Subject Codes and Course Numbers

Typically Subject Codes are based on the College/School/Center and then Program offering the course:

Subject Codes
Subject Code	Description	Notes/Examples
CHSS	Courses offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences not specifically coded elsewhere.	This would include General Education courses offered through the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
PSIA	Courses offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Political Science or International Affairs
LAW	Courses offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in law
TEFL	Courses offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
E&C	Courses offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in English and Communications
FND	General Education Foundation courses	Includes Freshman English, Armenian Language and Literature, Armenian History, Physical Education, Civil Defense, First Aid (all General Education Foundation courses)
CSE	Courses offered by the Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science and Engineering not specifically coded elsewhere	Entrepreneurship offered in CSE would go here.This would include General Education courses offered through the College of Science and Engineering.Conceptual Physics would go here.
IESM	Courses offered by the Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science and Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management	Engineering Statistics would go here
CS	Courses offered by the Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science and Engineering in computer science and computational sciences
ENGS	Courses offered by the Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science and Engineering in engineering sciences
CBE	Courses offered by the Manoogian Simone College of Business and Economics not specifically coded elsewhere.
BUS	Courses offered by the Manoogian Simone College of Business and Economics in business	Entrepreneurship offered in the MBA program would go here.This would include General Education courses offered through the College of Business and Economics,
MGMT	Courses offered by the Manoogian Simone College of Business and Economics in management
ECON	Courses offered by the Manoogian Simone College of Business and Economics in economics	Sustainable Development offered within MSE would go here.
ENV	Courses offered by the Acopian Center for the Environment [in environmental studies, environmental policies, environmental science]	Sustainable Development offered by ACE would go here.
PH	Courses offered by the Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health in public health
GCE	Graduate Continuing Enrollment.	All programs. GCE is for students who have completed course work but have not completed their capstone, thesis, comprehensive exam, etc.

 

Course Numbers
01-99	bridge courses – no credit toward a degree program
100-199	undergraduate lower division courses
200-299	undergraduate upper division courses
300-399	graduate courses
GCE 600	graduate continuing enrollment

 

Additional information per College/School:

 

CHSS: Codes by Decade

CHSS 100                       Reserved

CHSS 110                       Philosophy

CHSS 120                       History

CHSS 130                       Art

CHSS 140                       Music

CHSS 150                       Languages

CHSS 160                       Literature

CHSS 170                       Religion

CHSS 180                       Social Sciences

CHSS 190                       Cultural Studies