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.

• 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--see Interdisciplinary American Studies
• ACC--Accounting
• AEC--Agricultural Economics
• AED--Agricultural Education
• AEN--Agricultural Engineering
• AFS--Air Force Studies
• AHP--Allied Health Professions
• AIS--Arabic and Islamic Studies
• AMS--American Military Studies
• AN--Analytics
• ANA--Anatomy and Neurobiology
• ANS--Anesthesiology
• ANT--Anthropology
• APP--Appalachian Studies
• ARC--Architecture
• ART--Art
• AS-- American Studies--see Interdisciplinary American Studies
• 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
• BST--Biostatistics
• CD--Communication Disorders
• CDE--Community Dentistry
• CDS--Conjoint Dental Science
• CE--Civil Engineering
• CGS--Cognitive Science
• CHE--Chemistry
• CHI--Chinese Culture and Language
• CIS--Communications and Information Studies
• CJT--Communication, Journalism, Telecommunications (Graduate)
• CLA--Classics
• CLD--Community and Leadership Development
• CLM--Clinical Leadership and Management
• CLS--Clinical Laboratory Sciences
• CME--Chemical Engineering
• CNU--Clinical Nutrition
• COM--Communication
• CPH--College of Public Health
• CS--Computer Science
• CSC--Clinical Sciences
• DHN--Dietetics and Human Nutrition
  
• DIP--Diplomacy and International Commerce
• DIS--Decision Science and Information Systems
• DMT--Interior Design, Merchandising, and Textiles
• DR--Diagnostic Radiology
• DSP--Discovery Seminar Program
• EAP--Education Abroad Program
• ECO--Economics
• EDC--Curriculum and Instruction
• EDL--School Administration
• EDP--Educational and Counseling Psychology
• EDS--Special Education
• EDU--Education
• EDV--Vocational Education
• EE--Electrical Engineering
• EES--Earth and Environmental Sciences
• EGR--Engineering
• ELS--Teacher Leadership
• EM--Engineering Mechanics
• END--Endodontics
• ENG--English
• ENS--Environmental Studies
• ENT--Entomology
• EPE--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
• EPI--Epidemiology
• EQM--Equine Science and Management
• ER--Emergency Medicine
• ES--Environmental Systems
• EXP--Experiential Education
• FA--Fine Arts
• FAM--Family Sciences
• FCS--Family and Consumer Sciences
• FIN--Finance
• FM--Family and Community Medicine
• 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--Geology
• GRN--Gerontology
• GS--The Graduate School
• GWS--Gender and Women's Studies
• HA--Health Administration
• HDI--Human Development Institute
• HES--Human Environmental Sciences
• HHS--Human Health Sciences
• HIS--History
• HJS--Hebrew and Jewish Studies
• HMN--Humanities
• HMT--Hospitality Management
• HON--Honors
• HP--Historic Preservation
• HS--Health Sciences
• HSE--Health Sciences Education
• HSM--Health Services Management
• IAS--Interdisciplinary American Studies
• IBS--Integrated Biomedical Sciences
• ID--School of Interior Design
• IEC--Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
• INF--Informatics
• INT--International Studies
• IPS--Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences
• IS--Information Studies
• 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
• MAS--Media Arts and Studies
• MAT--Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles
• MB--Microbiology
• MBA--Master of Business Administration
• MC--Medical Center
• MCL--Modern and Classical Languages
• MD--Medicine (Special Topics)
• ME--Mechanical Engineering
• MED--Medicine
• MFS--Manufacturing Systems Engineering
• MGT--Management
• MI--Microbiology and Immunology
• MKT--Marketing
• MLS--Medical Laboratory Science
• 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
• NRE--Natural Resources and Environmental Science
• NS--Nutritional Sciences
• NSG--Neurosurgery
• 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
• OTH--Orthopedics
• PA--Public Administration
• PAS--Physician Assistant Studies
• PAT--Pathology
• PDO--Pediatric Dentistry
• PED--Pediatrics
• PER--Periodontics
• PGY--Physiology
• PHA--Pharmacology
• PHI--Philosophy
• PHR--Pharmacy
• PHS--Pharmaceutical Science
• PHY--Physics
• PLS--Plant and Soil Science
• PM--Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
• PPA--Plant Pathology
• PPS--Pharmacy Practice and Science
• 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
• RSC--Reproductive Sciences
• RSD--Restorative Dentistry
• RUS--Russian
• SAG--Sustainable Agriculture
• SCI--Science
• SEM--Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
• SOC--Sociology
• SPA--Hispanic Studies
• ST--Social Theory
• STA--Statistics
• SUR--Surgery
• SW--Social Work
• TA--Theatre
• TAD--Dance
• TEL--Telecommunications – see Media Arts and Studies
• TOX--Toxicology
• TSL--Teaching English as a Second Language
  
• UK--University Wide
• USP--University Studies Program
• VS--Veterinary Science
• WRD--Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Media