Except for doing an easy sort in Excel and creating an internal percieved hierarchy, major codes are just abbreviations.
| Major Codes |
| AE |
Aerospace Engineering |
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in conversation: |
Aero, Aerospace |
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| BBT |
Biotechnology |
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in conversation: |
Bio, Bio-Tech |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| BC |
Biochemistry |
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in conversation: |
Bio, Bio-Chem |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| BCB |
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology |
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Web address: |
http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Majors/BCB/index.html |
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| BE |
Biomedical Engineering |
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in conversation: |
Bio, Bio-Med, Bio-Med-Eng |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and M.E., and Ph.D. |
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| BIO |
Biology |
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in conversation: |
Bio and Bio-Tech |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S. and M.S. |
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| CA |
Computers With Applications |
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in conversation: |
Computer Apps, CA |
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| CCN |
Computer and Communications Networks |
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other notes: |
a specialization offered to students receiving an M.S. in CS or ECE |
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Web address: |
http://grad.wpi.edu/Programs/cndept.html |
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| CE |
Civil Engineering |
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in conversation: |
Civil, Civil Eng. |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., M.E., and Ph.D. |
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| CH |
Chemistry |
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in conversation: |
Chem |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| CM |
Chemical Engineering |
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in conversation: |
'chem. eng.' |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| CO |
Consortium Student |
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| CS |
Computer Science |
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in conversation: |
CS, not Comp-Sci |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| EC |
Economics |
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in conversation: |
Economics |
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| ECE |
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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in conversation: |
ECE |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| ECON |
Economics |
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| ED |
Engineering To Be Declared |
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| EP |
Environmental Policy & Development |
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in conversation: |
Environment and Policy |
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| ET |
Economics and Technology |
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in conversation: |
Economics Tect, Economics Technology |
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| EV |
Environmental Engineering |
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in conversation: |
Evnironmental, Environmental Eng. |
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| EVE |
Environmental Engineering |
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Web address: |
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Majors/EVE/ |
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| FPE |
Fire Protection Engineering |
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other notes: |
available as an M.S. and Ph.D. |
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| HU |
Humanities and Arts |
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in conversation: |
Humanities |
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other notes: |
usually specified with a concentration |
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| ID |
Interdisciplinary |
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in conversation: |
Interdisciplinary, ID |
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| IE |
Industrial Engineering |
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in conversation: |
IE, Industrial |
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| IMGD |
Interactive Media and Game Development |
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in conversation: |
IMGD, Game Development |
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| IN |
International Studies |
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in conversation: |
International Studies |
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| IT |
Information Technology |
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other notes: |
an M.S. degree offered by Management |
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Web address: |
http://www.mgt.wpi.edu/Graduate/MSIT/ |
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| LAE |
Liberal Arts & Engineering |
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other notes: |
Written LA&E |
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Web address: |
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Majors/LAE/index.html |
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| MA |
Mathematical Sciences Department |
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in conversation: |
Math |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| MAC |
Actuarial Mathematics |
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in conversation: |
Actuarial |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S. |
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| MBA |
Masters of Business Administration |
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other notes: |
a masters degree offered by the Management Department |
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| ME |
Mechanical Engineering |
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in conversation: |
Mech. Eng., ME, Mechanical, Mechanical Eng. |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| MFE |
Manufacturing Engineering |
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in conversation: |
MFE |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| MG |
Management |
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in conversation: |
Management |
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| MGE |
Management Engineering |
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in conversation: |
Management Engineering, MGE |
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| MIS |
Management Information Systems |
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in conversation: |
MIS |
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| MTE |
Materials Science & Engineering |
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in conversation: |
MTE |
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other notes: |
available as an M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| MTI |
Marketing and Technological Innovation |
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other notes: |
M.S. degree offered by Management |
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| ND |
To Be Declared |
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in conversation: |
Undeclared |
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| ODL |
Operations Design and Leadership |
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other notes: |
an M.S. degree offered by Management |
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Web address: |
http://www.mgt.wpi.edu/Graduate/MSODL/ |
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| OIT |
Operations and Information Technology |
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other notes: |
M.S. degree offered by Management |
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| PH |
Physics |
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in conversation: |
Physics |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. |
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| PHE |
Engineering Physics |
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in conversation: |
Engineering Physics |
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| PWR |
Professional Writing |
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Web address: |
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Majors/PWR/ |
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| RBE |
Robotics Engineering |
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Web address: |
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Majors/RBE/ |
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| SD |
System Dynamics |
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in conversation: |
System Dynamics |
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other notes: |
available as a B.S., interdisciplinary M.S. available with Math |
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| ST |
Society, Technology & Policy |
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| SX |
Non Degree Seeking Student |
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| Historic Major Codes |
| AB |
Applied Bioscience |
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| AM |
Applied Mathematics |
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| BBI |
Biology |
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| BMP |
Biomedical Engineering/Medical Physics |
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| BS |
Biomedical Science |
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| BU |
Business |
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| CEI |
Civil Engineering Interdisciplinary |
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replaced by: |
CE - Civil Engineering |
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| CHI |
Chemistry Interdisciplinary |
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| CL |
Clinical Engineering |
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| CMBC |
Biochemical |
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| CPM |
Construction Project Management |
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| CSC |
Computers with Commercial Applicatipm |
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| CSM |
Computers with Mathematical Application |
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| DL |
Dramatic Literature |
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| DS |
Digital Systems |
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| EE |
Electrical Engineering |
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in conversation: |
EE |
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other notes: |
no longer offered since ECE became accredited |
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| EEB |
Electrical Engineering - Biomedical |
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| EI |
Electrical Instrumentation |
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| ENS |
Experimental Nuclear Science |
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| EST |
Environmental Studies |
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replaced by: |
CE - Civil Engineering |
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| ESY |
Electronic Systems |
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| GS |
General Science |
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| H & T |
Humanities & Technology |
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| HTE |
Humanities, Technology & English |
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| HTH |
Humanities, Technology & History |
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| LS |
Life Sciences |
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| LSI |
Life Sciences Interdisciplinary |
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| MEB |
Mechanical Engineering - Biomedical |
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| MGC |
Management Computer Science |
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| MGS |
Management Science & Engineering |
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| MNS |
Master of Natural Science |
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| MT |
Materials Engineering |
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| MTE |
Materials Engineering |
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| ND |
Non-departmental |
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| NE |
Nuclear Engineering |
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| PL |
Planning |
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replaced by: |
CE - Civil Engineering |
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| SE |
Sanitary Engineering |
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replaced by: |
CE - Civil Engineering |
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| SSE |
Systems Software Engineering |
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| STE |
Structural Engineering |
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replaced by: |
CE - Civil Engineering |
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| TC |
Technical, Scientific, and Professional Communication |
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in conversation: |
Tech Writing, Technical Writer, Communication |
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replaced by: |
PWR - Professional Writing |
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| TE |
Transportation Engineering |
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replaced by: |
CE - Civil Engineering |
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| UDP |
Urban Development Planning |
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replaced by: |
CE - Civil Engineering |
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| UEP |
Urban & Environmental Planning |
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replaced by: |
CE - Civil Engineering |
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| UP |
Urban Planning |
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replaced by: |
CE - Civil Engineering |
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