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New York State Taxonomy of Academic Programs (HEGIS Codes)
Agriculture
HEGIS Code Description
0101.00 Agriculture, General
0101.01 Agriculture, Teacher
0102.00 Agronomy, Field Crops, and Crop Management
0103.00 Soils Science (Management and Conservation)
0104.00 Animal Science (Husbandry)
0105.00 Dairy Science (Husbandry)
0106.00 Poultry Science
0107.00 Fish, Game and Wildlife Management
0108.00 Horticulture (Fruit and Vegetable Production)
0109.00 Ornamental Horticulture (Floriculture, Nursery Science)
0110.00 Agricultural and Farm Management
0111.00 Agricultural Economics (includes International Economics and Development)
0112.00 Agricultural Business
0113.00 Food Science and Technology
0114.00 Forestry
0115.00 Natural Resources Management
0116.00 Agriculture and Forestry Technologies (baccalaureate and higher)
0117.00 Range Management
0199.00 Agriculture and Natural Resources, Other
5401.00 Natural Science Technologies, General
5402.00 Agriculture Technologies (includes Animal Science and Horticulture)
5403.00 Forestry and Wildlife Technologies (includes Fisheries)
5499.00 Natural Science Technologies, Other (includes Taxidermy)
5601.00 Agriculture (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
Biological Sciences
HEGIS Code Description
0401.00 Biology, General
0401.01 Biology, General, 7-12 Teacher
0402.00 Botany, General
0403.00 Bacteriology
0404.00 Plant Pathology
0405.00 Plant Pharmacology
0406.00 Plant Physiology
0407.00 Zoology, General
0408.00 Pathology, Human and Animal
0409.00 Pharmacology, Human and Animal
0410.00 Physiology, Human and Animal
0411.00 Microbiology
0412.00 Anatomy
0413.00 Histology
0414.00 Biochemistry (includes Nutritional Biochemistry)
0415.00 Biophysics
0416.00 Molecular Biology
0417.00 Cell Biology (Cytology, Animal Cytology, Cell Physiology)
0418.00 Marine Biology
0419.00 Biometrics and Bio-statistics
0420.00 Ecology
0421.00 Entomology
0422.00 Genetics
0423.00 Radiobiology
0424.00 Nutrition, Scientific (excludes nutrition in Home Economics and Dietetics)
0425.00 Neurosciences
0426.00 Toxicology
0427.00 Embryology
0499.00 Biological Sciences, Other
5407.00 Laboratory Technologies, General
5604.00 Biological Sciences (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
Business
HEGIS Code Description
0501.00 Business and Commerce, General
0502.00 Accounting
0502.10 Taxation
0503.00 Business Statistics
0504.00 Banking and Finances
0505.00 Investments and Securities
0506.00 Business Management and Administration (includes Fund Raising Management and Operating Management)
0507.00 Operations Research (includes Management Data Systems)
0508.00 Hotel and Restaurant Management
0509.00 Marketing and Purchasing
0510.00 Transportation and Public Utilities
0510.10 Travel and Tourism (Baccalaureate and higher)
0511.00 Real Estate
0512.00 Insurance
0513.00 International Business
0514.00 Secretarial Studies (Baccalaureate and higher)
0515.00 Personnel Management
0516.00 Labor and Industrial Relations
0517.00 Business Economics
0599.00 Business and Management, Other (includes Athletic Administration and Controllership)
5001.00 Business and Commerce Technologies, General
5002.00 Accounting Technologies
5003.00 Banking and Finance Technologies
5004.00 Marketing, Distribution, Purchasing, Business and Industrial Management Technologies (includes Sales and Insurance)
5005.00 Secretarial Technologies (includes Office Machine Training, Word Processing, and Court, Hearing and Convention Reporting)
5006.00 Personal Service Technologies
5010.00 Hotel and Restaurant Management Technologies (includes Food Management)
5011.00 Transportation and Public Utility Technologies
5011.10 Travel and Tourism (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5013.00 Advertising Technology
5099.00 Business and Commerce Technologies, Other
5102.00 Keypunch Operator and Other Input Preparation Technologies
5104.00 Computer Operator and Peripheral Equipment Operation Technologies
Education
HEGIS Code Description
0801.00 Education, General
0802.00 Elementary Education, General
0803.00 Secondary Education, General
0804.00 Junior High School Education
0804.01 Junior High School Education: English
0804.02 Junior High School Education: Social Studies
0804.03 Junior High School Education: Mathematics
0804.04 Junior High School Education: General Science
0804.05 Junior High School Education: French
0804.06 Junior High School Education: German
0804.07 Junior High School Education: Spanish
0804.08 Junior High School Education: Latin
0804.09 Junior High School Education: Hebrew
0804.10 Junior High School Education: Other Languages
0805.00 Higher Education, General
0806.00 Junior and Community College Education
0807.00 Adult and Continuing Education
0808.00 Special Education, General
0809.00 Administration of Special Education
0810.00 Education of the Mentally Retarded
0811.00 Education of the Gifted
0812.00 Education of the Deaf
0813.00 Education of the Culturally Disadvantaged
0814.00 Education of Persons with Visual Disabilities
0815.00 Speech Correction
0816.00 Education of the Emotionally Disturbed
0817.00 Remedial Education
0818.00 Special Learning Disabilities
0819.00 Education of Persons with Physical Disabilities
0820.00 Education of Persons with Multiple Disabilities
0821.00 Social Foundations (History and Philosophy of Education)
0822.00 Educational Psychology (includes Learning Theory)
0823.00 Pre-elementary Education (Kindergarten)
0824.00 Educational Statistics and Research
0825.00 Educational Testing, Evaluation and Measurement
0826.00 Student Personnel: Counseling and Guidance (includes Employment Counseling)
0826.01 Student Personnel: School Counselor
0826.02 Student Personnel: School Psychologist
0826.03 Student Personnel: School Attendance Teacher
0826.06 Student Personnel: School Nurse Teacher
0827.00 Educational Administration (School District Administrator)
0828.00 Educational Supervision
0829.00 Curriculum and Instruction
0830.00 Reading Education (Methodology and Theory)
0830.01 Reading Education (Reading Teacher and Special Education
0831.00 Art Education (Methodology and Theory)
0832.00 Music Education (Methodology and Theory)
0833.00 Mathematics Education (Methodology and Theory)
0834.00 Science Education (Methodology and Theory)
0835.00 Physical Education: Physical Education 7-12
0835.01 Physical Education: Recreation Education N-12
0836.00 Driver and Safety Education
0837.00 Health Education (includes Family Life Education)
0838.00 Business, Commerce and Distributive Education
0838.01 Business, Commerce and Distributive Education Teacher
0839.00 Industrial, Technical and Vocational Education
0839.01 Industrial Arts, Vocational and Technical Education: Industrial Arts Technology
0839.02 Industrial Arts, Vocational and Technical Education: Technical Subjects
0839.03 Industrial Arts, Vocational and Technical Education: Trade Subjects
0839.04 Industrial Arts, Vocational and Technical Education: Agricultural Occupations
0839.05 Industrial Arts, Vocational and Technical Education: Home Economics
0839.06 Industrial Arts, Vocational and Technical Education: Electronic Data Processing
0839.07 Industrial Arts, Vocational and Technical Education: Health Occupations
0899.00 Education, Other (includes Community Service Education and Educational Research Methodology)
0899.01 School Media Specialist (Library)
0899.02 School Media Specialist (Educational Communications)
0899.03 School Media Specialist
0899.10 Agriculture Education
0899.20 Education of Exceptional Children
0899.30 Home Economics Education
0899.40 Nursing Education
0899.50 Alternative Program Transitional B
0899.52 Alternative Program Transitional C
0899.54 Alternative Program Transitional D
0899.60 Intensive Teacher Institute (ITI)
0899.70 Clinically Rich Intensive Teacher Institute (CR-ITI)
0899.80 P-20 Principal Pilot
1301.00 Home Economics, General
1301.01 Home Economics Teacher
1302.00 Home Decoration and Home Equipment
1303.00 Clothing and Textiles
1304.00 Consumer Economics and Home Management
1305.00 Family Relations and Child Development
1306.00 Foods and Nutrition (includes Dietetics and Nutrition Education)
1307.00 Institutional Management and Cafeteria Management
1399.00 Home Economics, Other
1601.00 Library Science, General
1699.00 Library Science, Other
5404.00 Food Service Technologies (includes Culinary Arts)
5405.00 Home Economics Technologies
5503.00 Education Technologies (Teacher Aide and 2-year Teacher Education, includes Day Care and Nannies)
5504.00 Library Assistant Technologies
5608.00 Education (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5613.00 Home Economics (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
Engineering
HEGIS Code Description
0201.00 Environmental Design, General
0202.00 Architecture
0203.00 Interior Design
0204.00 Landscape Architecture
0205.00 Urban Architecture
0206.00 City, Community and Regional Planning (includes Urban Planning and Law and Planning)
0299.00 Architecture and Environmental Design, Other (includes Design and Historic Preservation)
0901.00 Engineering, General
0902.00 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
0903.00 Agricultural Engineering (includes Soil and Water Engineering)
0904.00 Architectural Engineering
0905.00 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
0906.00 Chemical Engineering (includes Petroleum Refining)
0907.00 Petroleum Engineering (excludes Petroleum Refining)
0908.00 Civil, Construction and Transportation Engineering (includes Hydraulics and Hydrology, Water Resource Systems, and Structural Engineering)
0909.00 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
0910.00 Mechanical Engineering
0911.00 Geological Engineering
0912.00 Geophysical Engineering
0913.00 Industrial and Management Engineering
0914.00 Metallurgical Engineering
0915.00 Materials Engineering
0916.00 Ceramic Engineering
0917.00 Textile Engineering
0918.00 Mining and Mineral Engineering
0919.00 Engineering Physics
0920.00 Nuclear Engineering
0921.00 Engineering Mechanics
0922.00 Environmental and Sanitary Engineering
0923.00 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
0924.00 Ocean Engineering
0925.00 Engineering Technologies (baccalaureate and higher)
0999.00 Engineering, Other (includes Optics, Photographic Science, Wood Products Engineering)
1920.00 Metallurgy
4904.00 Engineering and Other Disciplines
5105.00 Data Processing Equipment Maintenance
5301.00 Mechanical and Engineering Technologies, General
5302.00 Aeronautical and Aviation Technologies (includes Aircraft Technology)
5303.00 Engineering Graphics (Tool and Machine Drafting and Design)
5304.00 Architectural Drafting Technologies
5306.00 Automotive Technologies
5307.00 Diesel Technologies
5308.00 Welding Technologies
5309.00 Civil Technologies (Surveying, Photogrammetry, etc.)
5310.00 Electronics and Machine Technologies (includes Appliance Repair)
5311.00 Electromechanical Technologies
5312.00 Industrial Technologies (includes Machine Technologies, Tool and Die Making and Robotics)
5313.00 Textile Technologies
5314.00 Instrumentation Technologies
5315.00 Mechanical Technologies
5316.00 Nuclear Technologies
5317.00 Construction and Building Technologies (Carpentry, Electricity, Plumbing, Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration, Solar Energy)
5399.00 Mechanical and Engineering Technologies, Other
5408.00 Sanitation and Public Health Inspection Technologies (Environmental) (includes Wastewater/Water Treatment)
5602.00 Architectural Technology (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5609.00 Engineering Science (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
Fine Arts
HEGIS Code Description
1001.00 Fine Arts, General
1002.00 Art (Painting, Drawing, Sculpture)
1003.00 Art History and Appreciation
1004.00 Music Performance
1004.10 Music Composition and Theory
1005.00 Music, Liberal Arts Program
1006.00 Music History and Appreciation (Musicology)
1007.00 Dramatic Arts
1008.00 Dance
1009.00 Applied Design (Crafts, Commercial Art, Interior and Fashion Design, includes Ceramics, Computer Graphics, Gold and Silversmithing and Industrial Design)
1010.00 Cinematography
1011.00 Photography
1099.00 Fine and Applied Arts, Other (includes Art Restoration, Dance Therapy, Museum Administration, Music Technology, Musical Business and Toy Design)
5007.00 Photography Technologies
5012.00 Applied and Graphic Arts Technologies (includes Lithography Technology)
5610.00 Fine Arts (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts) (includes Music)
Health Professions
HEGIS Code Description
1201.00 Health Professions, General
1202.00 Hospital and Health Care Administration
1203.00 Nursing (Baccalaureate and higher)
1203.10 Nursing (Baccalaureate and higher) - R.N. required for admission (includes nurse-midwifery)
1203.12 Nursing (baccalaureate and higher) - Advanced Certificate
1204.00 Dentistry, D.D.S. degree
1205.00 Dental Specialties (work beyond First-Professional Degree: D.D.S.)
1206.00 Medicine, M.D. degree
1207.00 Medical Specialties (work beyond First-Professional Degree: M.D./D.O.)
1208.00 Occupational Therapy
1209.00 Optometry
1210.00 Osteopathic Medicine, D.O. degree
1211.00 Pharmacy
1212.00 Physical Therapy
1213.00 Dental Hygiene (Baccalaureate or higher)
1214.00 Public Health
1215.00 Medical Record Librarianship
1216.00 Podiatry/Podiatric Medicine, D.P.M. degree
1217.00 Biomedical Communication
1218.00 Veterinary Medicine, D.V.M. degree
1219.00 Veterinary Medicine Specialties (work beyond Fist-Professional Degree: D.V.M.)
1220.00 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
1221.00 Chiropractic, D.C. degree
1223.00 Medical Laboratory Technologies (Baccalaureate and higher)
1224.00 Dental Technologies (Baccalaureate and higher)
1225.00 Radiologic Technologies (Baccalaureate and higher)
1226.00 Midwifery
1299.00 Health Professions, Other (includes Epidemiology and Medical Illustration)
1299.10 Physician Assistant (Baccalaureate and higher)
1299.30 Sports and Exercise Studies (includes Exercise Physiology)
5201.00 Health Services Assistant Technologies, General
5202.00 Dental Assistant Technologies
5203.00 Dental Hygiene Technologies
5204.00 Dental Laboratory Technologies
5205.00 Medical or Biological Laboratory Assistant Technologies (includes Phlebotomy)
5206.00 Animal Laboratory Assistant Technologies
5207.00 Radiologic Technologies (X-ray, etc.)
5208.00 Nursing - R.N. (less than 4-year program)
5208.10 Nursing - R.N., College Programs
5208.20 Nursing - R.N., Hospital Programs
5208.30 Nursing - R.N., Certificate (academic year or more) (includes Nurse Anesthetist)
5208.40 Nursing - R.N., Supplemental Clinical (less than one year)
5208.41 Nursing - R.N., Supplemental Clinical - Foreign Nurse
5209.10 Nursing - Practical (Secondary programs only)
5209.20 Nursing - Practical (Adult)
5209.29 Nursing - Practical, Adult - Experimental
5210.00 Occupational Therapy Technologies
5211.00 Surgical Technologies (includes Operating Room Technology)
5212.00 Optical Technologies (includes Ophthalmic Dispensing)
5213.00 Medical Record Technologies
5214.00 Medical Assistant and Medical Office Assistant Technologies
5215.00 Respiratory Therapy Technologies
5216.00 Psychiatric Technologies (includes Mental Health Aide and Community Mental Health Assistant)
5217.00 Electrodiagnostic Technologies (includes E.K.G., E.E.G., etc.)
5218.00 Institutional Management Technologies (Rest Home, etc.)
5219.00 Physical Therapy Technology
5299.00 Health Services and Paramedical Technologies, Other (includes Biomedical Engineering Technology, Emergency Medical Technology/Paramedic and Massage Therapy)
5299.10 Physician Assistant (Pre-baccalaureate)
5299.20 Mortuary Science
5299.30 Sports and Exercise Studies Technologies
Humanities
HEGIS Code Description
0301.00 Asian Studies
0302.00 East Asian Studies
0303.00 South Asian (India, etc.) Studies
0304.00 Southeast Asian Studies
0305.00 African Studies
0306.00 Islamic Studies
0307.00 Russian and Slavic Studies
0308.00 Latin American Studies
0309.00 Middle Eastern Studies
0310.00 European Studies, General
0311.00 Eastern European Studies (includes Uralic Studies)
0312.00 West European Studies
0313.00 American Studies
0314.00 Pacific Area Studies
0399.00 Area Studies, Other
1101.00 Foreign Languages, General (includes Multi-Language Concentrations)
1102.00 French
1102.01 French 7-12 Teacher
1103.00 German
1103.01 German 7-12 Teacher
1104.00 Italian
1104.01 Italian 7-12 Teacher
1105.00 Spanish
1105.01 Spanish 7-12 Teacher
1106.00 Russian
1106.01 Russian 7-12 Teacher
1107.00 Chinese
1107.01 Chinese Teacher
1108.00 Japanese
1108.01 Japanese Teacher
1109.00 Latin
1109.01 Latin 7-12 Teacher
1110.00 Greek, Classical
1111.00 Hebrew and Semitic Languages
1111.01 Hebrew 7-12 Teacher
1112.00 Arabic
1113.00 Indian (Asiatic) Languages
1114.00 Scandinavian Languages
1115.00 Slavic Languages (other than Russian)
1116.00 African Languages (non-Semitic)
1117.00 Mandarin
1117.01 Mandarin Teacher
1118.00 Urdu
1118.01 Urdu Teacher
1199.00 Foreign Languages, Other
1199.01 Foreign Languages, Other, 7-12 Teacher
1501.00 English, General
1501.01 English 7-12 Teacher
1502.00 English Literature
1503.00 Comparative Literature
1504.00 Classics
1505.00 Linguistics (includes Phonetics, Semantics and Philology)
1506.00 Speech and Debate (Rhetoric and Public Address)
1506.01 Speech and Debate 7-12 Teacher
1507.00 Creative Writing
1508.00 Teaching of English as a Second Language
1509.00 Philosophy
1510.00 Religious Studies (excludes Theological Professions)
1599.00 Letters, Other
1599.10 Philosophy and Religion, Other
2301.00 Theological Professions, General
2301.10 Theological Professions, General (M.Div., M.H.L., B.D.)
2302.00 Religious Music
2303.00 Biblical Languages
2304.00 Religious Education
2399.00 Theology, Other
4901.00 Liberal Arts and Sciences (Baccalaureate and higher)
4903.00 Humanities and Social Sciences
5502.00 Bible Study or Religion Related Occupations
5603.00 Area Studies (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5611.00 Foreign Languages (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5615.00 Letters (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5623.00 Theology (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5649.00 Liberal Arts, General (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5699.00 Liberal Arts, Other (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
Physical Sciences
HEGIS Code Description
0701.00 Computer and Information Sciences, General
0701.01 Computer & Information Sciences, General, Teacher
0702.00 Information Sciences and Systems
0703.00 Data Processing
0704.00 Computer Programming
0705.00 Systems Analysis
0799.00 Computer and Information Systems, Other
1701.00 Mathematics, General
1701.01 Mathematics 7-12 Teacher
1702.00 Statistics, Mathematics and Theoretical
1703.00 Applied Mathematics
1799.00 Mathematics, Other
1901.00 Physical Sciences, General
1902.00 Physics, General (excludes Biophysics)
1902.01 Physics, General, 7-12 Teacher
1903.00 Molecular Physics
1904.00 Nuclear Physics
1905.00 Chemistry, General
1905.01 Chemistry, General, 7-12 Teacher
1906.00 Inorganic Chemistry
1907.00 Organic Chemistry
1908.00 Physical Chemistry
1909.00 Analytical Chemistry
1910.00 Pharmaceutical Chemistry
1911.00 Astronomy
1912.00 Astrophysics
1913.00 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
1914.00 Geology
1915.00 Geochemistry
1916.00 Geophysics and Seismology (includes Water Resources)
1917.00 Earth Sciences, General
1917.01 Earth Sciences, General, 7-12 Teacher
1918.00 Paleontology
1919.00 Oceanography
1999.10 Earth Sciences, Other (includes Planetary Studies)
1999.20 Physical Sciences, Other (includes Forensic Science)
4902.00 Biological and Physical Sciences
5101.00 Data Processing Technologies, General
5103.00 Computer Programmer Technologies
5199.00 Data Processing Technologies, Other
5305.00 Chemical Technologies (includes Plastics)
5406.00 Marine and Oceanographic Technologies
5617.00 Mathematics (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5619.00 Physical Sciences (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
Social Sciences
HEGIS Code Description
0601.00 Communications, General (includes Sports Communications)
0602.00 Journalism (Printed Media)
0603.00 Radio/TV
0604.00 Advertising
0605.00 Communications Media (Videotape, Film for Radio/TV)
0699.00 Communications, Other (includes Printing)
1401.00 Law
1499.00 Law, Other
2001.00 Psychology, General
2002.00 Experimental Psychology (Animal and Human)
2003.00 Clinical Psychology
2004.00 Psychology for Counseling
2005.00 Social Psychology
2006.00 Psychometrics
2007.00 Statistics in Psychology
2008.00 Industrial Psychology
2009.00 Developmental Psychology
2010.00 Physiological Psychology
2099.00 Psychology, Other
2101.00 Community and Human Services, General
2102.00 Public Administration
2103.00 Parks and Recreation Management (includes Camping and Outdoor Recreation)
2104.00 Social Work and Helping Services (other than Clinical Social Work)
2104.10 Mental Health Counseling
2105.00 Police, Law Enforcement and Corrections (Baccalaureate and higher)
2106.00 International Public Service (other than Diplomatic Service)
2199.00 Public Affairs and Services, Other (includes Therapeutic Recreation)
2201.00 Social Sciences, General
2201.01 Social Sciences, General, 7-12 Teacher
2202.00 Anthropology
2203.00 Archaeology
2204.00 Economics
2205.00 History
2206.00 Geography
2207.00 Political Science and Government
2208.00 Sociology
2209.00 Criminology
2210.00 International Relations
2211.00 Afro-American (Black Culture) Studies
2212.00 American Indian Cultural Studies
2213.00 Mexican-American Culture Studies
2214.00 Urban Studies
2215.00 Demography
2299.00 Social Sciences, Other
2299.10 Gerontology (Baccalaureate and higher)
5008.00 Communications and Broadcasting Technologies (Radio/TV, News)
5009.00 Printing Technologies
5501.00 Public Service Technologies, General
5505.00 Police, Law Enforcement and Corrections Technologies
5506.00 Community and Human Service Related Technologies
5506.10 Recreation Technologies
5506.20 Gerontology (Pre-baccalaureate)
5507.00 Fire Control Technology
5508.00 Public Administration and Management Technologies (includes Court Management)
5599.00 Public Service Related Technologies, Other
5606.00 Communications (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5620.00 Psychology (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
5622.00 Social Sciences (Pre-baccalaureate Liberal Arts)
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