Program Codes

Program Codes*

*Applicants must indicate one of the programs of study listed below by filling in the program’s abbreviated name in the space provided on Item 17 of the paper application or by selecting it from the drop-down list available in the online application. For example, Accounting Professional would be ACCT.PROF.AAS.

Students who are still in high school or who are under the age of 16 may not select a curriculum until after they graduate or otherwise become eligible for enrollment in college. They must instead select one of the offerings listed below that begin with “SPEC.”

A.A.	Associate of Arts
A.S.	Associate of Science
A.A.S.	Associate of Applied Science
A.A.T.	Associate of Arts in Teaching
Cert.	Certificate

Accounting Programs
ACCT.TRANSFR.AS	Accounting Transfer Concentration (A.S.)
ACCT.PROF.AAS	Accounting Professional (A.A.S)
ACCT.CT	Accounting (CERT)
ACCT.CPA.CT	CPA Preparation (CERT)

Arts and Sciences Program
ENT.TECH.CT	Entertainment Technology (CT)
THTR.CT	Theatre/Entertainment Tech. (CERT)
THTR.DSNPROD.CT	Theatre Design and Production (CERT)
THEATRE.PERF.CT	Theatre Performance (CERT)

Business Administration Program and Business Management Programs
BUAD.AS	Business Administration (A.S.)
BMGT.AAS	Business Management (A.A.S.)
BMGT.HR.CT	Human Resource Management (CERT)
BMGT.PURCON.CT	Purchasing and Contracting (CERT)
BMGT.RPM.AAS	Residential Property Management (A.A.S.)
BMGT.RPM.CT	Residential Property Management (CERT)
BMGT.SMLBUS.CT	Small Business Management (CERT)

Computer Engineering Technology Programs
COMP.ENGR.AAS	Computer Engineering Technology (A.A.S.)
COMP.CISCO.CT	Cisco CCNA Preparation (CERT)
COMP.APLUS.CT	A+ Preparation (CERT)
COMP.SERV.CT	Computer Service Technology (CERT)

Computer Science Programs
COMP.SCI.AS	Computer Science (A.S.)

Construction Management Programs
CNST.AAS	Construction Management (A.A.S.)
CNST.CT	Construction Management (CERT)

Criminal Justice Programs
CRJU.AA	Criminal Justice Transfer Concentration (A.A.)
CRJU.AAS	Criminal Justice (A.A.S.)

Culinary Arts Programs
FOOD.CULIN.AAS	Culinary Arts (A.A.S.)
FOOD.CULIN.CT	Culinary Arts (CERT)

CyberSecurity Programs
COMP.SECUR.AAS	Cybersecurity (A.A.S.)
COMP.SECUR.CT	Cybersecurity (CERT)

Early Childhood Education Programs
TCHR.ECHILD.SPEC.AAT	Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education (A.A.T.)
TCHR.ECHILD.AAS	Early Childhood Education (A.A.S.)
TCHR.ADMIN.CHILDCARE.CT	Mastery in Administration of Child Care Programs (CERT)
TCHR.MASTERY.CT	Mastery in Early Childhood Education (CERT)
TCHR.SPECED.CT	Early Childhood Special Education (CERT)

Engineering Technology Programs
COMP.CAD.CT	Computer-Aided Drafting (CERT)

Engineering Programs
ENGR.AS	Engineering (A.S.)


Fire Science Program
FIRE.AAS	Fire Science (A.A.S.)

Forensic Science Program
FORS.AS	Forensic Science (A.S.)

General Studies Programs
ARTS.AA	Art Concentration (A.A.)
BIOL.AA	Biology Concentration (A.A.)
CHEM.AA	Chemistry Concentration (A.A.)
COMM.PR.AA	Communications/Public Relations/Journalism Concentration (A.A.)
FOOD.DIET.AA	[Dietetics Concentration (A.A.)]
ECON.AA	Economics Concentration (A.A.)
ENGL.AA	English Concentration (A.A.)
ENT.TECH.AA	Entertainment Technology (A.A.)
FOOD.SCI.AA	[Food Science Concentration (A.A.)]
GENL.STUDIES.AA	General Studies (A.A.)
HLTH.ED.AA	Health Education Concentration (A.A.)
HLTH.SCI.AA	Health Sciences (A.A.)
LCA.AA	Liberal and Creative Arts (A.A.)
COMM.MASS.AA	Mass Communication Concentration (A.A.)
MUSI.AA	Music Concentration (A.A.)
PHYS.EDUC.AA	Physical Education (A.A.)
PSYCH.AA	Psychology Concentration (A.A.)
SEM.AA	Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (A.A.)
SOCI.AA	Sociology Concentration (A.A.)
SOC.SCI.AA	General Studies A.A. with Area of Concentration in Social Sciences
THTR.DSNPROD.AA	Theatre Design and Production (A.A.)
THEATRE.PERF.AA	Theatre Performance (A.A.)
GENL.TRAN.CT	Transfer Studies (CERT)

Health Sciences Programs
HLTH.INFO.AAS	Health Information Management (A.A.S.)
HNPE.AAS	Health Navigator (A.A.S.)
HLTH.BILL.CT	Medical Coding/Billing Specialist (CERT)
MED.ASST.AAS	Medical Assisting (A.A.S.)
MED.ASST.CT	Medical Assisting (CERT)
NUCL.MED.AAS	Nuclear Medicine Technology (A.A.S.)
NURS.TRANS.AS	Nursing, LPN to RN Transition (A.S.)
NURS.PMD.RN.TRANS.AS	Nursing, Paramedic to RN Transition
NURS.RN.AS	Nursing, RN (A.S.)
NURS.LPN.CT	Nursing, LPN (CERT)
PMD.CT	Paramedic (CERT)
PMD.AAS	Paramedic (A.A.S.)
PHS.AS	Public Health Science (A.S.)
RADI.AAS	Radiography (A.A.S.)
RESP.AAS	Respiratory Therapy (A.A.S.)
SURG.TECH.AAS	Surgical Technology (A.A.S.)

Hospitality Services Management Programs
HOSP.SERV.AAS	Hospitality Services Management (A.A.S.)
HOSP.SERV.CT	Hospitality Services Management (CERT)

Human Services Program
HUMN.SERV.AAS	Human Services (A.A.S.)

Information Technology Programs
COMP.INFO.TECH.AAS	Information Technology (A.A.S.)
COMP.PROGDB.CT	Computer Programming and Database Systems (CERT)
COMP.NETADM.CT	Network Systems Administrator (CERT)
COMP.WEB.CT	Web Technology (CERT)

Marketing Management Programs
MKTG.AAS	Marketing Management (A.A.S.)
MKTG.CT	Marketing Management (CERT)

Media Production Program
COMM.MEDIA.CT	Media Production (CERT)

Paralegal/Legal Assistant Programs
PARA.AAS	Paralegal/Legal Assistant (A.A.S.)
PARA.CT	Paralegal/Legal Assistant (CERT)

Teacher Education Programs
TCHR.CHEM.AAT	Secondary Education-Chemistry (A.A.T.)
TCHR.ELEM.SPECED.AAT	Elementary Education/Elementary Special Education (A.A.T.)
TCHR.ENGLISH.AAT	Secondary Education-English (A.A.T.)
TCHR.PHYSICS.AAT	Secondary Education-Physics (A.A.T.)
TCHR.MATH.AAT	Secondary Education-Mathematics (A.A.T.)
TCHR.SPAN.AAT	Secondary Education-Spanish (A.A.T.)

Visual Communication Programs
ARTS.GRAPHD.AAS	Visual Communication/Graphic Design (A.A.S.)
ARTS.GRAPHD.CT	Graphic Design (CERT)
ARTS.ANIM.CT	Animation and Screen-Based Design (CERT)

Special, Non-Degree Offerings
TCHR.CERTIF.ND	Teacher Certification for School Employees
TCHR.RESID.ND	Resident Teacher Program for PGCPS Employees
SPEC.DUAL.ND	High School Dual Enrollment
SPEC.TAG.ND	TAG for Talented/Gifted Students under age 16
SPEC.CONCUR.ND	Concurrent Enrollment for High School Students

Programs which show “pending MHEC approval” were not yet approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission for the award of a degree at the time this catalog was published.

Program names and program codes shown in [brackets] are suspended programs of study and can not be selected at this time.