CLASSIFICATION of INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM CODE (CIP)
Coordinating Board reports will use the new 2000 CIP Codes beginning in Fall 2003.
The purpose of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is to provide a taxonomic scheme that will support the accurate tracking,
assessment, and reporting of fields of study and program completions activity. CIP was originally developed by the U.S. Department of Education's
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 1980, with revisions occurring in 1985 and 1990. The 2000 edition (CIP-2000) is the third
revision of the taxonomy and presents an updated taxonomy of instructional program classifications and descriptions.
The Texas CIP codes are used to identify degree and certificate programs, courses, and declared majors on the reports and inventories of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The first six digits of each code are identical to those in the taxonomy A Classification of Instructional Programs published by the National Center for Educational Statistics. The seventh and eighth digits are the Texas suffixes which identify the CIP codes created to identify the diversity of courses and program offerings in Texas. The two digits following the CIP code are the formula funding code.
Classification of Instruction Program Code Taxonomy:
| NATIONAL : |
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| xx. |
2-digit series represent summary group of related programs |
| xx.xx |
4-digit series represent an intermediate aggregation of programs |
| xx.xxxx |
6-digit series represent single instructional programs – the most detailed program classifications within the CIP; identifies the field of study data |
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| TEXAS: |
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| xx.xxxx.xx |
2-digit series following the 6-digit series represent the Texas suffix established to identify the diversity of courses and program offerings in Texas |
| xx.xxxx.xxxx |
2-digit series following the 8-digit series represent the Texas formula funding code |
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