2014 GSS Code List

Do not include certificate programs or units that only award professional degrees, such as AuD, DArch, DDS, DED, DN, DNP, DO, DPM, DPT, DScPT, JD, MLA, MArch, MD, ND, OD, OTD, PharmD, or PsyD.

GSS Field Title	GSS Code	CIP Program Title
Agricultural Science Fields (see also Agricultural Engineering, 102)
Agricultural Economics	901	Agricultural Economics	Natural Resource Economics
Agricultural Sciences	501	Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Agricultural Animal Breeding Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Agronomy and Crop Science Animal Health Animal Nutrition Animal Sciences Dairy Science Environmental Science Environmental Studies Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Food Science Food Science and Technology Food Technology and Processing Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Forest Resources Production and Management Forest Sciences and Biology Forestry Horticultural Science International Agriculture Land Use Planning and Management/Development	Livestock Management Natural Resources and Conservation Natural Resources Conservation and Research Natural Resources Management and Policy Natural Resources/Conservation, General Ornamental Horticulture Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management Plant Sciences Poultry Science Range Science and Management Soil Chemistry and Physics Soil Microbiology Soil Science and Agronomy Soil Sciences Urban Forestry Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology
Biological Science Fields
Anatomy	601	Anatomy
Biochemistry	602	Biochemistry Biochemistry and Molecular Biology			Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Other
Biology	603	Biology			Biological Sciences
Biometry and Epidemiology	604	Bioinformatics Biomathematics Biomathematics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Other Biometry/Biometrics			Biostatistics Computational Biology Epidemiology Medical Informatics
Biophysics	605	Biophysics
Botany and Plant Biology	606	Botany/Plant Biology Plant Molecular Biology			Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Plant Physiology
Cell and Molecular Biology	607	Cell Biology and Anatomy Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Developmental Biology and Embryology			Molecular Biochemistry Molecular Biology Molecular Biophysics Photobiology Structural Biology
Ecology	608	Ecology
Entomology and Parasitology	609	Entomology			Parasitology
Genetics	610	Animal Genetics Genetics Genome Sciences/Genomics Human/Medical Genetics			Microbial and Eukaryotic Genetics Molecular Genetics Plant Genetics
Microbiology, Immunology, and Virology	611	Immunology Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Microbiological sciences and Immunology			Microbiology and Immunology Microbiology, General Mycology Virology
Neurobiology and Neuroscience	950	Neuroanatomy Neurobiology and Anatomy Neurobiology and Behavior			Neuroscience Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other
Nutrition	612	Nutrition Science
Pathology	613	Experimental Pathology			Pathology
Pharmacology and Toxicology	614	Environmental Toxicology Molecular Pharmacology Molecular Toxicology Neuropharmacology			Pharmacology Pharmacology and Toxicology Toxicology
Physiology	615	Aerospace Physiology and Medicine Cell Physiology Exercise Physiology Molecular Physiology Neurobiology and Neurophysiology Oncology and Cancer Biology			Physiology Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences Reproductive Biology Vision Science/Physiological Optics
Zoology	616	Animal Behavior and Ethology Animal Physiology			Wildlife Biology Zoology/Animal Biology
Biological Science Fields continued next page
Biosciences, not elsewhere classified	617	Aquatic Biology/Limnology Bioethics/Medical Ethics Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Biomedical Sciences Biotechnology Conservation Biology Ecology and Evolutionary Biology			Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology Environmental Biology Evolutionary Biology Population Biology Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics
Computer Science Fields
Computer Science (exclude DCS)	401	Artificial Intelligence Computer and Information Sciences Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Computer Graphics Computer Science Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst			Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration Informatics Information Science/Studies Information Technology Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
Earth, Atmospheric, and Ocean Science Fields
Atmospheric Sciences	301	Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics			Atmospheric Science and Meteorology Meteorology
Geosciences	302	Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosicences, Other Geology/Earth Science, General			Geophysics and Seismology Hydrology and Water Resources Science Paleontology
Ocean Sciences	303	Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Marine Sciences			Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Earth, Atmospheric, and Ocean Sciences, not elsewhere classified	304
Engineering Fields
Aerospace Engineering	101	Aeronautical Engineering Aerospace Engineering			Astronautical/Space Engineering
Agricultural Engineering	102	Agricultural Engineering
Biological and Biosystems Engineering	115	Biological Engineering Biosystems Engineering			Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Biomedical Engineering	103	Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering			Biomedical Technology/ Technician (exclude master’s)
Chemical Engineering	104	Biochemical Engineering Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering			Chemical Engineering Engineering Chemistry
Civil Engineering	105	Architectural Engineering Civil Engineering Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering			Structural Engineering Surveying Engineering Transportation and Highway Engineering Water Resources Engineering
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Electrical Engineering	106	Computer Engineering Computer Hardware Engineering Computer Software Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering			Laser and Optical Engineering Telecommunications Engineering Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other
Engineering Science, Mechanics and Physics	107	Engineering Mechanics Engineering Physics/Applied Physics			Engineering Science
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	108	Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering			Operations Research Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering	109	Electromechanial Engineering Mechanical Engineering			Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (see also 205)	110	Ceramic Sciences and Engineering Materials Engineering Metallurgical Engineering			Paper Science and Engineering Polymer/Plastics Engineering Textile Sciences and Engineering
Mining Engineering	111	Geological/Geophysical Engineering Mineral Engineering			Mining Engineering
Nuclear Engineering	112	Nuclear Engineering
Petroleum Engineering	113	Petroleum Engineering
Engineering, not elsewhere classified	114	Construction Engineering Engineering Design Engineering, General Forest Engineering			Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Ocean Engineering
Nanotechnology	116	Nanotechnology
Health Fields
Anesthesiology (exclude master’s, ND and DNP)	701	Nurse Anesthetist
Cardiovascular Science	702	Cardiovascular Science			Cardiovascular Diseases
Communication Disorders Sciences (exclude AuD)	723	Audiology/Audiologist Audiology/Audiologist and Speech Language Pathology/Pathologist Communication Disorders Sciences, General			Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other Speech-Language Pathology/ Pathologist
Dental Sciences (exclude DDS)	718	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other Dental Clinical Sciences, General Dental Materials Dental Public Health and Education Endodontics/Endodontology			Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Orthodontics/Orthodontology Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Periodontics/Periodontology Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology
Endocrinology	704	Pediatric Endocrinology
Gastroenterology	705
Hematology	706	Pediatric Hematology
Neurology	707
Health Fields continued next page
Nursing Science (include research master’s and PhD only)	719	Nursing Science
Nursing (exclude master’s, ND and DNP)	719	Registered Nursing Nursing Administration			Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
Obstetrics and Gynecology	708
Oncology and Cancer Research	703	Pediatric Oncology
Ophthalmology (exclude OD)	709
Otorhinolaryngology	710
Pediatrics	711	Prematurity and Newborn
Pharmaceutical Sciences (exclude PharmD)	720	Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy Phamaceutical Sciences			Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Pharmacoeconomics/ Pharmaceutical Economics Pharmacy Administration/Policy/ Regulatory Affairs (exclude master’s) Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other (exclude master’s)
Preventive Medicine and Community Health	712	Community Health and Preventive Medicine Environmental Health Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Health/Medical Physics International Public Health/ International Health			Maternal and Child Health Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Public Health Education and Promotion Public Health
Psychiatry	713	Behavioral Medicine (clinical)			Child Psychiatry
Pulmonary Disease	714
Radiology	715	Radiation Biology/Radiobiology Radiation Oncology/Therapeutic Radiology			Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician
Surgery	716	Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
Veterinary Sciences (exclude DVM)	721	Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery/Medicine Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine Veterinary Anatomy Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary and Clinical Sciences			Veterinary Infectious Diseases Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology Veterinary Physiology Veterinary Preventive Medicine Epidemiology/Public Health Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology
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Clinical Medicine, not elsewhere classified (exclude DN, DO, DPM, MD and OD)	717	Aerospace Medicine Allergy Clinical Laboratory Medicine Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other (exclude master’s) Complementary and Alternative Medicine Connective Tissue Diseases Critical Care Medicine Dermatology Diabetes Emergency Medicine Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine		Gene Therapy HIV/AIDS Liver Diseases Medical Scientist (exclude MD) Metabolic diseases Molecular Medicine Nephrology Neurology/Neurosurgery Occupational Medicine Palliative Care Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Physiatry Trauma Urology
Health-Related, not elsewhere classified (exclude DPT, DScPT, and OTD)	722	Kinesiology and Exercise Science Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (exclude master’s) Occupational Therapy/Therapist (exclude master’s and OTD)		Physical Therapy/Therapist (exclude master’s, DPT and DScPT) Rehabilitation Science
Interdisciplinary Fields – see Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies on page 9
Mathematical Science Fields
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics	402	Algebra and Number Theory Analysis and Functional Analysis Applied Mathematics Computational Mathematics Computational and Applied Mathematics			Financial Mathematics Geometry/Geometric Analysis Mathematics Mathematical Biology Topology and Foundations
Statistics	403	Mathematics and Statistics Mathematical Statistics and Probability			Statistics
Multidisciplinary Fields – see Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies on page 9
Neuroscience Fields
Neurobiology and Neuroscience	950	Neuroanatomy Neurobiology and Anatomy Neurobiology and Behavior			Neuroscience Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other
Physical Science Fields
Astronomy and Astrophysics	201	Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other			Astrophysics Planetary Astronomy and Science
Biochemistry	602	Biochemistry Biochemistry and Molecular Biology			Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
Chemistry	202	Analytical Chemistry Chemical Physics Chemistry Environmental Chemistry Forensic Chemistry			Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Polymer Chemistry Theoretical Chemistry
Materials Sciences	205	Materials Chemistry Materials Science			Materials Sciences, Other
Physical Science Fields continued next page
Physics (see also 605)	203	Acoustics Atomic/Molecular Physics Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Elementary Particle Physics Nuclear Physics			Optics/Optical Sciences Physics Plasma and High-Temperature Physics Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Physical Sciences, not elsewhere classified	204	Physical Sciences			Physical Sciences, Other
Psychology Fields
Clinical Psychology (exclude PsyD)	803	Clinical Psychology			Clinical Child Psychology
Psychology, General	801	Psychology, General
Psychology, except Clinical	802	Applied Behavior Analysis Applied Psychology Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Community Psychology Comparative Psychology Counseling Psychology Developmental and Child Psychology Educational Psychology Environmental Psychology Experimental Psychology Family Psychology			Forensic Psychology Geropsychology Health Psychology Industrial and Organizational Psychology Personality Psychology Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Psychology, Other Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology Psychopharmacology Research and Experimental Psychology, Other School Psychology Social Psychology
Social Science Fields
Agricultural Economics (see also 903)	901	Agricultural Economics			Natural Resource Economics
Anthropology	902	Anthropology Archeology Cultural Anthropology			Medical Anthropology Physical and Biological Anthropology
Criminal Justice - Safety Studies	911	Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (exclude Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration and Criminal Justice - Police Science Programs)
Economics (see also 901)	903	Applied Economics Development Economics and International Development Economics			Econometrics and Quantitative Economics International Economics
Geography	904	Geographic Information Science and Cartography			Geography
History and Philosophy of Science (combined program)	905	History and Philosophy of Science/Technology
International Relations and National Security Studies	912	International Relations and Affairs International Relations and National Security Studies, Other			National Security Policy Studies
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Linguistics	906	Applied Linguistics Linguistics			Linguistics of ASL, and Other Sign Languages
Political Science and Government	907	American Government and Politics Canadian Government and Politics			Political Economy Political Science and Government, Other
Public Policy Analysis	914	Health Policy Analysis International Policy Analysis			Policy Analysis Public Policy Analysis
Sociology	908	Demography and Population Studies Rural Sociology			Sociology
Sociology and Anthropology (combined program)	909	Sociology and Anthropology
Social Sciences, not elsewhere classified	910	African Studies African-American/Black Studies American Indian/Native American Studies American/United States Studies/Civilization Area Studies Asian Studies/Civilization Asian-American Studies Balkans Studies Baltic Studies Canadian Studies Caribbean Studies Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies Chinese Studies Commonwealth Studies Criminology Deaf Studies Disability Studies East Asian Studies Ethnic Studies Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other European Studies/Civilization Folklore Studies French Studies Gay/Lesbian Studies German Studies Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, Mexican American/Chicano Studies Holocaust and Related Studies			Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies International/Global Studies Irish Studies Italian Studies Japanese Studies Korean Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Latin American Studies Near and Middle Eastern Studies Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies Polish Studies Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign) Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Russian Studies Scandinavian Studies Slavic Studies Social Sciences, General South Asian Studies Southeast Asian Studies Spanish and Iberian Studies Tibetan Studies Ukraine Studies Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies Urban Affairs/Studies Western European Studies Women's Studies
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies (include only programs with a science, engineering or health field component)	980	Accounting and Computer Science (combined program) Behavioral Sciences Biological and Physical Sciences Biopsychology Cognitive Science Computational Science Gerontology Human Biology			Human Computer Interaction Mathematics and Computer Science (combined program) Natural Sciences Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Science, Technology and Society Systems Science and Theory

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