This third revision of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) updates and modifies education program classifications, providing a taxonomic scheme that supports the accurate tracking, assessment, and reporting of field of study and program completions activity. This edition has also been adopted as the standard field of study taxonomy…

An index to help students in career planning and in selecting majors, minors, and elective courses is presented. The index has four main parts: (1) field of study-worker trait group chart; (2) fields of study list of college majors and occupations; (3) alphabetical list of college courses; and (4) alphabetical list of occupations. Part one is used…

A new classification of instructional programs is presented that includes terms and definitions for describing instructional programs for all of education. The classification should be helpful in the tasks of collecting, recording, reporting, analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating data about instructional programs. Information is presented on…

This third revision of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) updates and modifies education program classifications, descriptions, and titles at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult education levels. This edition has also been adopted by Canada as its standard for major field of study classification. The volume includes the…