Degree Abbreviations on Your Official Class Ring
The following official degree abbreviations are provided by the Registrar, and are used when creating individual official class rings.
| AB | BACHELOR OF ARTS |
| AD | ARTIST'S DIPLOMA |
| ASPL | ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN PARALEGAL STUDIES |
| BAIS | BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES |
| BAM | BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC |
| BARCH | BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE |
| BBA | BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
| BCS | BACHELOR OF CONTINUING STUDIES |
| BED | BACHELOR OF EDUCATION |
| BFA | BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS |
| BGS | BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES |
| BGSC | BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES |
| BHS | BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES |
| BLA | BACHELOR OF LIBERAL ARTS |
| BLW | BACHELOR OF LAW |
| BM | BACHELOR OF MUSIC |
| BS | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE |
| BSAE | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING |
| BSASE | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING |
| BSBE | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING |
| BSC | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATION |
| BSCE | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING |
| BSCPE | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| BSE | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION |
| BSED | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION |
| BSEE | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING |
| BSENE | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING |
| BSES | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE |
| BSHS | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCE |
| BSIE | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING |
| BSIT | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| BSLDP | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN LAND DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING |
| BSME | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
| BSMS | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT SCIENCE |
| BSMT | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY |
| BSN | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING |
| BSSA | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SYSTEMS ANALYSIS |
| CCP | CERTIFICATE |
| CCPA | CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING |
| CCPB | CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL BUSINESS |
| CCPC | CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
| CCPG | CERTIFICATE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN |
| CCPH | CERTIFICATE IN HUMAN RESOURCES |
| CCPI | CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS |
| CCPR | CERTIFICATE IN ART HISTORY |
| CCPS | CERTIFICATE IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT |
| CED | CERTIFICATE (SCHOOL OF EDUCATION) |
| CNU | CERTIFICATE (SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH STUDIES) |
| DA | DOCTOR OF ARTS |
| DARCH | HONORARY DOCTOR OF ARCHITECTURE |
| DBA | HONORARY DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
| DCL | HONORARY DOCTOR OF CIVIL LAW |
| DCO | HONORARY DOCTOR OF COMMUNICATION |
| DCT | DIPLOMATE IN COLLEGE TEACHING |
| DDP | HONORARY DOCTOR OF DIPLOMACY |
| DED | HONORARY DOCTOR OF EDUCATION |
| DEG | HONORARY DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING |
| DFA | HONORARY DOCTOR OF FINE ARTS |
| DHE | HONORARY DOCTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
| DHL | HONORARY DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS |
| DHU | HONORARY DOCTOR OF HUMANITIES |
| DJR | HONORARY DOCTOR OF JOURNALISM |
| DL | HONORARY DOCTOR OF LETTERS |
| DLT | HONORARY DOCTOR OF LITERATURE |
| DLW | HONORARY DOCTOR OF LAWS |
| DMA | DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS |
| DMU | HONORARY DOCTOR OF MUSIC |
| DPA | HONORARY DOCTOR OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
| DPH | HONORARY DOCTOR OF PHILANTHROPY |
| DPT | DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| DSA | HONORARY DOCTOR OF SCIENCE AVIATION |
| DSC | HONORARY DOCTOR OF SCIENCE |
| DSN | HONORARY DOCTOR OF SCIENCE NAVIGATION |
| EDD | DOCTOR OF EDUCATION |
| EDS | SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION |
| JD | JURIS DOCTOR |
| LLM | MASTER OF LAWS |
| LLMA | MASTER OF LAWS IN INTER-AMERICAN LAW |
| LLMCL | MASTER OF LAWS IN COMPARATIVE LAW |
| LLME | MASTER OF LAWS IN ESTATE PLANNING |
| LLMG | MASTER OF LAWS IN GENERAL LAW |
| LLMI | MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW |
| LLMO | MASTER OF LAWS IN OCEAN AND COASTAL LAW |
| LLMP | MASTER OF LAWS IN REAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT |
| LLMR | MASTER OF LAWS IN REAL PROP, LAND DEV AND FIN LAW |
| LLMT | MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION |
| MA | MASTER OF ARTS |
| MAC | MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE IN COMPUTING |
| MACCT | MASTER OF ARTS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHING |
| MAI | MASTER OF ARTS |
| MALS | MASTER OF ARTS IN LIBERAL STUDIES |
| MARCH | MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE |
| MAST | MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE IN SUBURB AND TOWN DESIG |
| MBA | MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
| MCL | MASTER OF COMPARATIVE LAW |
| MD | DOCTOR OF MEDICINE |
| MED | MASTER OF EDUCATION |
| MFA | MASTER OF FINE ARTS |
| MM | MASTER OF MUSIC |
| MPA | MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
| MPH | MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH |
| MPRA | MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING |
| MS | MASTER OF SCIENCE |
| MSAE | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING |
| MSBE | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING |
| MSCE | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING |
| MSECE | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELEC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| MSED | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION |
| MSEE | MASTER OF SCIENCE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING |
| MSI | MASTER OF SCIENCE |
| MSIE | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING |
| MSME | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
| MSMET | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MUSIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY |
| MSN | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING |
| MSOE | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OCEAN ENGINEERING |
| MSPH | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH |
| MSPT | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| MSTX | MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TAXATION |
| MURP | MASTER OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING |
| PHD | DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY |
| PHDMD | DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY / DOCTOR OF MEDICINE |
| SPME | SPECIALIST IN MUSIC EDUCATION |
Note: In the case of Bachelor of Arts, The University of Miami and the College of Arts and Sciences awards the “A.B.” degree (using the Latin version “Artium Baccalaureus”) instead of “B.A.” degree. This distinction is very unique, as several colleges and universities in the United States have moved to the modern translation of B.A. UM is one of few Universities in the nation to have maintained the Latin abbreviation since 1926.
For a note about the abbreviation, please visit the UM Editorial Style Guide.
It is our policy that all official class rings contain the official symbols and abbreviations as designated by the University of Miami. Herff Jones will default all orders to those symbols and abbreviations. Any special requests or orders not consistent with the official symbols and abbreviations requires prior approval from the University of Miami Office of Alumni Relations.
