - School Counseling
EC - Economics
ED - Education
EDSI
EN - English
ES - Exercise Science
FIN - Finance
FR - French
GC - Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences
GD - Graduate Degree
GR - German
HESA - Higher Education and Student Affairs
HI - Health Informatics
HL - Health, Physical Education and Recreation
HN - Human Nutrition
MA - Mathematics
MAED
MGT - Management
MU - Music
NAS - Native American Studies
NE - Nursing
NU - Nursing
OIS - Office Information Systems
PA - Public Administration
PE - Physical Education
PH - Physics
PR - Public Relations
PS - Political Science and Public Administration
PSY - Psychology
PY - Psychology
PYTD
RE - Recreation
SL - Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
SN - Spanish
SO - Sociology and Social Work
SP - Speech Communications
SW - Social Work
TE - Industry and Technology
TH - Theater
TS - Traffic and Safety Education

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