STEM Degrees at PSU

The following degree programs are designated as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs by the Department of Homeland Security for the purposes of F-1 students' eligibility to apply for the STEM Extension of their post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT). These designations are based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code used for reporting the degree program in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).

Major Name	Degree Level	College	CIP Code	CIP Code Title
Earth, Environment and Society	PhD	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	03.0103	Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies	BA/BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	03.0103	Environmental Studies
Environmental Science and Management	MS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	03.0104	Environmental Science
Environmental Sciences	BA/BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	03.0104	Environmental Science
Business Administration: Business Technology and Analytics	BA/BS	School of Business	11.0101	Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer Science	BS	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	11.0701	Computer Science
Computer Science	MS, PhD	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	11.0701	Computer Science
Civil Engineering	BS	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	14.0801	Civil Engineering, General
Civil & Environmental Engineering	MEng, MS, PhD	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	14.0801	Civil Engineering, General
Computer Engineering	BS	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	14.0901	Computer Engineering, General
Electrical Engineering	BS	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	14.1001	Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Environmental Engineering	BS	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	14.1401	Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering	MS	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	14.1801	Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering	BS	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	14.1901	Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering	MEng, MS, PhD	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	14.1901	Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering	MEng, MS, PhD	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	14.4701	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering and Technology Management	MS, PhD	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	15.1501	Engineering/Industrial Management
Biology	BA/BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	26.0101	Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biology	MA/MS, PhD	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	26.0101	Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomedical Informatics 3+2	BA/BS	Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science	26.0102	Biomedical Sciences, General
Chemistry: Biochemistry	BA/BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	26.0202	Biochemistry
Mathematical Sciences	PhD	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	27.0101	Mathematics, General
Mathematics	BA/BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	27.0101	Mathematics, General
Mathematics	MA/MS, MAT/MST	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	27.0101	Mathematics, General
Mathematics for Teachers	MS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	27.0101	Mathematics, General
Finance	MS	School of Business	27.0305	Financial Mathematics
Statistics	MS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	27.0501	Statistics, General
Science	BA/BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	30.0101	Biological and Physical Sciences
Systems Science	MS, PhD	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	30.0601	Systems Science and Theory
Data Science	BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	30.7001	Data Science, General
Chemistry	BA/BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	40.0501	Chemistry, General
Chemistry	MA/MS, PhD	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	40.0501	Chemistry, General
Earth Science	BA/BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	40.0601	Geology/Earth Science, General
Geology	BA/BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	40.0601	Geology/Earth Science, General
Geology	MA/MS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	40.0601	Geology/Earth Science, General
Applied Physics	PhD	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	40.0801	Physics, General
Physics	BA/BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	40.0801	Physics, General
Physics	MA/MS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	40.0801	Physics, General
Economics	MS	College of Urban & Public Affairs	45.0603	Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Quantitative Economics	BS	College of Urban & Public Affairs	45.0603	Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Geographic Information Science	MS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	45.0702	Geographic Information Science and Cartography

For more information about the requirements and procedures for applying for a STEM Extension of post-completion OPT, return to the STEM Extension page of our website.