Program History

Programs with name changes

Old nameNew name
Agricultural Chemistry (GAGC) Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry (GACH)
Agricultural Economics (GAGE)Agricultural & Resources Economics (GARE)
Animal Science (GANS)Animal Biology (GABG)
Agricultural Engineering (GENA)Biological & Agricultural Engineering (GEBA)
Biochemistry (GBCH)Biochemical & Molecular Biology (GBMB)
Biological & Agricultural Engineering (GEBA)Biological Systems Engineering (GBSE)
Civil Engineering (GCIV)Civil & Environmental Engineering (GECE)
Earth Science & Resources (GESR)Hydrologic Science (GHYS)
Electrical Engineering (GELE)Electrical & Computer Engineering (GEEC)
History of Art (GHIA)Art History (GAHI)
Mechanical Engineering (GMEC)Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (GEMA)
Medical Informatics (GMDI)Health Informatics (GMHI)
Neurobiology (GNEB)Neuroscience (GNES)
Nutrition (GNUT)Nutritional Biology (GNUB)
Physical Education (GPHE)Exercise Science (GEXS)
Physiology (GPHS)Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology (GMCP)
Plant Protection & Pest Management (GPPP)Integrated Pest Management (GIPM)
Soil Science (GSSC)Soils & Biogeochemistry (GSBG)
Water Science (GWSC)Hydrologic Science (GHYS)

Split programs

  • Chemical Engineering & Materials Science (GECM) split into two programs in 1998, Chemical Engineering (GECH) and Materials Science (GEMS)
  • Dramatic Art (GDRA) Split into two programs in 2006, with Dramatic Art (GDRA) continuing to offer MFA degree and Performance Studies (GPFS) offering PhD degree

Merged programs

  • Agronomy (GAGR), Horticulture (GHRT), and Vegetable Crop (GVCR) merged into Horticulture & Agronomy (GHAG)
  • Botany (GBOT) and Plant Physiology (GPPH) merged into Plant Biology (GPBI)

Closed or suspended programs

  • Agricultural Education (GAEC), closed 2000
  • Agricultural Education-M.Ed (GAED), closed 1995
  • Agricultural Science & Management (GASM)
  • Classics (GCLA), closed
  • Education-M.Ed (GEDM), closed 1996
  • Endocrinology (GEDO), suspended
  • Engineering (GENG), closed 1993
  • Joint Program with CSUS Education Credential (GEJC), closed ?
  • Rhetoric & Communication (GRCM), closed 1996, restarted as Communication (GCMN) 2006
  • Special Program (GSPC)
  • Textile Arts & Costume Design (GTCD), suspended 2005
  • Zoology (GZOO), closed 1994

Self-supporting programs

  • Clinical Research (GCLR)
  • Forensic Science (GFOR)
  • International Commercial Law (GICL)
  • Maternal & Child Nutrition (GMCN)

Last Updated: March 12, 2008