CIP code definition

CIP code means the six-digit U.S. Department of Education Classification of Instructional Program (“CIP”) code identified for a particular Program of Study.
CIP code means the U.S. Department of Education's classification of postsecondary programs.

Examples of CIP code in a sentence

  • Calculate the percentage from your institution’s IPEDS Completions by using the sum of 1st and 2nd majors for each CIP code as the numerator and the sum of the Grand Total by 1st Majors and the Grand Total by 2nd major as the denominator.

  • For CIP code classifications, please see http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/Default.aspx?y=55.

  • To determine the percentage, use majors, not headcount (e.g., students with one degree but a double major will be represented twice).Calculate the percentage from your institution’s IPEDS Completions by using the sum of 1st and 2nd majors for each CIP code as the numerator and the sum of the Grand Total by 1st Majors and the Grand Total by 2nd major as the denominator.

  • Please include the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code if applicable.

  • Enter the 2010 CIP code (Appendix C) of the major area of concentration and the appropriate code in Item #13C for the Type Major.


More Definitions of CIP code

CIP code means the six-digit number assigned to each discipline specialty in the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) taxonomy maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics.
CIP code means the Classification of Instructional Programs, a federal curriculum listing.
CIP code. The six-digit CIP code assigned by the institution to the program. This information is helpful to cluster similar programs with different program names across institutions.
CIP code means the six-digit U.S. Department of Education Classification of
CIP code number" means the six-digit [number assigned to each discipline specialty in
CIP code. 230101 Minor Code: 1037 Brief Summary: This minor has not had enrollment in a number of years. The department wishes to eliminate it. Preferred effective term: Fall 2010
CIP code. 131318 Major Code: 3932 Brief Summary: The Social Science Education program was revised in 2002 so that majors no longer picked a separate major code for each teaching area they wished to license in. However, the 8 major codes for the previous area were never eliminated. The program now wishes to eliminate the those major codes. Preferred effective term: Fall 2011 GRADUATE APPROVALS