Nov 25, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25

Abbreviations


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Course Prefix


Please see the list below for the full names of the abbreviated course prefixes:

  • AAS - African American Studies
  • ACCT - Accounting
  • AGC - Academic and Global Communication
  • AH - Art History
  • AHSW - Applied Health Sciences and Wellness
  • AI - Artificial Intelligence
  • AKAN - Akan
  • ANTH - Anthropology
  • ARAB - Arabic
  • ART - Art
  • AST - Aerospace Studies
  • ASTR - Astronomy
  • AT - Athletic Training
  • ATCH - Accounting Technology
  • AVN - Aviation
  • BA - Business Administration
  • BIOE - Bioethics
  • BIOL - Biology 
  • BIOS - Biological Sciences
  • BME - Biomedical Engineering
  • BMT - Business Management Technology
  • BUSL - Business Law
  • CARS - Classics and Religious Studies
  • CAS - College of Arts and Sciences
  • CE - Civil Engineering
  • CFS - Child and Family Studies
  • CH - Contemporary History Institute
  • CHE - Chemical Engineering
  • CHEM - Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • CHIN - Chinese
  • CJ - Criminal Justice
  • COED - Coaching Education
  • COMM - Communication
  • COMS - Communication Studies
  • CONS - Human and Consumer Sciences
  • CS - Computer Science
  • CSD - Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • CTCH - Computer Science Technology
  • DANC - Dance
  • DATA - Data Analytics
  • DSI - Deaf Studies and Interpreting
  • ECEE - Early Childhood and Elementary Education
  • ECON - Economics
  • ECT - Emerging Communication Technologies
  • EDCE - Education - Counselor
  • EDCP - Education - College Student Personnel
  • EDCR - Education - Care Partnership
  • EDCS - Education - Critical Studies
  • EDCT - Education - Computer Technology
  • EDEC - Education - Early Childhood
  • EDHE - Education - Higher
  • EDHP - Education - Honors Program
  • EDLE - Education - Leadership
  • EDMC - Education - Middle Childhood
  • EDPL - Education - Professional Laboratory
  • EDRE - Education - Research and Evaluation
  • EDSE - Education - Secondary
  • EDSP - Education - Special
  • EDTE - Education - Teacher Education
  • EE - Electrical Engineering
  • EH - Environmental Health
  • EM - Electronic Media
  • EMGT - Engineering Management
  • ENE - Energy Engineering
  • ENG - English
  • ENGT - Engineering Technology
  • EQU - Equine Studies
  • ES - Environmental Studies
  • ET - Engineering and Technology
  • ETM - Engineering Technology and Management
  • EVT - Environmental Engineering Technology
  • EXPH - Exercise Physiology
  • FAR - Fine Arts
  • FILM - Film
  • FIN - Finance
  • FR - French
  • GEOG - Geography 
  • GEOL - Geological Sciences
  • GER - German
  • GK - Greek
  • GLC - Global Leadership Center
  • HC - Honors College
  • HDFS - Human Development and Family Science
  • HIND - Hindi-Urdu
  • HIST - History
  • HLTH - Health Sciences - Health
  • HSLS - Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences
  • HST - Human Services Technology
  • HTCH - Health Technology
  • HUM - Humanities
  • IART - Interdisciplinary Arts
  • IHS - Interdisciplinary Health Studies
  • ILL - International Literature: Linguistics
  • ILML - International Literature: Modern Language
  • INDO - Indonesian-Malay
  • INST - International Studies
  • ISE - Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • ITAL - Italian
  • ITS - Information and Telecommunication Systems
  • JOUR - Journalism
  • JPC - Japanese Culture
  • JPN - Japanese Language
  • JS - Jewish Studies
  • KHMR - Khmer
  • KIKU - Kikuyu
  • LAT - Latin
  • LET - Law Enforcement Technology
  • LING - Linguistics
  • LJC - Law, Justice, and Culture
  • LPA - Leadership and Public Affairs
  • MALA - Malay
  • MAT - Medical Assisting Technology
  • MATH - Mathematics
  • MBA - Master Business Administration
  • MCB - Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • MDIA - Media Arts and Studies
  • ME - Mechanical Engineering
  • MFE - Master Financial Economics
  • MGT - Management
  • MIS - Management Information Systems
  • MKT - Marketing
  • ML - Modern Languages
  • MPA - Master of Public Administration
  • MSC - Military Science
  • MUS - Music
  • NEUR - Neuroscience
  • NRSE - Nursing, Baccalaureate
  • NURS - Nursing, Associate Program
  • NUTR - Nutrition
  • OAT - Office Adminstration Technology
  • OCOM - Osteopathic Medicine
  • OHS - Occupational Hygiene and Safety
  • OPIE - Ohio Program of Intensive English
  • OPN - Operations
  • PA - Physician Assistant
  • PAW - Physical Activity and Wellness
  • PBIO - Environmental and Plant Biology
  • PCOE - Patton College of Education
  • PETE - Physical Education Teacher Education
  • PHIL - Philosophy
  • PHYS - Physics
  • PM - Project Management
  • POCO - Political Communication
  • POLS - Political Science
  • PORT - Portuguese
  • PRCM - Communication, Introduction to Professional
  • PRHT - Parks, Recreation, Hospitality and Tourism
  • PSC - Physical Science
  • PSY - Psychology
  • PT - Physical Therapy
  • QBA - Quantitative Business Analysis
  • REAL - Real Estate
  • REC - Recreation
  • RFM - Retail Fashion Merchandising
  • RHT - Restaurant, Hotel, and Tourism
  • RSP - Recreation and Sport Pedagogy
  • RSS - Recreation and Sport Services
  • RUS - Russian
  • SAM - Science in Applied Management
  • SASM - Sports Administration/Sports Management
  • SEC - Security
  • SETS - Setswana
  • SLS - Sport and Lifestyle Studies
  • SOC - Sociology
  • SOMA - Somali
  • SPAN - Spanish
  • SPST - Specialized Studies
  • SUDN - Sudanese
  • SW - Social Work
  • SWAH - Swahili
  • T3 - Tier III
  • TAS - Technical and Applied Studies
  • TBS - Translational Biomedical Sciences
  • THAI - Thai
  • THAR - Theater
  • UC - University College
  • UP - University Professor
  • VICO - Visual Communication
  • VIET - Vietnamese
  • WGSS - Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • WOL - Wolof
  • XPLN - Experiential Learning
  • ZULU - Zulu

Degree Code

Please see the list below for the full names of the abbreviated degree codes:

  • A.A. - Associate of Arts
  • A.A.B. - Associate of Applied Business
  • A.A.S. - Associate of Applied Science
  • A.I.S. - Associate of Individual Study
  • A.S. - Associate of Science
  • A.T.S. - Associate of Technical Studies
  • B.A. - Bachelor of Arts
  • B.A.S. - Bachelor of Applied Science
  • B.B.A. - Bachelor of Business Administration
  • B.F.A. - Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • B.G.S. - Bachelor of General Studies
  • B.I.S. - Bachelor of Integrative Studies
  • B.Mus. - Bachelor of Music
  • B.S. - Bachelor of Science
  • B.S.Ed. - Bachelor of Science in Education
  • B.S.N. - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • B.S.W. - Bachelor of Social Work
  • B.T.A.S. - Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies