Course Prefixes of Special Interest to International Students

Course Prefixes of Special Interest to International Students


ABS = Applied Biological Sciences (e.g. organic gardening)
AFH, AFS, or ARF = African American Studies
AIS = American Indian Studies
AMS = American Studies
APA = Asian Pacific American Studies
ART = Art (e.g. drawing, painting, photography, mixed media)
ASB = Anthropology (e.g. cultural studies)
ASU = The ASU Experience (e.g. introduction to ASU resources and student success strategies)
BLE = Bilingual Education
CCS, CSS = Chicana/o (Mexican-American) Studies
COM, CMN = Human Communication and Communication Studies
CRD = Community Resources and Development
DCE = Dance (e.g. ballet, jazz, tap, modern, ballroom, Latin, salsa, hip-hop, swing, raqs sharqi)
ENG, WAC = English and Introduction to Academic Writing
ETH = Ethnic Studies
EXW = Exercise and Wellness
GCU = Cultural Geography
GIS = Geographical Information Systems
HRC = Humanities, Arts & Cultural Studies
IAS = Integrative Studies
JUS = Justice Studies
MCE = Multicultural Education
MUS = Music
NLM = Non-profit Leadership and Management
POS = Political Science
PRM = Parks and Recreation Management
REL = Religious Studies
SBS = Social and Behavioral Studies
SGS = Global Studies
SLC = Linguistics, translation, language topic courses
SOC = Sociology
SOS = Sustainability
SPA = Spanish
SST = Studies in Social Transformation
TCL = Transborder Chicana/o and Latina
TDM = Tourism Development and Management
UNI = University success courses (e.g. critical reading and thinking, academic success, major and career exploration)
USL = Service Learning (off-campus courses working within the community)
WST = Women's and Gender Studies
YDL = Youth Development and Leadership