Course Prefixes

A department prefix or code is used to identify courses offered by Edmonds Community College:

Prefix	Department
ACCT	Accounting
ABE	Adult Basic Education/Pre-GED
ACD	Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Counseling
AHE	Allied Health Education
ASL	American Sign Language
ANTH	Anthropology
ARAB	Arabic
ART	Art
ASTR	Astronomy
BIOL	Biology
BRDGE	Bridge: Reading, Writing, and Study Skills
BSTEC	Business Information Technology
BUS	Business Management
CCLS	Career, College, and Life Success
CHEM	Chemistry
CHIN	Chinese
COMM	Communications
CMST	Communication Studies
CEN	Computers, Electronics, and Networks
CIS	Computer Information Systems
CS	Computer Science
CIT	Construction Industry Training
CONST	Construction Management
COPSY	Counseling Psychology
CLART	Culinary Arts
DANCE	Dance
DRMA	Drama
DIVST	Diversity Studies
ECE	Early Childhood Education
ECON	Economics
EDCAP	Edmonds Career Access Program/High School Completion
EDUC	Education
EMERG	Emergency Management
ENRGY	Energy Management
ENGR	Engineering
ENGL	English
ESL	English as a Second Language
EAP	English for Academic Purposes
ENVS	Environmental Science
EVPL	Event Planning
FLED	Family Life Education
FSS	Family Support Services
FASHD/FASHM	Fashion/Retail Merchandising
FOD	Fire Officer Degree
FRCH	French
GED	General Equivalency Degree (GED)
GEOG	Geography
GEOL	Geology
GERM	German
HLTH	Health
HSC	High School Completion
HIST	History
HONRS	Honors Program
HORT	Horticulture
HSPTR	Hospitality and Tourism
HUM	Humanities
INTEN	Intensive English as a Second Language (ESL)
INSTD	International Studies
JAPN	Japanese
JOBDV	Job Development Skills
JOURN	Journalism
LIBR	Library Research
MST	Materials Science Technology
MATH	Mathematics
MEDDV	Medical Device
MGMT	Business Management
MUSC	Music
NURS	Nursing
NUTR	Nutrition
OSH	Occupational Safety and Health
LEGAL	Paralegal
PHIL	Philosophy
PHOTO	Photography
PE	Physical Education
PHYS	Physics
POLS	Political Science
PSYC	Psychology
SHS	Social and Human Services
SOCSC	Social Science
SOC	Sociology
SPAN	Spanish
VISCO	Visual Communications
WOMEN	Women’s Studies
WRITE	Writing Skills Lab