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Program Name	Code	Major	Minor	Department or Center
African Area Studies	016		√	African Studies
African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures	013		√	AMESALL
African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures - Regional Option	013	√		AMESALL
African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures - Comparative Option	013C	√		AMESALL
Africana Studies	014	√	√	Africana Studies
Aging	018		√	Sociology
Agroecology	019		√	Plant Science
American Studies	050	√	√	American Studies
Animal Science	067		√	Animal Sciences
Anthropology - Cultural Option	070C	√	√	Anthropology
Anthropology - Evolutionary Option	071	√	√	Anthropology
Anthropology - General Option	070	√	√	Anthropology
Art History	082	√	√	Art History (major requires dept approval)
Asian Studies (see restrictions)	098		√	Asian Languages and Cultures
Astronomy (see restrictions)	100		√	Physics and Astronomy
Astrophysics credit intensive major (see restrictions)	105	√		Physics and Astronomy
Biochemistry (see restrictions)	115		√	Biochemistry and Microbiology
Biological Sciences credit intensive major (see restrictions)	119	√	√	Division of Life Sciences (major requires departmental approval)
Biomathematics credit intensive major (see restrictions)	122	√		Mathematics
Business and Technical Writing	355		√	Writing Program
Cell Biology and Neuroscience credit intensive major (see restrictions)	146	√		Cell Biology and Neuroscience (requires departmental approval)
Chemistry - Core Option credit intensive major	160	√	√	Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Chemistry - Business/Law Option credit intensive major	160E	√		Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Chemistry - Chemical Biology Option credit intensive major	160C	√		Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Chemistry - Chemical Physics Option credit intensive major	160F	√		Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Chemistry - Environmental Option credit intensive major	160D	√		Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Chemistry - General ACS Option credit intensive major	160G	√		Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Chinese (see restrictions)	165	√	√	Asian Languages and Cultures
Cinema Studies	175		√	Cinema Studies
Classics - Classical Humanities Option	190	√	√	Classics
Classics - Greek Option (see also minor in Ancient Greek)	190B	√		Classics
Classics - Latin Option (see also minor in Latin)	190D	√		Classics
Classics - Greek and Latin Option	190C	√		Classics
Cognitive Science	185		√	Cognitive Sciences
Communication (see restrictions)	192	√		Communication (requires competitive admission)
Comparative and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies	199		√	American Studies
Comparative Literature - Comparative Literary Studies Option	195	√	√	Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature - Colonial and Postcolonial Studies Option	195D	√		Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature - Cultural Theories and Practices Option	195E	√		Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature - Advanced Studies in Comparative Literature Option	195F	√		Comparative Literature
Computer Science	198		√	Computer Science
Computer Science - B.A. credit intensive major	198	√		Computer Science
Computer Science - B.S. credit intensive major	198S	√		Computer Science
Criminal Justice	202	√		Criminal Justice
Criminology	204		√	Sociology
Dance - B.A.	203	√	√	Dance (major and minor require departmental approval)
Digital Communication, Information, and Media	209		√	School of Communication and Information
East Asian Languages and Area Studies (see restrictions)	214	√		Asian Languages and Cultures
Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources credit intensive major	704	√	√	Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (requires departmental approval)
Economics (see restrictions)	220	√	√	Economics (major requires dept approval)
Education (5-year Teacher Certification program at GSE)			√	Graduate School of Education
Education as a Social Science	300		√	Graduate School of Education
English	350	√	√	English
Entomology	370		√	Entomology
Entrepreneurship	382		√	Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Environmental and Business Economics (see restrictions)	373		√	Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics
Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior	374		√	Human Ecology
Environmental Sciences	375		√	Environmental Sciences
Equine Science	379		√	Animal Sciences
European Studies	360	√	√	European Studies
Exercise Science and Sport Studies - Applied Kinesiology Option credit intensive major	377D	√		Exercise Science and Sport Studies (requires departmental approval)
Exercise Science and Sport Studies - Exercise Physiology Option credit intensive major	377A	√		Exercise Science and Sport Studies (requires departmental approval)
Exercise Science and Sport Studies - Exercise Science Option credit intensive major	377	√		Exercise Science and Sport Studies (requires departmental approval)
Exercise Science and Sport Studies - Sport Management Option credit intensive major	377B	√		Exercise Science and Sport Studies (requires departmental approval)
Food Science	400		√	Food Science
French (see restrictions)	420		√	French
French - Cultural Studies Option	420	√		French
French - Linguistics Option	420B	√		French
French - Literary Studies Option	420C	√		French
Genetics credit intensive major (see restrictions)	447	√		Genetics (requires departmental approval)
Geography	450	√	√	Geography
Geological Sciences credit intensive major	460	√	√	Earth and Planetary Sciences
German - German Studies Option	470A	√	√	Germanic, Russian, and East European Languages and Literatures
German - Language and Literature Option	470	√	√	Germanic, Russian, and East European Languages and Literatures
Greek - Ancient	491		√	Classics
Greek - Modern	489		√	Modern Greek Studies
Hebrew - Modern (formerly Hebrew Language - 563H) (see restrictions)	503		√	Jewish Studies
History (see restrictions)	510	√	√	History
History - Ancient History and Classics Option	510C	√		History
History/French (see restrictions)	513	√		French
History/Political Science (see restrictions)	514	√		History
Human Ecology	532		√	Human Ecology
Human Resource Management	533	√	√	School of Management and Labor Relations
Hungarian	535		√	Russian and East European Languages and Literatures
Information Technology and Informatics (see restrictions)	547	√		Information Technology and Informatics (requires competitive admission)
Italian	560	√	√	Italian
Italian Studies	560I	√	√	Italian Studies
Japanese (see restrictions)	565		√	Asian Languages and Cultures
Jewish Studies (see restrictions)	563	√	√	Jewish Studies
Journalism and Media Studies (see restrictions)	567	√		Journalism and Media Studies (requires competitive admission)
Korean (see restrictions)	574		√	Asian Languages and Cultures
Labor Studies and Employment Relations Labor Studies	578 575	√	√	School of Management and Labor Relations
Labor Studies - Law and the Workplace Option	575L		√	School of Management and Labor Relations
Labor Studies - Diversity in the Workplace Option	575D		√	School of Management and Labor Relations
Labor Studies - Work Organization and Management Option	575M		√	School of Management and Labor Relations
Labor Studies - Labor Unions and Social Movements Option	575U		√	School of Management and Labor Relations
Labor Studies - Work, Globalization, and Migration Option	575G		√	School of Management and Labor Relations
Language and Culture of Ancient Israel (see restrictions)	583		√	Jewish Studies
Latin	580		√	Classics
Latin American Studies	590	√	√	Latin American Studies
Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies	595	√	√	Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies
Linguistics	615	√	√	Linguistics (major requires departmental approval)
Marine Sciences	628		√	Marine and Coastal Sciences
Marine Sciences - Marine Biology/Biological Oceanography Option credit intensive major	628D	√		Marine and Coastal Sciences
Marine Sciences - Marine Chemistry Option credit intensive major	628E	√		Marine and Coastal Sciences
Marine Sciences - Marine Geology Option credit intensive major	628F	√		Marine and Coastal Sciences
Marine Sciences - Physical Oceanography Option credit intensive major	628G	√		Marine and Coastal Sciences
Mathematics	640	√	√	Mathematics
Medical Technology credit intensive major	660	√		Division of Life Sciences (major requires departmental approval)
Medieval Studies	667	√	√	Medieval Studies
Meteorology	670		√	Meteorology
Microbiology credit intensive major (see restrictions)	680	√		Biochemistry and Microbiology
Middle Eastern Studies	685	√	√	Middle Eastern Studies
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry credit intensive major (see restrictions)	694	√		Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (requires departmental approval)
Music - B.A.	700	√	√	Music
Nutrition	707		√	Nutritional Sciences
Operations Research	711		√	Operations Research
Organizational Leadership	713		√	Organizational Leadership
Philosophy	730	√	√	Philosophy
Physics (see restrictions)	750		√	Physics and Astronomy
Physics - General Option credit intensive major (see restrictions)	750	√		Physics and Astronomy
Physics - Applied Option credit intensive major (see restrictions)	750P	√		Physics and Astronomy
Physics - Engineering Dual Degree Option credit intensive major (see restrictions)	750G	√		Physics and Astronomy
Physics - Ocean Physics Option credit intensive major (see restrictions)	750K	√		Physics and Astronomy
Physics - Professional Option credit intensive major (see restrictions)	750D	√		Physics and Astronomy
Planning and Public Policy (see restrictions)	762	√	√	Bloustein School (requires competitive admission)
Plant Science	776		√	Plant Science
Political Science (see restrictions)	790	√	√	Political Science
Portuguese	810	√	√	Spanish and Portuguese
Professional Outreach and Development	825		√	Science Learning
Psychology	830	√	√	Psychology
Public Health credit intensive major (see restrictions)	832	√	√	Bloustein School (requires competitive admission)
Public Policy (see restrictions)	833		√	Bloustein School
Religion	840	√	√	Religion
Russian	860	√	√	Russian and East European Languages and Literatures
Science Learning	881		√	Science Learning
Science, Technology and Society	880		√	See the NB undergraduate catalog
Sexualities Studies	888		√	Women's and Gender Studies
Social Justice	904		√	Women's and Gender Studies
Social Work credit intensive major	910	√		School of Social Work (requires competitive admission)
Sociology	920	√	√	Sociology
South Asian Studies	925		√	South Asian Studies
Spanish	940	√	√	Spanish and Portuguese
Spanish - Spanish Intensive Option credit intensive major	940F	√		Spanish and Portuguese
Statistics	960	√	√	Statistics
Statistics/Mathematics credit intensive major	961	√		Statistics
Theater Arts - B.A.	965	√	√	Theater Arts (major requires departmental approval)
Visual Arts - B.A.	080	√		Visual Arts (requires departmental approval)
Women's and Gender Studies	988	√	√	Women's and Gender Studies