Instructional programs that focus on agriculture, animal, plant, veterinary, and related sciences and that prepares individuals to apply specific knowledge, methods, and techniques to the management and performance of agricultural and veterinary operations.

Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields

Agriculture, General

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 01.0101 - 01.0199.

Agricultural Business and Management

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 01.0201 - 01.0299.

Agricultural Mechanization

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 01.0301 - 01.0399.

Agricultural Production Operations

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 01.0601 - 01.0699.

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 01.0801 - 01.0899.

Agricultural Public Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 01.0901 - 01.0999.

Animal Sciences

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 01.1001 - 01.1099.

Food Science and Technology

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 01.1101 - 01.1199.

Plant Sciences

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 01.8101 - 01.8199.

Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

Instructional programs that focus on the various natural resources and conservation fields and prepare individuals for related occupations.

Natural Resources And Conservation

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 03.0101 - 03.0199.

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 03.0201 - 03.0299.

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

Instructional programs that prepare individuals for professional practice in the various architecture-related fields and focus on the study of related aesthetic and socioeconomic aspects of the built environment.

Architecture And Related Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 04.0200 - 04.0299.

Architecture

City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning

Landscape Architecture

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 04.0901 - 04.0999.

Architectural Sciences and Technology

Instructional programs that focus on the defined areas, regions, and countries of the world; defined minority groups within and across societies; and issues relevant to collective gender and group experience.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 05.0200 - 05.0299.

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Instructional programs that focus on how messages in various media are produced, used, and interpreted within and across different contexts, channels, and cultures, and that prepare individuals to apply communication knowledge and skills professionally.

Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 09.0100 - 09.0199.

Communication and Media Studies

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 09.0401 - 09.0499.

Journalism

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 09.0900 - 09.0999.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Instructional programs that focus on the computer and information sciences and prepare individuals for various occupations in information technology and computer operations fields.

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 11.0101 - 11.0199.

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Instructional programs that focus on the theory and practice of learning and teaching, and related research, administrative and support services.

Education

Curriculum and Instruction

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 13.0401 - 13.0499.

Educational Administration and Supervision

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 13.0601 - 13.0699.

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 13.1001 - 13.1099.

Special Education and Teaching

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 13.1101 - 13.1199.

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 13.1201 - 13.1299.

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 13.1301 - 13.1399.

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Instructional programs that prepare individuals to apply mathematical and     scientific principles to the solution of practical problems.

Engineering

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 14.0101 - 14.0103.

Engineering, General

Agricultural Engineering

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 14.0801 - 14.0899.

Civil Engineering

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 14.1001 - 14.1099.

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Biological/Biosystems Engineering

Instructional programs that prepare individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineering and related projects or to prepare for engineering-related fields.

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 15.0000 - 15.0001.

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 15.0303 - 15.0399.

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 15.0607 - 15.0699.

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 15.1301 - 15.1399.

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 15.1501 - 15.1599.

Engineering-Related Fields

Instructional programs that focus on foreign languages and literatures, the humanistic and scientific study of linguistics, and the provision of professional interpretation and translation services.

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 16.0500 - 16.0599.

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 16.0900 - 16.0999.

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Instructional programs that focus on the human interface with the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual environments and the developmental stages and needs of individuals in the interrelated spheres of family, workplace, and community.

Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 19.0401 - 19.0499.

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 19.0501 - 19.0599.

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 19.0701 - 19.0799.

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 19.0901 - 19.0999.

Apparel and Textiles

Instructional programs that prepare individuals for the legal profession, for related support professions and professional legal research, and focus on the study of legal issues in non-professional programs.

Legal Professions And Studies

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 22.0201 - 22.0299.

Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

Instructional programs that focus on the structure and use of the English language and dialects, speech, writing, and various aspects of the literatures and cultures of the English-speaking peoples.

English Language And Literature/Letters

English Language and Literature, General

General instructional programs and independent or individualized studies in the liberal arts subjects, the humanities disciplines and the general curriculum.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 24.0101 - 24.0199.

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Instructional programs that focus on the biological sciences and the non-clinical biomedical sciences, and that prepare individuals for research and professional careers as biologists and biomedical scientists.

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 26.0101 - 26.0102.

Biology, General

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 26.0202 - 26.0299.

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 26.0301 - 26.0399.

Botany/Plant Biology

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 26.0502 - 26.0599.

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

Biotechnology

Instructional programs that focus on the systematic study of logical symbolic language and its applications.

Mathematics And Statistics

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 27.0101 - 27.0199.

Mathematics

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 27.0301 - 27.0399.

Applied Mathematics

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 27.0501 - 27.0599.

Statistics

Instructional programs that derive from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 30.0000 - 30.0001.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

International/Globalization Studies

Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies

Geography and Environmental Studies

Instructional programs that focus on the principles and practices of managing parks and other recreational and fitness facilities; providing recreational, leisure and fitness services; and the study of human kinesiology and fitness.

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, And Kinesiology

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 31.0301 - 31.0399.

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 31.0501 - 31.0599.

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Instructional programs that focus on the scientific study of inanimate objects, processes of matter and energy, and associated phenomena.

Physical Sciences

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 40.0501 - 40.0599.

Chemistry

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 40.0801 - 40.0899.

Physics

Instructional programs that prepare individuals to apply scientific principles and technical skills in support of scientific research and development.

Science Technologies/Technicians

Science Technologies/Technicians, General

Instructional programs that focus on the scientific study of the behavior of individuals, independently or collectively, and the physical and environmental bases of mental, emotional, and neurological activity.

Psychology

Psychology, General

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 42.2801 - 42.2899. These CIP codes are not valid for IPEDS reporting.

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

Instructional programs that focus on the principles and procedures for providing homeland security, police, fire, and other safety services and managing penal institutions. Note: this series is titled Security and Protective Services" in the Canadian CIP.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 43.0401 - 43.0499.

Security Science and Technology

Instructional programs that prepare individuals to analyze, manage, and deliver public programs and services.

Public Administration And Social Service Professions

Community Organization and Advocacy

Instructional programs that focus on the systematic study of social systems, social institutions, and social behavior.

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