Appendix C: Coding for Academic Disciplines (Classification of Instructional Programs)

This manual recommends that assignable space be coded according to the academic units or discipline structure appropriate to the institution or institutions. While there is no national standard for academic units or discipline structures, the National Center for Education Statistics does publish the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). While the CIP structure may not be as appropriate for facilities coding as a discipline-based structure for many institutional uses, for external reporting of facilities data, this manual recommends that all academic unit or discipline codes be presented in a crosswalk to the CIP program structure at the two-digit level or even at the more detailed four- or six-digit levels.

A listing of the two-digit level program codes published by NCES in 2002 and implemented for data collection by NCES in 2004 is provided. For definitions and more detailed descriptions and codes, consult the Classification of Instructional Programs: 2000 Edition, published by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics and available at (Classification of Instructional Programs: 2000 Edition  (1.26 MB)).

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