University of Wisconsin–Madison

Subject Areas with Codes

Effective: Summer 2026

CodeAbbreviationSubject Area
102A F AEROAir Force Aerospace Studies
104AFRICANAfrican Cultural Studies
106AFROAMERAfrican American Studies
108A A EAgricultural and Applied Economics
112BSEBiological Systems Engineering
120LSCLife Sciences Communication
130AGROECOLAgroecology
140AMER INDAmerican Indian Studies
144ANATOMYAnatomy
146ANAT&PHYAnatomy & Physiology
148ANESTHESAnesthesiology
156ANTHROAnthropology
160ABTApplied Biotechnology
168ARTArt Department
176ART EDArt Education (Department Of Art)
180ART HISTArt History
184ASIAN AMAsian American Studies
185ASIANAsian Languages And Cultures
186ASIALANGAsian Languages And Cultures: Languages
188ASTRONAstronomy
192MICROBIOMicrobiology
194RP & SERehabilitation Psychology And Special Education
200BIOCHEMBiochemistry
205BIOLOGYBiology
206BIOCOREBiology Core Curriculum
207B M EBiomedical Engineering
208BOTANYBotany
209BIOMDSCIBiomedical Sciences and Technologies
210B M IBiostatistics and Medical Informatics
217CRBCell and Regenerative Biology
220CBEChemical and Biological Engineering
224CHEMChemistry
228CHICLAChicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies
229DERMDermatology
230HDFSHuman Development and Family Studies
231GEN BUSGeneral Business
232ACCT I SAccounting and Information Systems
233FINANCEFinance, Investment and Banking
234INFO SYSInformation Systems
235INTL BUSInternational Business
236M H RManagement and Human Resources
237MARKETNGMarketing
238OTMOperations and Technology Management
239REAL ESTReal Estate and Urban Land Economics
240CIV ENGRCivil and Environmental Engineering
241R M IRisk Management and Insurance
242ACT SCIActuarial Science
244CLASSICSClassics
247CSCSCivil Society and Community Studies
250COM ARTSCommunication Arts
252CS&DCommunication Sciences and Disorders
260COMP LITComparative Literature
266COMP SCIComputer Sciences
270COUN PSYCounseling Psychology
271CNSR SCIConsumer Science
272CURRICCurriculum and Instruction
292DY SCIDairy Science
296ECONEconomics
305ELPAEducational Leadership and Policy Analysis
310ED POLEducational Policy Studies
315ED PSYCHEducational Psychology
320E C EElectrical and Computer Engineering
330EMER MEDEmergency Medicine
346E M AEngineering Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering
347E PEngineering Physics
348E P DEngineering Professional Development
351ESLEnglish as a Second Language
352ENGLEnglish
355ENTOMEntomology
359DSDesign Studies
360ENVIR STEnvironmental Studies – Gaylord Nelson Institute
362M&ENVTOXMolecular and Environmental Toxicology
370FAM MEDFamily Medicine
380FOLKLOREFolklore Program
390FOOD SCIFood Science
396F&W ECOLForest and Wildlife Ecology
400FRENCHFrench (French and Italian)
412GENETICSGenetics
413GENECSLRGenetic Counselor Studies
416GEOGGeography
418G L EGeological Engineering
420GEOSCIGeoscience
424GERMANGerman
425GNSGerman, Nordic, and Slavic
428GREEKGreek (Classics)
436OBS&GYNObstetrics and Gynecology
441HEBR-BIBHebrew-Biblical
442HEBR-MODHebrew-Modern
448HISTORYHistory
452MED HISTMedical History and Bioethics
456HIST SCIHistory Of Science
480H ONCOLRadiation Medicine
490I SY EIndustrial and Systems Engineering
494INTER-AGInterdisciplinary Courses (CALS)
495INTEGARTIntegrated Arts
496INTEREGRInterdisciplinary Courses (Engineering)
498INTER-HEInterdisciplinary Courses (Sohe)
500ILSIntegrated Liberal Studies
502INTER-LSInterdisciplinary Courses (L & S)
503INTEGSCIIntegrated Science
504INTL STInternational Studies
508ITALIANItalian (French and Italian)
510JEWISHJewish Studies
512JOURNJournalism and Mass Communication
520LAND ARCLandscape Architecture
524LATINLatin (Classics)
525LACISLatin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
528LAWLaw
535LEGAL STLegal Studies
544L I SLibrary and Information Studies
550LINGUISLinguistics
551LITTRANSLiterature In Translation
600MATHMathematics
604AN SCIAnimal Sciences
612M EMechanical Engineering
616MD GENETMedical Genetics
620M M & IMedical Microbiology and Immunology
621MED PHYSMedical Physics
622MED SC-MMedical Sciences – Medical School
623MED SC-VMedical Sciences – Veterinary Medicine
632MEDICINEMedicine
633MEDIEVALMedieval Studies
636M S & EMaterials Science and Engineering
640ATM OCNAtmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
644MIL SCIMilitary Science
650MOL BIOLMolecular Biology
660MUSICMusic
664MUS PERFMusic-Performance
672NAV SCINaval Science
676NEUROLNeurology
678NEURSURGNeurological Surgery
681NEURODPTNeuroscience
682NTPNeuroscience Training Program
684N ENuclear Engineering
691CNPCollaborative Nursing Program
692NURSINGNursing
694NUTR SCINutritional Sciences
695OCC THEROccupational Therapy (Department Of Kinesiology)
700ONCOLOGYOncology
702OPHTHALMOphthalmology and Visual Sciences
703PATH-BIOPatho-Biological Sciences
704PATHPathology and Laboratory Medicine
705OTOLARYNOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
708PEDIATPediatrics
718PHM SCIPharmaceutical Sciences
724PHMCOL-MPharmacology
726PHARMACYPharmacy
728PHM PRACPharmacy Practice
732S&A PHMSocial and Administrative Pharmacy
736PHILOSPhilosophy
741DANCEDance
742KINESKinesiology
745PHY THERPhysical Therapy
750PHY ASSTPhysician Assistant Program
754PHYSICSPhysics
758BMOLCHEMBiomolecular Chemistry
760PLANTSCIPlant Science
762PHYSIOLPhysiology
766PL PATHPlant Pathology
778POLI SCIPolitical Science
782PORTUGPortuguese (Spanish and Portuguese)
810POP HLTHPopulation Health Sciences
814PSYCHIATPsychiatry
820PSYCHPsychology
826PUB AFFRPublic Affairs and Public Policy
828PUBLHLTHPublic Health
832RADIOLRadiology
840RHAB MEDOrthopedics and Rehabilitation
856RELIG STReligious Studies
864C&E SOCCommunity and Environmental Sociology
872SCAND STScandinavian Studies
875STSScience and Technology Studies
882SR MEDSenior Medical Program
888SLAVICSlavic (Slavic Languages)
896SOC WORKSocial Work
900SOCSociology
908SOIL SCISoil Science
912SPANISHSpanish (Spanish and Portuguese)
932STATStatistics
933UROLOGYUrology
934COMP BIOComparative Biosciences
936SURGERYSurgery
938SURG SCISurgical Sciences
942THEATRETheatre and Drama
944URB R PLUrban and Regional Planning
963GEN&WSGender and Women’s Studies
970ZOOLOGYZoology