Classification of Instructional Programs
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Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is a taxonomy
Taxonomy
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 of academic disciplines at institutions of higher education
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 in the United States
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The CIP was originally developed by the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
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 (NCES) of the United States Department of Education
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 in 1980 and was revised in 1985 and 1990. The 2000 edition (CIP-2000) is the third and current revision of the taxonomy. Instructional programs are classified by a six-digit CIP at the most granular level and are classified according to the two-digit and four-digit prefixes of the code. For example, "Forensic Science and Technology" has the six-digit code 430106, which places it in Criminal Justice and Corrections (4301) and "Security and Protective Services" (two-digit CIP 43).

External links

  • Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 2000) from the National Center for Education Statistics
    National Center for Education Statistics
    The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...

     (NCES) of the United States Department of Education
    United States Department of Education
    The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...

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