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So you're planning to attend college and you're on the hunt for schools and degrees to consider. College is an alphabet soup of degree and other abbreviations that you might be unfamiliar with. This handy guide might help with abbreviations you encounter both here on the AffordableSchools.net site, and on most college Web sites.
Abbreviations have been organized into degree levels and a miscellaneous section, and sorted by abbreviation within each section. This list is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.
Featured Programs
Associate's Degrees
AA = Associate of Arts
AB = Associate of Business
AAS = Associate of Applied Science
AS = Associate of Science
ASN = Associate of Nursing
Bachelor's Degrees
BA = Bachelor of Arts
BAAS = Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences.
BAED = Bachelor of Art Education
BArch = Bachelor of Architecture
BAS = Bachelor of Arts and Sciences or Bachelor of Applied Science
BASW = BA Social Work
BBA = Bachelor of Business Administration
BEd = Bachelor of Education
BEM = Bachelor of Emergency Management
BEnvD = Bachelor of Environmental Design
BFA = Bachelor of Fine Arts
BGS = Bachelor of General Studies
BHS = Bachelor of Health Sciences
BIS = Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
BLA = Bachelor of Liberal Arts
BLS = Bachelor of Liberal Studies
BM = Bachelor of Music
BMA = Bachelor of Musical Arts
BME = Bachelor of Music Education
BMus = Bachelor of Music (typically for performance/ instruments)
BS = Bachelor of Science
BSB = BS Business
BSBME = BS Biomedical Engineering
BSCE = BS Computer Engineering
BSChE = BS Chemical Engineering
BSCIV = BS Civil Engineering
BSCJ = BS Criminal Justice
BSCLS = BS Clinical Laboratory Science
BSCompEng = Computer Engineering
BSE = BS Engineering
BSEd/ BSED = BS Education
BSEE = BS Electrical Engineering
BSElecEng = BS Electrical Engineering
BSHSM BS Health Services Management
BSK = BS Kinesiology
BSME = BS Mechanical Engineering
BSMechEng = BS Mechanical Engineering
BSMIT = BS Medical Imaging Technology
BSMT = BS Music Technology
BSN = Bachelor of Science in Nursing
BSPA = BS Physician Assistant or BS Public Administration
BSPH = BS Public Health
BSRT = BS Respiratory Therapy OR BS Radiation Therapy
BSW = Bachelor of Social Work
BT = Bachelor of Technology
Featured Programs
Master's Degrees – Research, Professional
In progress – check back
Doctoral Degrees – Research, Professional, Other
In progress – check back
Miscellaneous
FAFSA = Free Application for Federal Student Aid
HBCU = Historically Black College or University