NCSU Departments & Programs in Theses Call Numbers and Subject Headings

This table shows the correct form of department or program names to be used when cataloging NCSU theses & dissertations, ~~along with spine label usage and number of copies to be added to the collection for print materials.~~

If the name of the department you are looking for does not appear on the list, contact the Unit head. The Unit head will contact the Graduate School to determine the appropriate form of the name and add it to the chart.

~~Call Number Usage~~	~~Copies~~	~~Flag For~~	Department & Program Name Usage	Active dates	Notes
Adult Educ.	2		Adult and Community College Education		Changed from Adult Education (date of change unknown) - lkw 8/14/2018 - https://grad.ncsu.edu/programs/details/?program=ADE
			Adult and Higher Education SEE Adult and Community College Education
			Aerospace Engineering SEE Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
			Agency Counseling SEE Counselor Education
Agri. & Resource Econ.	2		Agricultural & Resource Economics
Agr. Econ.	2		Agricultural Economics
			Agricultural Education SEE Agricultural and Extension Education
Agr. & Exten. Educ.	2		Agricultural and Extension Education
			Agricultural and Human Sciences		https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-and-human-sciences/ (01/30/2019 - lkw)
			Agronomy SEE Crop Science, Soil Science
			Anatomy, Physiology Sciences & Radiology SEE Veterinary Medical Sciences
			Animal Ecology SEE Zoology
			Animal Industry SEE Animal Science
An. Sci.	2		Animal Science
			Animal Science & Poultry Science SEE Animal Science
			Anthropology	2007-	Per degree website, program began in 2007: https://socant.chass.ncsu.edu/graduate/anthropology/
			Applied Mathematics SEE Mathematics
			Applied Physics SEE Physics
Arch.	varies	Design	Architecture (1st copy for Design Library, 2nd copy for Hill Special Collections, 3rd copy for Hill Stacks)
Art + Design	varies	Design	Art + Design (1st copy for Design Library, 2nd copy for Hill Special Collections, 3rd copy for Hill Stacks)
			Bacteriology SEE Botany
Biochem.	2		Biochemistry
Biomed. Eng.	NA		Biomedical Engineering
			Bioinformatics SEE Genomic Sciences
Biol. & Agr. Eng.	2		Biological and Agricultural Engineering
			Biology SEE Microbiology
			Biomanufacturing USE Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center	2017(?)-	per email from the Graduate school 2/26/2018: "The BTEC isn't technically a department, but the name we use in our records is "Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center."
Biomath.	2		Biomathematics
			Botany SEE Plant Biology	1965-2006
Chem. Eng.	2		Chemical Engineering
Chem.	2		Chemistry
Civil Eng.	2		Civil Engineering
			Clinical Sciences SEE Veterinary Medical Sciences
Commun. Rhet. & DigMedia	2		Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media	2015-
			Companion Animal & Special Species Medicine SEE Veterinary Medical Sciences
			Comparative Biomedical Sciences SEE Veterinary Medical Sciences
			Computer Engineering SEE Electrical and Computer Engineering
Computer Sci.	2		Computer Science
Computer Net.	2		Computer Networking
			Computer Studies (former name) SEE Computer Science
Counselor Educ.	2		Counselor Education
Creative Writing	N/A		Creative Writing
Crop Sci.	2		Crop Science
Curric. & Instruc- tion.	2		Curriculum and Instruction
			Design (not Ph.D.) SEE Architecture, Art + Design, Design & Technology, Graphic Design, or Landscape Architecture
Design.	3	Design	Design (Ph.D. only) (1st copy for Design Library, 2nd copy for Hill Special Collections, 3rd copy for Hill Stacks)
Des. & Tech.	varies	Design	Design & Technology (1st copy for Design Library, 2nd copy for Hill Special Collections, 3rd copy for Hill Stacks)
			Digital Learning and Teaching	2014-2017	per Grad School email 5/8/2019. After 2017, name changed to Learning Design and Technology. Students in program at time of name change had option of retaining program name or switching to "Learning Design..." - we may see ETDs using either form for the next few years (lkw 5/8/19)
Ecology.	2		Ecology
Econ.	2		Economics
Educ.	2		Education
			Educational Administration and Supervision SEE Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development
Educ. Leader- ship.	2		Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation SEE Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development	to 2015
			Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development	2015-	https://grad.ncsu.edu/programs/details/?program=ELP
Educ. Res. & Pol. Anal.	2		Educational Research and Policy Analysis
Elec. & Computer Eng.	2		Electrical and Computer Engineering
			Electrical Engineering SEE Electrical and Computer Engineering
English.	2		English
			English Literature SEE English
Entom.	2		Entomology 3rd copy to NRL
Envir. & Molec. Toxicol.	2 (3)	VML Special Collections	Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
			Environmental Engineering SEE Civil Engineering
Family Life & Youth	3		Family Life & Youth Development
			Fiber and Polymer Science SEE Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science
Fish. & Wild. Sci.	3		Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences
			Food Animal and Equine Medicine SEE Veterinary Medical Sciences
Food Bioproc. & Nutri.	2		Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences
			Food Science Products SEE Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences
Forest Biomats.	3	NRL	Forest Biomaterials	2010-
			Forest Management SEE Forestry & Environmental Resources
			Forestry SEE Forestry & Environmental Resources
For.	3	NRL	Forestry & Environmental Resources
			Functional Genomics SEE Genomic Sciences
Gen.	2		Genetics
Genomic Sci.	2		Genomic Sciences
Geol.	2		Geology
Geospatial			Geospatial Analytics		https://grad.ncsu.edu/programs/details/?program=GA (added to list 4/2018 - lkw)
Graph. Des.	varies	Design	Graphic Design (1st copy for Design Library, 2nd copy for Hill Special Collections, 3rd copy for Hill Stacks)
			Geosciences SEE Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Guid. & Personnel Services			Guidance and Personnel Services
Health Oc. Teacher Educ.	2		Health Occupations Teacher Education
			Higher Education Administration SEE Adult Education
			Highway Engineering SEE Civil Engineering
Hist.	2		History
			Horticultural Science SEE Horticulture
Hort.	2		Horticulture
Immunol.	2		Immunology (1st copy for VML Special Collections, 2nd copy for Hill Special Collections, [3rd copy] for Hill Stacks)
			Industrial Arts Education SEE Technology Education
Ind. Design.	3		Industrial Design
Ind. Eng.	2		Industrial Engineering
			Industrial Management SEE Industrial Engineering
			Industrial Organizational Psychology SEE Psychology
			Industrial Psychology SEE Psychology
Land. Arch.	varies	Design	Landscape Architecture (Master of) (1st copy for Design Library, 2nd copy for Hill Special Collections, 3rd copy for Hill Stacks)
			Learning and Teaching in STEM	2019(?)-	https://grad.ncsu.edu/programs/details/?program=LTS
			Learning Design and Technology	2017-	named "Digital Learning and Teaching" for 2014-2017 (per email from Graduate School, 5/7/2019 - lkw) https://grad.ncsu.edu/programs/details/?program=LDT
			Management SEE Economics and Business
Marine, Earth & Atm. Sci.	2 (3)	3rd copy for NRL	Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Matls. Sci. & Eng.	2		Materials Science and Engineering
Math.	2		Mathematics
Math. & Sci. Educ.	2		Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
Mech. & Aerospace Eng.	2		Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
			Mechanical Engineering SEE Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
			Meteorology SEE Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Micro- biol.	2		Microbiology
			Microbiology, Pathology & Parasitology SEE Veterinary Medical Sciences
Multi- disc. Studies	2		Multidisciplinary Studies
Natural Resources	3	NRL	Natural Resources
Nucl. Eng.	2		Nuclear Engineering
Nutrit.	2		Nutrition
Oc. Educ.	2		Occupational Education
			Occupational Information and Guidance SEE Occupational Education
Op. Res.	2		Operations Research
Parks, Recr. & Tour. Mgmt.	3	NRL	Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Physics.	2		Physics
Physiol.	2		Physiology
			Physiology Faculty SEE Physiology
			Plant Breeding SEE Plant Pathology
Plant Biol.	2		Plant & Microbial Biology	2014-
			Plant Biology SEE Plant & Microbial Biology	2006-2014
			Plant Ecology SEE Plant Pathology
Plant Path.	2		Plant Pathology
			Political Science SEE Political Science and Public Administration
Pol. Sci. & Public Adm.	2		Political Science and Public Administration SEE Public Administration		Changed to Public Administration (date of change unknown) - lkw 4/14/2020
Poul.	2		Poultry
			Poultry Science SEE Poultry
			Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis SEE Educational Research and Policy Analysis
Psy.	3	LRL	Psychology
			Public Administration		Changed from Political Science and Public Administration (date of change unknown) - lkw 4/14/2020 https://grad.ncsu.edu/programs/details/?program=PA
			Recreation and Park Administration SEE Recreation Resources Administration
Recr. Res. Admin.	3	NRL	Recreation Resources Administration
Rur. Soc.	2		Rural Sociology
School Psy.	3		School Psychology
			Science Education SEE Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
Soc.	2		Sociology
			Sociology and Anthropology SEE Sociology
			Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work SEE Sociology
Soil Sci.	2		Soil Science
			Soils SEE Soil Science
Spec. Educ.	2		Special Education
Stat.	2		Statistics
			Teacher Education and Learning Sciences		https://grad.ncsu.edu/programs/details/?program=TELS
Tech. Comm.	2		Technical Communication
			Technology Education SEE Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
Tex. & App. Mgt.	3	Textiles	Textile and Apparel Management
			Textile Chemistry SEE Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science
Tex. Eng., Chem. & Sci.	3	Textiles	Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science
Tex. Mgt. & Tech.	3	Textiles	Textile Management and Technology *MS Program ONLY!!!!!*
Tex. Tech. Mgt.	3	Textiles	Textile Technology Management *PhD Program ONLY!!!!!*
Tex.	3	Textiles	Textiles
			Toxicology SEE Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
Vet. Medical Sciences.	3	VML Special Collections	Veterinary Medical Sciences (1st copy for VML Special Collections, 2nd copy for Hill Special Collections, 3rd copy for Hill Stacks) *ALWAYS USE FOR VET MED THESES & DISSERTATIONS NO MATTER WHAT IS ON TITLE PAGE
Voc. Educ.	2		Vocational Education
			Wildlife Biology SEE Zoology
			Wildlife Conservation and Management SEE Zoology
Wood & Paper Sci.	3	NRL	Wood and Paper Science Renamed Forest Biomaterials in 2010	-2010
			Youth, Family and Community Sciences SEE Agricultural and Human Sciences		Masters program in Agricultural and Human Sciences
Zool.	2		Zoology 3rd copy to NRL

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