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Course Abbreviations
A B E - Agricultural and Biological Engineering
A E - Architectural Engineering
A ED - Art Education
A S M - Agricultural Systems Management
A&A - Arts and Architecture
AAA S - African and African American Studies
ACCTG - Accounting
ACS - Acoustics
ADTED - Adult Education
AE T - Architectural Engineering Technology
AEE - Agricultural and Extension Education
AERSP - Aerospace Engineering
AG - Agriculture
AG BM - Agribusiness Management
AG EC - Agricultural Economics
AG SC - Agricultural Science
AGCOM - Agricultural Communications
AGECO - Agroecology
AGESS - Agroecosystems Science
AGRO - Agronomy
AIR - Air Force
AM ST - American Studies
AN SC - Animal Science
ANTH - Anthropology
APLNG - Applied Linguistics
ARAB - Arabic
ARCH - Architecture
ARMY - Army
ART - Art
ART H - Art History
ASTRO - Astronomy and Astrophysics
B A - Business Administration
B E - Biological Engineering
B LAW - Business Law
B LOG - Business Logistics
B M B - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
BB H - Biobehavioral Health
BE SC - Behavioral Sciences
BE T - Biomedical Engineering Technology
BI SC - Biological Science
BIIFM - Bioinformatics
BIOBD - Biology
BIOE - Bioengineering
BIOL - Biology
BIOTC - Biotechnology
BKLV - Berks-Lehigh Valley
BMH - Bioethics & Med Huma
BRASS - Music - Brass
C & S - Curriculum and Supervision
C E - Civil Engineering
C I - Curriculum and Instruction
CAMS - Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
CAP - First-Year Seminar
CAS - Communication Arts and Sciences
CC - Corporate Communication
CED - Comm Env &Devlop
CEDEV - Community and Economic Development
CET - Civil Engr Tech
CH E - Chemical Engineering
CHEM - Chemistry
CHNS - Chinese
CI ED - Comparative and International Education
CINSY - Computer Information Systems
CLJ - Crime, Law & Justice
CMLIT - Comparative Literature
CMPEH - Computer Engineering
CMPEN - Computer Engineering
CMPET - Computer Engineering Technology
CMPSC - Computer Science
CN ED - Counselor Education
CNPSY - Counseling Psychology
COMM - Communications
COMMS - Communications-Cl
CRIM - Criminology
CRIMJ - Criminal Justice
CSD - Communication Sciences and Disorders
CWC - Commonwealth College
D S M - Dietetic Food Systems Management
DANCE - Dance
E C E - Early Childhood Education
E E - Electrical Engineering
E ENG - Electrical Engr
E MCH - Engineering Mechanics
E R M - Environmental Resource Management
E RRE - Environmental and Renewable Resource Economics
E SC - Engineering Science
EA ST - East Asian Studies
EARTH - Earth Sciences
ECON - Economics
ED - Education
ED AB - Tmp Educ Abroad Reg
EDLDR - Educ Leadership Prog
EDMTH - Education Mathematics
EDPSY - Educational Psychology
EDSCI - Education Science
EDSGN - Engineering Design
EDTEC - Educational Technolo
EDTHP - Educational Theory and Policy
EDUC - Education
EET - Elct Engr Technology
EG T - Engineering Graphics Technology
EGEE - Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
ELEDM - Elementary Education in Multicultural Settings
ELOP - Engineering/Laser Operation
EM SC - Earth and Mineral Sciences
EMET - Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology
ENGL - English
ENGR - Engineering
ENNEC - Energy, Environmental, and Mineral Economics
ENT - Entomology
ENTR - Entreprenuership
ENVE - Environmental Engineering
ENVST - Environmental Studies
ESL - English as a Second Language
ET - Engineering Tech
F SC - Fuel Science
FD SC - Food Science
FIN - Finance
FINSV - Financial Services
FOR - Forestry
FORT - Forest Technology
FR - French
FRNSC - Forensic Science
GD - Graphic Design
GEOEE - Geo-Environmental Engineering
GEOG - Geography
GEOSC - Geosciences
GER - German
GMISC - Fractnl Trans Cr
GREEK - Greek
H C M - Health Care Management
H P A - Health Policy and Administration
H&HD - Health and Human Development
H&SS - Humanities and Social Sciences
HD FS - Human Development and Family Studies
HEBR - Hebrew
HI ED - Higher Education
HIST - History
HL ED - Health Education
HLHED - Health Education
HLS - Homeland Security
HLTH - Health
HONOR - Honors
HORT - Horticulture
HRIM - Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
HUM - Humanities
I B - International Business
I E - Industrial Engineering
I H S - Industrial Health and Safety
I HUM - Interdisciplinary Humanities
IBIOS - Integrative Biosc
IET - Indus Eng Technol
IN SC - Information Science
INART - Integrative Arts
INFSY - Information Systems
INS - Insurance
INSYS - Instructional Systems
INTAG - International Agriculture
INTSP - Internship
INTST - Intl Studies
IST - Information Sciences And Technology
IT - Italian
J ST - Jewish Studies
JAPNS - Japanese
KEYBD - Music - Keyboard
KINES - Kinesiology
KOR - Korean
L A - Liberal Arts
L ST - Library Studies
LANG - Languages
LARCH - Landscape Architecture
LATAM - Latin American Studies
LATIN - Latin
LAWUN - Dickinson Scl Of Law
LER - Labor, Emplym Relati
LING - Linguistics
LIT - Literature
LL ED - Language and Literacy Education
LTNST - Latina/O Studies
M E - Mechanical Engineering
MAE T - Materials Engineering Technology
MATH - Mathematics
MATSE - Materials Science and Engineering
MCH T - Mechanical Technology
MEDVL - Medieval Studies
MET - Mechan Engr Technolg
METEO - Meteorology
MFET - Manufacturing/Engineering Technology
MFTBD - Manufacturing Technology
MGMT - Management
MICRB - Microbiology
MIN E - Mineral Engineering
MIS - Mangt Info Systems
MKTG - Marketing
MN PR - Mineral Processing
MNG - Mining
MNG T - Mining Technology
MTHED - Mathematics Education
MU ED - Music Education
MUSIC - Music
NAVSC - Navy
NMT - Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology
NUC E - Nuclear Engineering
NURS - Nursing
NUTR - Nutrition
O T - Occupational Therapy
OISM - Operations and Information Systems Management
P ADM - Public Administration
P N G - Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
P T - Physical Therapy
PERCN - Music - Percussion
PH SC - Physical Science
PHIL - Philosophy
PHOTO - Photography
PHYS - Physics
PL ET - Plastics Engineering Technology
PL SC - Political Science
POL - Polish
PORT - Portuguese
PPATH - Plant Pathology
PSU - Penn State First-Year Seminar
PSYCH - Psychology
PUBPL - Public Policy
Q C - Quality Control
QMM - Quality and Manufacturing Management
QUANT - Quantification
R EST - Real Estate
R SOC - Rural Sociology
RADSC - Radiological Sciences
REHAB - Rehabilitation
RHS - Rehab & Hum Services
RL ST - Religious Studies
ROM - Romanian
RPTM - Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
RUS - Russian
S CR - Serbo-Croatian
S PSY - School Psychology
S T S - Science, Technology, and Society
SC - Science
SCIED - Science Education
SCM - Supply Chain Mgmt
SE&T - Science, Engineering, and Technology
SLAV - Slavic
SO SC - Social Science
SOC - Sociology
SOCIO - Sociology-Cl
SOILS - Soil Science
SPAN - Spanish
SPLED - Special Education
SRA - Security & Rsk Analy
SS ED - Social Studies Education
SSET - School of Science, Engineering, and Technology
STAT - Statistics
STRNG - Music - String
SUR - Surveying
SWA - Swahili
SWENG - Software Engineering
SYSEN - Systems Engineering
TELCM - Telecommunications
THEA - Theatre
TRDEV - Training and Development
TURF - Turfgrass
UKR - Ukrainian
V SC - Veterinary Science
VB SC - Vet & Biomed Sci
VOICE - Music - Voice
W F S - Wildlife and Fisheries Science
W P - Wood Products
WF ED - Workforce Education and Development
WILDL - Wildlife
WL ED - World Languages Education
WMNST - Women's Studies
WWNDS - Music - Woodwinds
YFE - Youth and Family Education