Nashville State Community College
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Course Prefixes
All courses which are offered as part of a technical certificate, Associate’s degree program, or general education core are listed and described briefly in course requirements.
Each course is listed by its discipline prefix and course number. The courses are listed in alphabetical order by prefix. For example, the prefix for Computer Information Systems courses is CIS. All Computer Information Systems courses are listed, from the lowest number to the highest number, under CIS.If you do not know the prefix of the program in which you are interested, look at the suggested schedule in the Academic Program description. The course prefix, number, and title of each course required in an academic program are shown. Honors courses are identified in individual course descriptions.
ACCT Accounting ACT Architectural Engineering Technology AIS Accounting Information Systems AMT Automotive Service Technology ART Art ASL Sign Language Intrepreting ASTR Astronomy BIOL Biology BIOT Biotechnology BNK Banking BUS Business CAD Computer-Aided Drafting CHEM Chemistry CIS Computer Information Systems CIT Civil & Construction Engineering Technology CNT Computer Networking Technology COM Visual Communications CPT Computer Technology CS Computer Science CUL Culinary Arts DSPM Developmental Mathematics DSPR Developmental Reading DSPS Learning Strategies DSPW Developmental Writing ECED Early Childhood Eduction ECON Economics EDUC Education EETH Electrical-Electronic Engineering Technology ENGL English ENGT Engineering Technology ENTR Entrepreneurship ESOL English as a Second Language FREN French GEOG Geography GEOL Geology GTP General Technology HCM Healthcare Maintenance HIST History HORT Horticulture IMC Industrial Electrical Maintenance MATH Mathematics MKT Marketing MST Music Technology MUS Music OAD Office Administration OTA Occupational Therapy Assistant PHED Health, Physical Development, & Recreation PHIL Philosophy (Ethics and Critical Thinking) PHO Photography PHYS Physics PLGL Paralegal POLI Political Science PSCI Physical Sciences PST Police Science Technology PSYC Psychology PTEC Industrial Process Control Technology SOCI Sociology SOCS Social Services/Work SPAN Spanish SPCH Speech and Communications SURG Surgical Technology/Assisting THEA Theater