Procedures: Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Codes at UW-Madison

Procedures related to CIP code assignments, revisions, and impacts on students and reporting.

Procedures on CIP codes

The Vice Provost for Data, Academic Planning and Institutional Research (VP-DAPIR), on behalf of and in conjunction with the Provost, is the authority and assigns program CIP codes in consultation with UW System Administration (Office of Policy Analysis and Research).  

Outside of the university and UW-System, CIP codes are the unique identifiers of our programs. We do not report and are not compared to our peers by program names. CIP codes assignments must be defensible to questions from internal and external audiences, including students, accrediting bodies, and the federal Department of Education. 

Program types assigned CIP codes

  • Degree/majors (named options inherit this CIP code)
  • Capstone certificates
  • Undergraduate certificates
  • Graduate/professional certificates

Determination of a CIP code

The VP-DAPIR determines the CIP based on:

  • program name 
  • program curriculum 
  • program learning outcomes published in Guide 
  • impacts on accreditation 
  • consideration of the program’s certification/licensure 
  • appropriateness of the degree and degree-level awarded by the program (e.x. CIP code 51.3801 (Registered Nurse) specifies that this CIP code is only valid for bachelors and master level degrees.) 
  • current UW-Madison program array of CIP codes 
  • UW System program array of CIP codes 
  • consideration of the national trends for academic programs in any given area 

Impacts of CIP codes

Proposals



Keywords:
CIP code, Classification of Instructional Program, STEM OPT, UW STEM, program reporting
Doc ID:
110521
Owned by:
Melissa S. in Academic Planning
Created:
2021-04-26
Updated:
2024-10-02
Sites:
Academic Planning