Degree Abbreviations
| Degree | Coloradan Code |
| Accounting | Acct |
| Advertising | Advert |
| African & Middle Eastern Studies | AMESt |
| American Studies | AmSt |
| Anatomy | Anat |
| Anthropology | Anth |
| Applied Mathematics | ApMath |
| Applied Physics | ApPhys |
| Architecture | Arch |
| Art | Art |
| Art History | ArtHist |
| Arts & Sciences | A&S |
| Asian Studies | AsianSt |
| Astrophysics | AstroPhys |
| Basic Science | BaSci |
| Biology | Bio |
| *Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | EBio |
| *Environmental, Population & Organismic Biology | EPOBio |
| *Molecular, Cellular Developmental Biology | MCDBio |
| Biochemistry | Biochem |
| Biometrics | Biomet |
| Black Studies | BlackSt |
| Botany | Btny |
| Business | Bus |
| *Accounting | Acct |
| *Executive MBA | ExecMBA |
| *Finance | Fin |
| *Management | Mgmt |
| *Marketing | Mktg |
| *Real Estate (One-year master’s degree) | MRelEst |
| *Business Administration (MS) | MBA |
| *Business Administration (PhD) | DBA |
| *Public Administration | MPubAd |
| Business Education | BusEdu |
| Central/Eastern European Studies | EurSt |
| Chemistry | Chem |
| Chinese | Chin |
| Classics | Class |
| Communication | Comm |
| Communication Disorders & Speech Science | CommDisor |
| Communication & Theatre | CommThtr |
| Computer Science | CompSci |
| Computer Science Application | CompSciAp |
| Conservation Education | ConEdu |
| Creative Writing | Engl |
| Dance | Dance |
| Distributed Studies | DistSt |
| East Asia Studies | EAsianSt |
| Eastern European affairs | Eur |
| Economics | Econ |
| Education | Edu |
| Education Doctorate(pre-1990, after 1990 list PhD) | EdD |
| Engineering | Engr |
| *Aerospace Engineering | AeroEngr |
| *Architectural Engineering | ArchEngr |
| *Civil Engineering | CivEngr |
| *Chemical Engineering | ChemEngr |
| *Electrical Engineering | ElEngr |
| *Engineering Physics | EngrPhys |
| *Environmental Engineer | EnvEngr |
| *Mechanical Engineer | MechEngr |
| English | Engl |
| English Language | Engl |
| English Literature | Engl |
| Environmental Conservation | EnvCon |
| Environmental Design | EnvDes |
| Environmental Science | EnvSci |
| Environmental Studies | EnvSt |
| Ethnic Studies | EthnSt |
| Film | Film |
| Finance | Fin |
| Fine Arts (BA) | Art |
| Fine Arts (MA) | MFA |
| French | Fren |
| Geography | Geog |
| Geology | Geol |
| Geophysics | Geophys |
| German | Ger |
| Greek | Greek |
| History | Hist |
| Home Economics | HomeEcon |
| Humanities | Hum |
| Individual Major | Indiv |
| Information Systems | InfSys |
| Integrative Physiology | IntPhys |
| Interior Design | IntDes |
| International Affairs | IntlAf |
| International Business | IntBus |
| Italian | Ital |
| Japanese Language & Literature | Jpn |
| Journalism | Jour |
| *Advertising | Advert |
| *Broadcast News | Jour |
| *News Editorial | Jour |
| Kinesiology | Kines |
| Latin | Latin |
| Latin American Studies | LatAmerSt |
| Law, Juris Doctor | Law |
| Linguistics | Ling |
| Marketing | Mktg |
| Mathematical Physics | MathPhys |
| Mathematics | Math |
| Medicine Doctorate | MD |
| Medical Technician | MedTech |
| Microbiology | Micro |
| Music | Mus |
| *Music Education | MusEdu |
| *Masters in Music Education | MMusEdu |
| Nursing | Nurs |
| Organization Management | Mgmt |
| Paleontology | Paleo |
| Personnel Management | PerMgmt |
| Public Administration (MA) | MPubAd |
| Pharmacy | Pharm |
| Philosophy | Phil |
| Physical Education | PE |
| Physical Therapy | PhysTher |
| Physics | Phys |
| Physiology | Physio |
| Planning & Community Development | EnvDes |
| Political Science | PolSci |
| Portuguese | Portug |
| Pre-Law | PreLaw |
| Pre-Nursing | PreNurs |
| Pre-Medicine | PreMed |
| Psychology | Psych |
| Public Service | PubSer |
| Recreation | Rec |
| Religious Studies | RelSt |
| Russian | Russ |
| Slavic Language & Literature | Slav |
| Sociology | Soc |
| Social Science | SocSci |
| Spanish | Span |
| Speech & Drama | SpchDr |
| Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences | SLHSci |
| Speech Sciences | Spch |
| Statistics | Stat |
| Telecommunications | TeleCom |
| Theatre | Thtr |
| Urban Studies | Urban |
| Women Studies | WomSt |
| Zoology | Zool |
| Honorary Degrees | |
| Humanities | HonDocHum |
| Law | HonDocLaw |
| Science | HonDocSci |
Things to Note:
- For one degree, list the degree abbreviation then an apostrophe with the year graduated. Ex: Accounting 2000 would read (Acct’00).
- If someone has two degrees, separate them with a comma and put in alphabetical order Ex: a dual Psychology and English 2009 major would read: (Engl, Psych’09)
- For degrees that are graduate or doctorate level, an “M” or “PhD” would be put in front of the degree. Ex: a master’s in English in 2009 would read: (MEngl’09)
- If someone has an undergraduate and graduate degree or doctorate from CU (any campus), it would also be separated with a comma and would have either a “M” or “PhD” in from of the degree. Ex: Sociology undergraduate 2009, master’s in engineering 2011 (Soc’09, MEngr’11) or if it was a PhD in engineering, it would read: (Soc’09, PhDEngr’11)
- If someone left CU-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 psych degree and was expected to graduate in 2013, we would annotate as (Psych ex’13)
- If someone got their undergraduate and master’s in the same subject, we don’t rewrite the degree. Rather you 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 would read 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 would read (CivEngr’09, PhD’15)