1 - Course Type by Prefix
Types of Courses at Lane:
Career Technical Education (CTE) courses
Lower-Division Collegiate (LDC) courses
Support courses
Previously used course prefixes
1. CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) COURSES
Policies on accepting career technical credits vary at the four-year colleges in Oregon. Consult an academic advisor about taking career technical courses as electives for transfer to a four-year institution.
AM: Automotive
AP: Aviation Pilot
APR: Apprenticeship
AS: Aerospace Science
AV: Aviation Maintenance
BT: Business Technology
CA: Culinary Arts
CIS: Computer Information Systems
CNC: Computer Numerical Control
CST: Construction
DA: Dental Assisting
DH: Dental Hygiene
DRF: Drafting
DS: Diesel
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
ET: Electronic Technology
FA: Film Arts (FA 221, FA 222, FA 250, FA 254, FA 256)
FIRE: Wildland Fire Management
FLS: Fitness and Lifestyle Specialist
FT: Flight Technology
GWE: General Work Experience
HIM: Health Information Management
HP: Health Professions
IDS: Interdisciplinary Studies
MA: Medical Assistant
MUL: Multimedia
NRG: Energy Management
NRS: Nursing
OST: Occupational Skills Training
PN: Practical Nursing
PTA: Physical Therapist Assistant
RTEC: Regional Technology Education Consortium
UAS: Unmanned Aircraft Systems
WLD: Welding
2. LOWER-DIVISION COLLEGIATE (LDC) COURSES
Courses numbered 100-299 are considered LDC courses, which are generally accepted as transfer courses.
ASL: American Sign Language
ANTH: Anthropology
ARH: Art History
ART: Art
ASTR: Astronomy
BA: Business Administration
BI: Biology
CG: Career Development/Human Relations and College Success
CH: Chemistry
CHN: Mandarin Chinese
CINE: Cinema Studies
CJA: Criminal Justice
COMM: Communication
COOP: Cooperative Education
CRWR: Creative Writing
CS: Computer Science
CW: Chinuk Wawa
D: Dance
ECE: Early Childhood Education (was CTE prior to Summer 2021)
ECON: Economics
ED: Education
EL: Effective Learning
ENG: English
ENGR: Engineering
ENSC: Environmental Science
ES: Ethnic Studies
FA: Film Arts
FL: Foreign Language
FN: Food and Nutrition (was CTE prior to Summer 2021)
FR: French
G: Geology
GEOG: Geography
GIS: Geographic Information Science
GS: General Science
HE: Health
HDFS: Human Development/Family Studies (was CTE prior to Summer 2021)
HON: Honors
HS: Human/Community Services (was CTE prior to Summer 2020)
HST: History
HUM: Humanities
J: Journalism
LIB: Library
MTH: Mathematics
MUP: Music Performance
MUS: Music
PE: Physical Education
PEAT: Physical Education - Athletics
PEO: Physical Education - Outdoor Education
PH: Physics
PHL: Philosophy
PS: Political Science
PSY: Psychology
SLD: Student Leadership Development
SOC: Sociology
SOIL: Soil Science
SPAN: Spanish
STAT: Statistics
TA: Theatre Arts
WR: Writing
WS: Women’s Studies
3. SUPPORT COURSES
Courses below 100 are considered support skills or developmental and are generally not accepted for transfer to a university.
ESL: English as a Second Language
MTH: Mathematics (MTH 010-099)
RD: Reading (RD 087)
WR: Writing (WR 087, WR 093, WR 097)
4. PREVIOUSLY USED PREFIXES
^ indicates CTE
AB: Auto Body^
AIL: American Indian Language (replaced by CW)
ALS: Academic Learning Skills
AT: Advanced Technology^
AUD: Audio Production^
AVN: Avionics^
APPR: Apprenticeship (now APR)^
BOT: Botany (replaced by BI)
BVDP: Broadcast/Video Production^
CAS: Computer Application Software^
CE: Continuing Education^
CPSY: Counseling Psychology
CSK: Career Skills Training^
DDA: Dental Administrative Assistant^
EET: Electronic Engineering Tech^
ELT: Electronics^ (replaced by ET)
EMT: Emergency Medical Technician^
ENVS: Environmental Science
EXMS: Exercise and Movement Science^ (replaced by FLS)
GD: Graphic Design^
HI: Health Informatics (replaced by HIM)^
HIT: Health/Medical Technology^
HO: Health Occupations (replaced by HP)^
HRTM: Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism Management^
INTL: International^
IT: Industrial Technology^
JPN: Japanese
LA: Legal Office Assistant^
LAT: Landscape/Nursery Technology^
LE: Law Enforcement^
LGL: Legal Office^
MDP: Multimedia Production^
MFG: Manufacturing Technology^
MS: Media Studies^
NUR: Nursing (A, D, N)^
PGS: Physics - General Science^
PPPM: Public Policy and Management
PST: Professional Skills Training
RB: Radio^
REL: Religion
RE: Real Estate
RH: Refrigeration^
RT: Respiratory Care^
RVS: Recreational Vehicle Service^
SP: Speech (now COMM)
SUST: Sustainability^
TTL: Trans and Trucking Logistics^
VP: Video Production^
WATR: Water Conservation^
WST: Watershed Science Technician^
Z: Zoology (replaced by BI)