Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

8 - Architecture and Engineering

81 - Professional Engineering and Engineering Technologies

14. - Engineering

This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the solution of practical problems.

14.39 - Geological/Geophysical Engineering

This subseries comprises instructional program class 14.3901.

14.3901 - Geological/Geophysical Engineering

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and geological principles to the analysis and evaluation of engineering problems, including the geological evaluation of construction sites, the analysis of geological forces acting on structures and systems, the analysis of potential natural resource recovery sites, and applied research on geological phenomena.

• Example Program Names:

  • Geological engineering
  • Geophysical engineering

• Exclusion

  • Geotechnical engineering(14.0802)
  • Mining engineering technician(15.0901)
  • Geological sciences(40.0601)
  • Geophysics(40.0603)