At Clarkson, we have many abbreviations for our academic and research areas. Below is a comprehensive list of abbreviations you might hear as you walk around campus.
Clarkson Abbreviations
AC Area Coordinator (oversees Resident Directors)
ADK Adirondacks / Adirondack Park
AEDC Adirondack Economic Development Council
AISES American Indian Science & Engineering Society
AMS Applied Mathematics & Statistics
ANCA Adirondack North Country Association
ARAServices campus dining service (former name)
ASPIRE Academic Success Program to Improve Retention and Education
BIRE Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
BPS Bachelor of Professional Studies
CAMP Center for Advanced Materials Processing (Both a building and a Research Center)
CARES Center for Air Resources Engineering and Science
CEC Center for Excellence in Communication
CEE Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEO Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization
ChBE Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
CICU Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities
CITER Center for Identification Technology Research
CMT Center for Membrane Technologies
CRC Capital Region Campus
CREST Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology
CSES Center for Sustainable Energy Systems
CSOE Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering
CSTEP Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program
CSTI Center for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
CUConnect Freshmen/staff mentoring program
CUOC Clarkson University Outing Club
CUOnline network of Clarkson alumni
CUPO Community of Underrepresented Professional Opportunities
CURE Clarkson University Remediation Engineers
CUSA Clarkson University Student Association (student senate)
CUSB Clarkson University School of Business
DPT Doctor of Physical Therapy
E&M Engineering and Management Program (formerly IE&M) - no spaces between letters and ampersand
E2E Evolution to Excellence (both long-range plan and capital campaign name)
EAP English for Academic Purposes
EHS Environmental Health Science
EmployOn Web-based software from Career Center for recruiting world wide
EnvE Environmental Engineering
EPG Environmental Politics & Governance
ERC Educational Resource Center (library and student affairs offices)
ESE Environmental Science & Engineering
ESL English as a Second Language
ESP Environmental Science & Policy
FIA Financial Information & Analysis
FIRE Fresh Ideas for Real Entrepreneurs (Reh Center Student Projects)
FSC Forest Stewardship Council
FYS First Year Seminar (mandatory class for freshmen)
GINT Graduate Interdisciplinary
GISE Graduate Sustainable Environment
GNDEG Graduate Non-Degree
GRC Great Rivers Center
GSCM Global Supply Chain Management
HA House Advisor (The Clarkson School)
Handshake Online tool for Clarkson job seekers and employers
HEOP Higher Education Opportunity Program
IDI Institutional Diversity Initiatives
IE Innovation and Entrepreneurship
INT Interdisciplinary Major
Integrator campus newspaper
IRB Institutional Review Board (reviews and approves research involving human subjects)
IRC Schuler Indoor Recreational Center
ISBP Information Systems & Business Processes
ISE Institute for a Sustainable Environment
ISSO International Students and Scholars Office
KA Knowledge Area (Clarkson Password & Username Required)
KnightLine Student phonathon
LIBAR Undergraduate A&S Liberal Arts
LSAMP Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
MAE Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
MAJ Major
MBA Master of Business Administration
MBA Master of Business Administration
McNair Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program
Moodle online classroom/courseware
mymail internet based email
NABLAB Nanobiotechnology Lab
NCREDC North Country Regional Economic Development Council
NDEG Non-Degree
NSBE National Society of Black Engineers
NYS New York State
NYSERDA New York State Energy Redevelopment Authority
NYSTAR New York State Foundation for Science Technology And Innovation
OAS Office of Accommodative Services
OEP Office of Educational Partnerships
OIT Office of Information Technology | Clarkson University Username and Password Required
OPAR Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Relations
PA Physician Assistant Program
PC post-consumer
PCARD Purchasing Card
PEFC Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification
PeopleSoft administered by SAS, update your information, sign up for classes and tutoring
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
ProjectSuccess Initiative through SSC to get separated? students back on track
PRP Preparation
PT Physical Therapy (pre-physical therapy leading to a doctorate)
RA Resident Advisor/Resident Assistant
RD Resident Director
ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corp
RRP Recognition Review Panel (for Greek-letter organizations)
SA&S School of Arts & Sciences
SAS Student Administrative Services
SD Social Documentation (Double Major)
SFI Sustainable Forestry Initiative
SGP Sustainable Green Printer
SHPE Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
SHRM Society for Human Resource Management
SLK Saranac Lake - Village where Adirondack Business Center is located
SPECTRUM Shaping Possibilities and Embracing Change to Reach a United Mission
SPEED Student Projects for Engineering Experience and Design
SPW Society of Professional Women
SDO Student Disbursement Order
SSC Student Success Center-comprised of Accommodative Services, First Year Advising,Tutoring and Student
Support Services
S-STEM Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
SWE Society of Women Engineers
TAC Technology Advancement Center - connector between Science Center and ERC
TAP Tuition Assistance Program
TypeFocus MBTI based personality assessment program to guide career decision making
UOSA University Outreach and Student Affairs office
WiSE Women in Science and Engineering (living/learning community)
YEP Young Entrepreneurs Program
Abbreviations for academic plans as shown in PeopleSoft
| Academic Plan Code | Description |
Plan Type |
| ACCTG-BS | Accounting BS | Major |
| ACCTG-BSS | Accounting BS | Major |
| ACCTG-MBA | Accounting Track MBA | Major |
| AEROE-BS | Aeronautical Engineering BS | Major |
| AMERST-BS | American Studies | Major |
| AMST-M | American Studies Minor | Minor |
| ANTH-M | Anthropology Minor | Minor |
| ARETE | ARETE | Interdisciplinary |
| BIO-BSS | Biology BS | Major |
| BIOENG-M | Biomedical Engineering Minor | Minor |
| BIOLOGY-BS | Biology BS | Major |
| BIO-M | Biology Minor | Minor |
| BIOMED | Biomedical & Rehabilitation Eng | Concentration |
| BIOMO-BS | Biomolecular Science BS | Major |
| BIOMO-BSS | Biomolecular Science-BS | Interdisciplinary |
| BIOPHY-M | Biophysics Minor | Minor |
| BIOSCI-M | Biomed Sci and Tech Minor | Minor |
| BPS | Bachelor of Prof Studies | Major |
| BSCI-MS | Basic Science MS | Major |
| BTM-BS | Business & Technology Mgmt BS | Major |
| BUSADM-BS | Business Administration BS | Major |
| BUSADM-BSS | Business Administration-BS | Major |
| BUS-M | Business Minor | Minor |
| BUSST | Business Studies | Major |
| CE-BS | Civil Engineering BS | Major |
| CE-BSS | Civil Engineering BS | Major |
| CEE-PHD | Civil & Environmental Eng PhD | Major |
| CE-ME | Civil Engineering ME | Major |
| CE-MS | Civil Engineering MS | Major |
| CHEM-BS | Chemistry BS | Major |
| CHEM-BSS | Chemistry BS | Major |
| CHEME-BS | Chemical Engineering BS | Major |
| CHEME-BSS | Chemical Engineering BS | Major |
| CHEME-ME | Chemical Engineering ME | Major |
| CHEME-MS | Chemical Engineering MS | Major |
| CHEME-PHD | Chemical Engineering PhD | Major |
| CHEM-M | Chemistry Minor | Minor |
| CHEM-MS | Chemistry MS | Major |
| CHEM-PHD | Chemistry PhD | Major |
| CLKSN_SCH | The Clarkson School | Major |
| COGN-M | Cognitive Neuroscience Minor | Minor |
| COMM-BS | Communication | Major |
| COMM-M | Communication Minor | Minor |
| COMPE-BS | Computer Engineering BS | Major |
| COMPSCI | Computational Science Minor | Minor |
| CS-BS | Computer Science BS | Major |
| CS-BSS | Computer Science BS | Major |
| CS-M | Computer Science Minor | Minor |
| CS-MS | Computer Science MS | Interdisciplinary |
| CS-PHD | Computer Science PhD | Major |
| DIGART-BS | Digital Arts and Sciences | Interdisciplinary |
| DIGCOM-M | Digitally Mediated Comm Minor | Minor |
| EBUS-BS | E-Business BS | Major |
| ECE-PHD | Electrical & Computer Eng PhD | Major |
| ECON-BS | Economics BS | Major |
| ECON-BSS | Economics BS | Major |
| ECONL-BS | Economics (LS) - BS | Major |
| ECON-M | Economics Minor | Minor |
| EE-BS | Electrical Engineering BS | Major |
| EE-BSS | Electrical Engineering BS | Major |
| EE-M | Electrical Engineering Minor | Minor |
| EE-ME | Electrical Engineering ME | Major |
| EE-MS | Electrical Engineering MS | Major |
| EGOM-MS | Eng & Global Operation Mgmt | Interdisciplinary |
| EHS-BS | Environmental Health Science | Interdisciplinary |
| EM-BS | Engineering & Mgmt BS | Interdisciplinary |
| EM-BSS | Engineering & Mgmt BS | Interdisciplinary |
| EMM-MS | Engineering & Mfg Mgmt MS | Interdisciplinary |
| ENGSCI-M | Engineering Science Minor | Minor |
| ENGSCI-MS | Engineering Science MS | Major |
| ENGSCI-PHD | Engineering Science PhD | Major |
| ENGST | Engineering Studies | Major |
| ENTRE-BS | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Major |
| ENVENG-BS | Environmental Engineering BS | Major |
| ENVENG-MS | Environmental Sci and Eng MS | Interdisciplinary |
| ENVENG-PHD | Environmental Sci and Eng PhD | Interdisciplinary |
| ENVPOL-M | Environmental Policy Minor | Minor |
| ENVSCI-M | Environmental Science Minor | Minor |
| EOH-M | Env & Occup Health Minor | Minor |
| ES&P-BS | Environmental Sci & Policy BS | Interdisciplinary |
| EXCH | Exchange Program | Major |
| EXCH_GD | Exchange Program - Graduate | Major |
| EXCH-AE | Aeronautical Eng (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-BUS | Business (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-BUSST | Business Studies (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-CE | Civil Engineering (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-CEE | Civil Engineering (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-CHEME | Chemical Eng (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-CHME | Chemical Eng (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-COMM | Communication (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-ECE | Electrical Engineering | Course of Study |
| EXCH-EE | Electrical Eng (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-HUM | Humanities (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-IEM | Int Eng & Mgmt (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-IT | Information Tech (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-MAE | Mechanical Eng (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-MATH | Math (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-MBA | Business Adm (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-ME | Mechanical Eng (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-PSYC | Psychology (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-PTDPT | Physical Therapy DPT(Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-SCI | Science (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| EXCH-UNIV | University Studies (Exchange) | Course of Study |
| FIA-BS | Financial Info Analysis BS | Major |
| FIN-BS | Finance BS | Major |
| FIN-BSS | Finance BS | Major |
| GNDEG | Graduate Non-Degree | Major |
| HIGH-SCH | High School Enrichment Program | Course of Study |
| HIST-BS | History BS | Major |
| HONORS | Honors Program | Honors |
| HUM-BS | Humanities BS | Major |
| HUM-BSS | Humanities BS | Major |
| IB&B | Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Biotechnology - PhD | |
| IEM-BS | Int Engineering & Mgmt BS | Interdisciplinary |
| IEM-BSS | Int Engineering & Mgmt BS | Interdisciplinary |
| IH-BS | Ind. Hygiene & Env Tox BS | Interdisciplinary |
| IH-BSS | Ind. Hygiene & Env Tox BS | Interdisciplinary |
| IND-M | Individually Designed | Minor |
| INTCC-M | Int & Cross-Cultural Minor | Minor |
| ISBP-BS | Info Sys & Bus Processes BS | Major |
| IT-M | Information Technology | Minor |
| IT-MS | Information Technology MS | Interdisciplinary |
| LAW-M | Law Studies Minor | Minor |
| LIBST-BS | Interdisc Liberal Studies | Major |
| MATH-BS | Mathematics BS | Major |
| MATH-BSS | Math BS | Major |
| MATH-M | Mathematics Minor | Minor |
| MATH-MS | Mathematics MS | Major |
| MATH-PHD | Mathematics PhD | Major |
| MATSTAT-BS | Applied Math and Statistics BS | Major |
| MECHE-BS | Mechanical Engineering BS | Major |
| MECHE-BSS | Mechanical Engineering BS | Major |
| ME-ME | Mechanical Engineering ME | Major |
| ME-MS | Mechanical Engineering MS | Major |
| ME-PHD | Mechanical Engineering PhD | Major |
| MGMT-MBA | Graduate MBA | Major |
| MGMTSYS-MS | Management Systems MS | Major |
| MIS-BS | Management Information Syst BS | Major |
| MIS-BSS | Management Information Syst BS | Major |
| MKTG-BS | Marketing BS | Major |
| MKTG-BSS | Marketing BS | Major |
| MSE-PHD | Materials Sci and Eng PhD | Interdisciplinary |
| NON-DEG | Non-Degree | Major |
| PHY-BS | Physics BS | Major |
| PHY-BSS | Physics BS | Major |
| PHY-M | Physics Minor | Minor |
| PHY-MS | Physics MS | Major |
| PHY-PHD | Physics PhD | Major |
| PMGT-MS | Professional Management MS | Major |
| POLSCI-BS | Political Science BS | Major |
| POLSCI-BSS | Political Science BS | Major |
| PRE-PT | Pre-Physical Therapy | PRP |
| PROFCOM-M | Prof Communication Minor | Minor |
| PROJ-M | Project Management | Minor |
| PSYC-BS | Psychology BS | Major |
| PSYC-BSS | Psychology BS | Major |
| PSYC-M | Psychology Minor | Minor |
| PSYL-BS | Psychology (Liberal Arts) BS | Major |
| PT-DPT | Physical Therapy DPT | Major |
| PT-MPT | Physical Therapy MPT | Major |
| SCIST | Science Studies | Major |
| SESE-M | Sustain Energy Sys Eng Minor | Minor |
| SFTWE-BS | Software Engineering BS | Interdisciplinary |
| SFTWE-M | Software Engineering Minor | Minor |
| SIPP-M | Science, Tech & Society Minor | Minor |
| SOC DOC | Social Documentation | Interdisciplinary |
| SOC-BS | Sociology BS | Major |
| SOCSCI-BS | Int Social Sciences BS | Major |
| SOCSCI-BSS | Social Sciences BS | Major |
| STAT-M | Statistics Minor | Minor |
| SUPPLY-BS | Global Supply Chain Management | Major |
| UNIVST | University Studies | Major |