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Course Abbreviations
A B E - Agricultural and Biological Engineering
A E - Architectural Engineering
A ED - Art Education
ABA - Applied Behavioral Analysis
ABIOL - Astrobiology
ABLAW - Study Abroad
ACCT - Accounting-Cl
ACCTG - Accounting
ACNTG - Accounting - Behrend
ACS - Acoustics
ADTED - Adult Education
AEE - Agricultural and Extension Education
AEREC - Agricultural, Environmental, and Regional Economics
AERSP - Aerospace Engineering
AF AM - Afr Amer Studies
AFR - African Studies
AGBIO - Agricult Biosecurity
AGRO - Agronomy
AM ST - American Studies
AN SC - Animal Science
ANAT - Anatomy-Hy
ANSTH - Anesthesiology-Hy
ANTH - Anthropology
APDEM - Applied Demography
APLNG - Applied Linguistics
APTEM - Appellate Team
ARCH - Architecture
ART - Art
ART H - Art History
ASIA - Asian Studies
ASTRO - Astronomy and Astrophysics
AYFCE - Applied Youth, Family and Community Education
B A - Business Administration
B ADM - Business Admin
B LAW - Business Law
B LOG - Business Logistics
BAN - Business Analytics
BB H - Biobehavioral Health
BBD - Biological Basis-Dis
BCHEM - Biological Chem-Hy
BEHSC - Behavioral Sci-Hy
BIH - Behavior Influ Hlth
BIIFM - Bioinformatics
BIOE - Bioengineering
BIOET - Bioethics
BIOL - Biology
BME - Biomedical Engineering
BMMB - Biochm Micrb & Molbi
BMS - Biomedical Sci-Hy
BPREP - Bar Preparation
BRASS - Music - Brass
BRS - Biorenewable Systems
BUS - Business
BUSAD - Business Admin
BUSEC - Business Economics
C & S - Curriculum and Supervision
C E - Civil Engineering
C I - Curriculum and Instruction
C I C - Traveling Schl Prog
C MED - Comparative Med-Hy
CAM - Complemt Alter Medic
CAMS - Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
CAR - Cardiology-Hy
CAS - Communication Arts and Sciences
CCLAW - Corp & Comm Law
CEDEV - Community and Economic Development
CERSC - Ceramic Science
CH E - Chemical Engineering
CHEM - Chemistry
CHNS - Chinese
CI ED - Comparative and International Education
CL&CR - Constl Law/Civil Rgt
CLC - Clinical Lrng Compet
CMBIO - Cell & Molec Biol-Hy
CMBMP - Cellular/Molec Bas
CMDIS - Communication Disorders
CMLIT - Comparative Literature
CMPSC - Computer Science
CMPSY - Community Psychology
CN ED - Counselor Education
CNPSY - Counseling Psychology
COCUR - Co-Curricular Activ
COMM - Communications
COMMS - Communications-Cl
COMMU - Communication
COMP - Computer Science-Cl
CORE - Core Courses
CRIM - Criminology
CRIMJ - Criminal Justice
CRIML - Criminal Law
CSA - College Student Affs
CSD - Communication Sciences and Disorders
CSE - Computer Science and Engineering
CSP D - Community S P & D
CTS - Clinical & Transcien
DAAN - Data Analytics
DEMOG - Demography
DERM - Dermatology
E C E - Early Childhood Education
E E - Electrical Engineering
E MCH - Engineering Mechanics
E P C - Envirn Poll Control
E SC - Engineering Science
EA - Enterprise Architecture
EARTH - Earth Sciences
EBIZ - E-Business
EBM - Evid-Based Medicine
ECLGY - Ecology
ECNMS - Economics
ECNS - Economics-Behrend
ECON - Economics
EDLDR - Educ Leadership Prog
EDPSY - Educational Psychology
EDSGN - Engineering Design
EDTEC - Educational Technology
EDTHP - Educational Theory and Policy
EDUC - Education
EGEE - Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
ELCLR - Elments Of Clin Res
EM SC - Earth and Mineral Sciences
EME - Energy and Mineral Engineering
EMED - Emergency Med-Hy
END - Endocrinology-Hy
ENDO - Endocrinology
ENGL - English
ENGMT - Engineering Mgmt
ENGR - Engineering
ENNEC - Energy, Environmental, and Mineral Economics
ENT - Entomology
ENTR - Entrepreneurship
ENVE - Environmental Engineering
ESPRG - Early Start Program
EXSCI - Exercise/Sport Scien
F SC - Fuel Science
FCM - Found Clinical Med
FCMED - Famly/Comunty Med-Hy
FD SC - Food Science
FIN - Finance
FINAN - Financial Analysis
FMEST - Family Law/Est Plan
FNC - Finance - Behrend
FOR - Forestry
FPADM - Fp-Admin Agency Clin
FPC - Field Placemnt Clini
FPCC - Founda Patient Cente
FPCLA - Fp-Cabinet Lvl Agncs
FPEXT - Fp-Misc Summer Extrn
FPHBG - Fld Plcmt Harrisburg
FPHED - Fp - Higher Educatio
FPHLC - Fp - Health Law Clin
FPICT - Fp - Intnal Crim Tri
FPIJP - Fld Plcmnt Int Just
FPJUD - Fp - Judicial Clinic
FPLEG - Fp-Legislation Clin
FPLGC - Fp - Local Gvmt Clin
FPLSC - Fp-Legal Services
FPMPS - Fp-Misc Public Servc
FPPDC - Fp-Public Def Clinic
FPPPC - Fp-Pub Prosecutr Cln
FPWDC - Fp- W Dc Seminar Pro
FR - French
FRNSC - Forensic Science
GENET - Genetics
GEODZ - Geodesign
GEOEE - Geo-Environmental Engineering
GEOG - Geography
GEOSC - Geosciences
GER - German
GH - Global Health
GI - Gastroenterology-Hy
GOVMT - Government & Politic
GREEK - Greek
H ADM - Health Administration
H DEV - Human Development
H P A - Health Policy and Administration
H&HD - Health and Human Development
HD FS - Human Development and Family Studies
HDNRE - Hum Dim Nat Res Env
HEBR - Hebrew
HEM - Hematology-Hy
HI ED - Higher Education
HIST - History
HL ED - Health Education
HLHED - Health Education
HLS - Homeland Security
HLTHL - Health Law
HM - Hospitality Mgmt
HMN - Humanities-Hy
HORT - Horticulture
HRER - Hum Res & Empmnt Rel
HUM - Humanities
HUMAN - Humanities
I B - International Business
I E - Industrial Engineering
I H S - Industrial Health and Safety
IBIOS - Integrative Biosc
IHAPP - Ihc - Appellate
IHASE - Ihc-Art,Sprt,Ent Law
IHCAD - Ihc-Children'S Advoc
IHCLC - In-Hse Comm Lw Clinc
IHCLN - In-House Clinic
IHDIS - Ihc-Disability Law
IHEAC - Entrepreneur Asst Cl
IHFAM - Ihc-Family Law
IHICJ - Indig Crim Just Clin
IHIMM - Ihc - Immigration
IHINM - In-House Inmate
IHRED - In Hse Rur Econ Dev
IHREF - Ihc - Refugee Law
IHSDP - Intl Sust Dev Prj
IHVET - 1Nhouse Clin Vet Srv
IMBA - Intercollege Mba
IN SC - Information Science
INFSY - Information Systems
INS - Insurance
INSYS - Instructional Systems
INT B - International Bus
INTAD - Intern Agric Develop
INTAF - International Affair
INTER - Internatl & Comp Law
INTPR - Intl Prop/Media Law
IST - Information Sciences And Technology
IT - Italian
J ST - Jewish Studies
JAPNS - Japanese
KEYBD - Music - Keyboard
KINES - Kinesiology
L A - Liberal Arts
L I R - Labor and Industrial Relations
LABOR - Labor & Employmt Law
LANG - Languages
LARCH - Landscape Architecture
LATIN - Latin
LAW - Law
LDT - Learning Design&Tech
LEAD - Ldrshp Development
LGWR - Labor&Globwkrsrghts
LING - Linguistics
LIT - Literature
LITH - Lithuanian
LL ED - Language and Literacy Education
LLMLW - Mstr Law Courses
M E - Mechanical Engineering
M E M - Mineral Engr Mgmt
M E R - Man-Environmt Relatn
M I S - Management Information Systems
M M - Molecular Medicine
M T - Molecular Toxicology
MANGT - Management
MATH - Mathematics
MATL - Materials
MATSE - Materials Science and Engineering
MBADM - Business Admin Mana
MCIBS - Molec Cellu&Intg Bio
MCLKS - Md Clkship Island-Hy
MED - Medicine-Hy
MEDTR - Medical Triag&Resusc
MEDVL - Medieval Studies
MEP - Medical Ethics Profe
METEO - Meteorology
MFGSE - Manufcturing Sys Eng
MGMT - Management
MHC - Medical Home Curricu
MICRO - Microbiology-Hy
MISBD - Mngmt Info Systms-Bd
MKTG - Marketing
MN PR - Mineral Processing
MNG - Mining
MNGMT - Management-Cl
MRKT - Marketing-Cl
MRKTG - Marketing-Bd
MS&IS - Management Science and Information Systems
MSC - Muscul Medicine-Hy
MSK - Musculoskeletal Syst
MTHED - Mathematics Education
MU ED - Music Education
MUSIC - Music
NBS - Neural & Behav Sci
NEURO - Neuroscience-Hy
NSURG - Neurosurgery
NUC E - Nuclear Engineering
NURS - Nursing
NUTR - Nutrition
O R - Operations Research
OBGYN - Obstet/Gynecology-Hy
OPHTH - Ophthalmology
OPMAN - Operations Mmgt-Bd
OPMGT - Operations Managemnt
ORTHO - Orthopaedics
P ADM - Public Administration
P M E - Petrol & Min Enginer
P N G - Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
PAS - Physician Asst Stdis
PATH - Pathology-Hy
PBL - P-Based Learn Fac-Hy
PCMED - Primary Care Medicne
PED - Pediatrics-Hy
PERCN - Music - Percussion
PERSP - Perspectives
PHARM - Pharmacology-Hy
PHIL - Philosophy
PHP - Public Health Preparedness
PHS - Public Health Sciences
PHSIO - Physiology
PHYS - Physics
PL SC - Political Science
PLBIO - Plant Biology
PLM - Pulmonary Medicne-Hy
PMR - Phys Med&Rehabilitat
POM - Profession Of Medici
PORT - Portuguese
PPATH - Plant Pathology
PSCHT - Psychiatry-Hy
PSIO - Physiology-Hy
PSY - Psychology
PSYC - Psychology-Cl
PTYSC - Poultry Science
PUB A - Public Admn
QANLY - Quantitative Analys
QMM - Quality and Manufacturing Management
R EST - Real Estate
R SOC - Rural Sociology
RAD - Radiology
REN - Renal Medicine-Hy
REP - Reproductve Medcn-Hy
RESP - Respiratory Medicine
RL ST - Religious Studies
RP&EL - Real Prop/Envrml Law
RPTM - Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
RUS - Russian
S PSY - School Psychology
S T S - Science, Technology, and Society
SBMP - Strctrl Basis-Med Pr
SC - Science
SC&IS - Supply Chain and Information Systems
SCIED - Science Education
SCM - Supply Chain Mgmt
SEM - Seminar - Dickinson
SHS - Science Health Syste
SIH - Social Influenc Hlth
SJDLW - Law Research Doctora
SKILS - Lit/Dispt Res/Skills
SOC - Sociology
SOCTH - Social Thought
SODA - Social Data Analytics
SOEM - Socio-Ecolog Medicin
SOILS - Soil Science
SP - Summer Practicum
SPAN - Spanish
SPEC - Special Grad Pgmr
SPLED - Special Education
SPM - Scient Princ Medicin
SS ED - Social Studies Education
STABO - Study Abroad
STABR - Study Abroad
STAT - Statistics
STRNG - Music - String
SURG - Surgery-Hy
SWENG - Software Engineering
SYSEN - Systems Engineering
TAX - Taxation
TCM - Trans Clinical Medic
THEA - Theatre
TRDEV - Training and Development
TRTEM - Trial Team
TURF - Turfgrass
UMDH - Underser Med&Dom Hlt
UR PL - Urban & Reg Plan-Cl
VB SC - Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
VIRIM - Virology
VOICE - Music - Voice
VSTUD - Visual Studies
W F S - Wildlife and Fisheries Science
W P - Wood Products
WF ED - Workforce Education and Development
WMNST - Women's Studies
WWNDS - Music - Woodwinds