Course Abbreviations
The University of Kentucky has established the following set of standardized abbreviations for its academic departments and areas of study. These abbreviations should be used in making out registration worksheets and when referring to specific course offerings. The corresponding course descriptions appear beginning on the page listed after the prefix and department title below.
KEY:
# = new course
* = course changed
+ = course dropped
¶ = course removed from Bulletin due to inactivity
- A&S--Arts and Sciences
- A-E--Art Education
- A-H--Art History
- A-S--Art Studio
- AAD--Arts Administration
- AAS--African American Studies
- ABT--Agricultural Biotechnology
- AC-- American Culture
- ACC--Accounting
- ACE--Agricultural Communications and Education
- AEC--Agricultural Economics
- AED--Agricultural Education
- AEN--Agricultural Engineering
- AFS--Air Force Studies
- AMS--American Military Studies
- ANA--Anatomy and Neurobiology
- ANS--Anesthesiology
- ANT--Anthropology
- APP--Appalachian Studies
- AIS--Arabic and Islamic Studies
- ARC--Architecture
- ART--Art
- ASC--Animal Sciences
- AST--Astronomy
- AT--Athletic Training
- B&E--Business and Economics
- BA--Business Administration
- BAE--Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
- BCH--Biochemistry
- BIO--Biology
- BME--Biomedical Engineering
- BSC--Behavioral Science
- CD--Communication Disorders
- CDE--Community Dentistry
- CDS--Conjoint Dental Science
- CE--Civil Engineering
- CGS--Cognitive Science
- CHE--Chemistry
- CHI--Chinese Culture and Language
- CJT--Communication, Journalism, Telecommunications (Graduate)
- CLA--Classics
- CLD--Community and Leadership Development
- CLS--Clinical Laboratory Sciences
- CME--Chemical Engineering
- CNU--Clinical Nutrition
- COM--Communication
- CPH-College of Public Health
- CS--Computer Science
- CSC--Clinical Sciences
- DIP--Diplomacy and International Commerce
- DIS--Decision Science and Information Systems
- DMT--Interior Design, Merchandising, and Textiles
- DR--Diagnostic Radiology
- DSP--Discovery Seminar Program
- ECO--Economics
- EDA--Administration and Supervision
- EDC--Curriculum and Instruction
- EDP--Educational and Counseling Psychology
- EDS--Special Education
- EDU--Education
- EDV--Vocational Education
- EE--Electrical Engineering
- EGR--Engineering
- EM--Engineering Mechanics
- END--Endodontics
- ENG--English
- ENS--Environmental Studies
- ENT--Entomology
- EPE--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
- ER--Emergency Medicine
- ES--Environmental Systems
- EXP--Experiential Education
- FAM--Family Studies
- FIN--Finance
- FOR--Forestry
- FP--Family Practice and Community Medicine
- FR--French Language and Literature
- FSC--Food Science
- GEN--General Agriculture
- GEO--Geography
- GER--German Studies
- GLY--Geological Sciences
- GRN--Gerontology
- GS--The Graduate School
- HA--Health Administration
- HDI--Human Development Institute
- HEE--Home Economics Education
- HES--Human Environmental Sciences
- HIS--History
- HJS--Hebrew and Judaic Studies
- HMN--Humanities
- HMT--Hospitality Management
- HON--Honors
- HP--Historic Preservation
- HSE--Health Sciences Education
- HSM--Health Services Management
- IBS--Integrated Biomedical Sciences
- ID--School of Interior Design
- INF--Informatics
- ISC--Integrated Strategic Communication
- ISP--International Studies Program
- ITA--Italian
- JAT--Journalism, Advertising, Telecommunications
- JOU--Journalism
- JPN--Japan Studies
- KHP--Kinesiology and Health Promotion
- LA--Landscape Architecture
- LAS--Latin American Studies
- LAW--Law
- LIN--Linguistics
- LIS--Library and Information Science
- MA--Mathematics
- MAT--Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles
- MB--Microbiology
- MC--Medical Center
- MD--Medicine (Special Topics)
- ME--Mechanical Engineering
- MED--Medicine
- MFS--Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- MGT--Management
- MI--Microbiology and Immunology
- MKT--Marketing
- MNG--Mining Engineering
- MSE--Materials Science and Engineering
- MUC--Class Instruction in Music
- MUP--Music Performance
- MUS--Music
- NEU--Neurology
- NFS--Nutrition and Food Science
- NRC--Natural Resource Conservation and Management
- NS--Nutritional Sciences
- NUR--Nursing
- OBG--Obstetrics and Gynecology
- OBI--Oral Biology
- ODM--Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine
- OFP--Orofacial Pain
- OHP--Oral Health Practice
- OHS--Oral Health Science
- OPH--Ophthalmology
- OPT--Oral Pathology
- OR--Operations Research
- ORT--Orthodontics
- OSG--Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- PA--Public Administration
- PAS--Physician Assistant Studies
- PAT--Pathology
- PDO--Pediatric Dentistry
- PED--Pediatrics
- PER--Periodontics
- PGY--Physiology
- PHA--Pharmacology
- PHI--Philosophy
- PHR--Pharmacy
- PHY--Physics
- PLS--Plant and Soil Science
- PM--Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
- PPA--Plant Pathology
- PRO--Prosthodontics
- PS--Political Science
- PSC--Psychiatry
- PSY--Psychology
- PT--Physical Therapy
- RAS--Radiation Sciences
- RBM--Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- RC--Rehabilitation Counseling
- RHB--Rehabilitation Sciences
- RM--Radiation Medicine
- RS--Religious Studies
- RSD--Restorative Dentistry
- RUS--Russian
- SCI--Science
- SOC--Sociology
- SPA--Hispanic Studies
- ST--Social Theory
- STA--Statistics
- SUR--Surgery
- SW--Social Work
- TA--Theatre
- TEL--Telecommunications
- TOX--Toxicology
- UK--University Wide
- USP--University Studies Program
- VS--Veterinary Science
- WS--Women's Studies