Course Alphas for General Education Courses
Each course number is preceded by a two, three, or four character alphabetic prefix, called an alpha, which designates the academic discipline or subject area of the course. A list of the alphas from disciplines offering general education courses is given below together with the area for which each stands and the college which offers courses in that area. No more than two courses with the same alpha may be applied to the general education common core requirements.
College abbreviations: CBA—College of Business Administration, CHSS—College of Humanities and Social Sciences, CNCS—College of Natural and Computational Sciences, CNHS—College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
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Alpha |
Subject |
College |
Alpha |
Subject |
College |
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ADPR |
Advertising/Public Relations |
CHSS |
INTR |
International Studies |
CHSS |
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AL |
Applied Linguistics |
CHSS |
JADM |
Justice Administration |
CHSS |
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AMST |
American Studies |
CHSS |
JOUR |
Journalism |
CHSS |
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ANTH |
Anthropology |
CHSS |
JPE |
Japanese |
CHSS |
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ARB |
Arabic |
CHSS |
KOR |
Korean |
CHSS |
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ARTH |
Art History |
CHSS |
MARS |
Marine Science/ Oceanography |
CNCS |
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ARTS |
Visual Arts |
CHSS |
MATH |
Mathematics |
CNCS |
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ASIA |
Asian Studies |
CHSS |
MGMT |
Management |
CBA |
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BIOL |
Biology |
CNCS |
MULT |
Multimedia |
CHSS |
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CHEM |
Chemistry |
CNCS |
MUS |
Music |
CHSS |
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CHIN |
Chinese |
CHSS |
NSCI |
Natural Sciences |
CNCS |
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CLST |
Classical Studies |
CHSS |
NUR |
Nursing |
CNHS |
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COM |
Communication |
CHSS |
PHIL |
Philosophy |
CHSS |
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CSCI |
Computer Science |
CNCS |
PHYS |
Physics |
CNCS |
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ECON |
Economics |
CBA |
PSCI |
Political Science |
CHSS |
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ED |
Education |
CHSS |
PSY |
Psychology |
CHSS |
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ENG |
English |
CHSS |
REL |
Religion |
CHSS |
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ENVS |
Environmental Science/Studies |
CNCS |
SOC |
Sociology |
CHSS |
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FR |
French |
CHSS |
SPAN |
Spanish |
CHSS |
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GEOG |
Geography |
CHSS |
STSS |
Strategic and Security Studies |
CHSS |
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GEOL |
Geology |
CNCS |
SWRK |
Social Work |
CHSS |
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HAWN |
Hawaiian |
CHSS |
THEA |
Theater |
CHSS |
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HIST |
History |
CHSS |
WRI |
Writing |
CHSS |
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HUM |
Humanities |
CHSS |
