Official Department Abbreviations
and University Organization Chart

For an alphabetical listing of this information visit our Campus Directory.

Indentation and color gradations represent the hierarchical structure or organization of University departments. To dial a department from off campus, prefix the number shown below with "898". Remember to include our 530 area code if calling long distance.

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NOTE: Is information for your department incorrect or missing? Contact your department's directory maintainer found here.

Department Abbreviation	Dept. Name	Location	Zip	Phone
AA	Academic Affairs	KNDL 106	110	6101
AGR	College of Agriculture	PLMS 317	310	5844
ABI	Agriculture Bus Institute	PLMS 229	310	3056
AGRI	Agriculture Department	PLMS 317	310	5844
ATRC	Ag Teaching/Univ Farm	FARM 1501	270	6343
MAGR	Miscellaneous Agriculture	PLMS 317	310	5844
BSS	Coll Behav & Soc Sci	BUTE 701	450	6171
ANTH	Anthropology Dept.	BUTE 311	400	6192
ARCH	Archaeology Dept.	BUTE 311	400	6192
CUAN	Cultural Anthropology	BUTE 311	400	6192
LING	Linguistics	BUTE 311	400	6192
PHAN	Physical Anthropology	BUTE 311	400	6192
RARC	Archaeological Research P	25MST 101	401	5554
CHLD	Child Development	MODC 216	220	5250
ECON	Economics Dept.	BUTE 603	430	6141
GEOP	Geog & Planning Dept.	BUTE 507	425	5285
HCSV	Health & Commun Srvc Dept	BUTE 607	505	6661
MBSS	Miscellan BSS Program	BUTE 701	450	5688
GIC	Geographical Info Center	35MST 132	327	4469
SOSC	Social Science	BUTE 509	450	5688
PASS	Passages-Adult Res. Cent	OFFC CARMIC	000	5923
POLS	Political Science Dept.	BUTE 741	455	5301
CRIM	Criminal Justice Program	BUTE 721	455	5739
INRL	International Relations	BUTE 713	455	5140
PADM	Public Administration Pro	BUTE 739	455	6176
PLAW	Public Law Program	BUTE 725	455	6489
SPLC	Safe Place
PSYC	Psychology Dept.	MODC 215	234	5147
SOCI	Sociology Dept.	BUTE 615	445	6384
SWRK	Social Work	BUTE 511	550	6204
BUS	Coll of Business	THMA 301	001	6272
AMIS	Account & Mgmt Inf Sys	THMA 313	011	6463
BGAD	BUS Grad Advising	GLNN 121	041	4425
BUND	Undergrad BUS Advising	GLNN 321	021	4480
FNMK	Finance & Marketing Dept.	THMA 307	051	5666
MBUS	Miscellaneous Business	THMA 301	001	6272
MGMT	Management Dept.	THMA 305	031	5663
CME	Coll Commun & Educ	THMA 203	145	4015
COMM	School of Communication	THMA 203	145	4015
CDES	Comm Design Dept.	THMA 205	504	4048
CMAS	Comm Arts & Sci Dept.	THMA 201	502	5751
CMSD	Comm Sci & Disorders	AJH 100	350	5871
JOUR	Journalism Dept.	THMA 207	600	4779
FPOP	Family Planning Outreach	SSKU 122	600	4190
ORON	The Orion	PLMS 001	600	5625
TGCM	Tehama Group Communicatio	THMA 310	600	4285
MCOM	Miscellan Communication	THMA 203	145	4015
EDSC	School of Education	THMA 203	145	4015
EDUC	Education Dept.	THMA 101	222	6421
LBST	Liberal Studies Advising	THMA 211	135	5802
PSED	Prof Studies Educ Dept.	THMA 401	460	5398
CBIL	Center Bilingual Stds	SSKU 141	444	4026
EFFI	Education for the Future	35MST 204	230	4482
MNCP	California Mini Corp	THMA 367	262	6828
RISE	Resources for Internat St	AJH 124	145	6407
TDP	Teacher Recruitment Prgrm	SSKU 105	444	4081
UPBD	Upward Bound Program	SSC 392	712	5181
UBAA	Upward Bound Alumni Assoc	SSC 384B	712	5181
UBII	Upward Bound for ESL Lear	SSC 392	612	4144
UBMS	Upward Bound Math & Sci	SSC 392	512	6058
KINE	Kinesiology Dept.	YOLO 243	330	6373
ABIL	Ability First Program	YOLO 183	560	5227
RECR	Rec & Parks Mgmt Dept.	YOLO 173	560	6408
ECC	Col Engr, Csci, & Cmgt.	OCNL 410	003	5963
APCG	Applied Computer Graphics	OCNL 215	410	6442
CIMT	Concrete Ind Mgmt Prog	OCNL 414	003	5963
CIVL	Civil Engineer Dept.	LANG 207	930	5342
CPPC	CA Pavement Preservation	25MST 202	603	5981
CMGT	Construction Mgmt Dept.	LANG 103	305	5216
CSCI	Computer Science Dept.	OCNL 215	410	6442
MCLD	McLeod Instit. Sim. Sci.	OCNL 410	003	5963
EECE	Elect & Computer Engr	OCNL 313	888	5343
MESA	Math, Engr, Sci Achievemn	OCNL 114	100	4017
MMEM	ME, Mechatronic, & Manuf	OCNL 419	789	5346
SHP3	Shop 3	LANG 114A	305	5129
ENR	Enrollment Management	SSC 480	737	4113
AADV	Academic Advising Program	SSC 120	725	5712
ADMS	Admissions Office	SSC 130	722	6322
TSED	Educational Talent Search	SSC 470	695	4429
TSII	Educ Talent Search II	SSC 470	695	4429
CSSC	ENR - Student Success Ctr	SSC 370	733	6783
DGAP	ENR - Degree Audit Prjct	SSC 330	739	6751
PSSA	PeopleSoft SA	SSC 330	739	520
SRO	Records & Registration	SSC 220	720	5142
VETS	Veterans Affairs Office	SSC 220	711	5911
FAAF	Office of Faculty Affairs	KNDL 106	024	5029
FSAP	Faculty & Staff Assist	KNDL 106	111	4645
FD	Research Foundation	25MST 203	246	6811
GIIS	Grad/Int'l/Interdisc Stds	SSC 440	875	6880
INST	International Studies	SSC 440	875	6880
MCGS	Multicultural & Gender St	BUTE 611	420	5249
SPMJ	Special Major	SSC 440	875	4473
HFA	Coll Human & Fine Arts	PAC 109	800	5351
AMST	American Studies Program	PAC 109	800	5351
ENGL	English Dept.	TALR 209	830	5124
EFL	Engl as a Foreign Lang	TALR 209	830	5124
FLNG	Foreign Lang & Lit Dept.	TRNT 122	825	5388
HIST	History Dept.	TRNT 223	735	5366
HUMN	Humanities Program	TRNT 239	740	6379
PHIL	Philosophy Dept.	TRNT 121	730	6183
CAPE	Cnt Applied & Prof Ethics	TRNT 121	730	6183
RELS	Religious Studies Dept.	TRNT 239	740	5661
RPER	Religion & Pub Ed Rsrc C	TRNT 239	740	4739
SOTA	School of the Arts	PAC 109	800	5351
ARTS	Art & Art History Dept.	AYRS 107	820	5331
MUSC	Music Dept.	PAC 106	805	5152
NSSO	North State Symphony	25MST 206	805	5984
THEA	Theatre Dept.	PAC 217A	810	6161
TRNR	Turner Museum	MLIB 190	820	4476
IRES	Information Resources	MLIB 338	290	6212
ATEC	Academic Technologies	MLIB 001	005	6112
DLRN	Distributed Learning Tech	MLIB 031A	005	6961
IMC	Instructional Media Cntr	MLIB 001	005	6112
GDES	Graphic Design Studio	MLIB 012B	005	6113
WEBS	Web Services	MLIB 012F	005	4391
TLP	Technology & Learning Pro	MLIB 003	005	6167
CAUS	Computing/User Support	MLIB 454	295	5862
ESYS	Enterprise Systems	BUTE 419	435	3620
LSO	Library Systems	MLIB 315	295	4448
STCP	Student Computing	MLIB 116	295	4357
USRV	User Services	SSKU 109	415	6000
WEBD	Web Application Develop	MLIB 456	295	6550
CSRV	Communications Services	BUTE 417	435	4616
CASV	Communications Acct Servc	BUTE 405	247	6868
COPS	Central Operations Suppor	BUTE 417	435	6798
NOP	NetworkOperations	BUTE 419	435	4616
TSRV	Telecommunications Srvcs	MLIB 031	165	4458
EAPP	Enterprise Applications	BUTE 417	405	5338
ETPS	Ent Tech Planning/Support	MLIB 338	290	5857
DATA	Data Warehouse	MLIB 458	290	4778
ISEC	Information Security Ofc	MLIB 338	290	6212
LADO	Library Admin Office	MLIB 454	295	5862
LASD	Library Access Services	MLIB 104	295	6675
LBMG	Library Bld & Studt Per	MLIB 205	295	4092
LCIR	Library Circulation & Res	MLIB 105	295	6501
LCMT	Library Collection Mgmt	MLIB 314	295	6719
LCUR	Library Curriculum Servic	MLIB 335	295	5266
LILS	Library Interlibrary Serv	MLIB 252	295	6479
LMMF	Library Media & Microform	MLIB 205	295	5267
LREC	Library Extend Campus Ser	MLIB 321	295	6779
LREF	Library Reference & Instr	MLIB 213	295	6267
LSPC	Library Special Collect	MLIB 306	295	6342
LSPR	Library Special Resource	MLIB 307	295	6675
NSC	Coll of Natural Sci	HOLT 285	555	6121
BIOL	Biological Sciences Dept.	HOLT 205	515	5356
CER	Ctr for Ecosystem Researc	HOLT 281	555	5496
CHEM	Chemistry & Biochemistry	PHSC 216	210	5259
CMSE	Center for Math & Sci Edu	HOLT 101	530	4322
AMP	Alliance for Minor. Part.	HOLT 187A	525	4175
CNAP	Center for Nutr & Act	25MST 101	235	5358
GEOS	Geological & Environ Sci	PHSC 217	205	5262
GSCI	Gateway Science Museum	Holt 377	545	4121
MATH	Math & Statistics Dept.	HOLT 181	525	6111
MNSC	Misc Natural Sciences	HOLT 285	555	6121
NCHM	N Calif Nat Hist Museum	HOLT 377	545	4121
NFSC	Nutrition and Food Scienc	HOLT 123	002	6805
NURS	Nursing	HOLT 369	200	5891
RCNP	Rural Cal Nursing Precept	HOLT 369	301	5797
PHYS	Physics Dept.	PHSC 106	202	6259
SCED	Science Education	HOLT 101	535	4599
PRAE	Planning, Res Alloc, Eval	KNDL 102	110	4116
APO	Academic Pubs & Operation	SSC 460	045	4158
IR	Institutional Research	SSC 460	850	5623
RCE	Regional & Cont Ed	CCE 105	250	6105
ALCI	American Lang/Culture Ins	CCE 200I	250	6821
OLLI	Osher Lifelong Lrn Inst	AJH 118	792	6679
RESP	Research & Sponsored Prog	25MST 103	870	5700
AREV	Applied Research & Eval	PLMS 101	201	4332
CEDP	Center Econ Development	35MST 201	765	4598
FIVE	Five a Day--Power Play	25MST 101	235	5358
NCWP	Nor Cal Writing Project	25MST 206	252	5322
OPTK	OPT for Fit Kids	25MST 101	235	5358
SCNC	Nutr/Activity Consortium	25MST 101	235	5358
SEN	Academic Senate	KNDL 101	020	6201
UED	Undergrad Educ	KNDL 120	110	6891
CELT	Cntr Excellence Lrng/Tchg	MLIB 171	175	3094
CIVC	Civic Engagement	MLIB 171	175	5486
FYE	First Yr Experience Prog	MLIB 171	175	6579
GSTP	General Studies Thematic	AJH 128A	110	6663
HNRS	Honors Program	SSC 460	115	5749
UGED	Undergraduate Education	SSC 460	045	4158
UPE	Univ Public Events	SH 101	116	5917
FRES	Facility Reservations	SH 101	116	6118
KCHO	KCHO Public Radio	35MST 101	500	5896
UBOX	University Box Office	YUBA 101	120	6333
BA	VP Business & Finance	KNDL 107	025	6231
BSYS	Business Info Systems	KNDL 211	249	5537
EHS	Environ Health & Safety	AJH 130	019	5126
PROP	Property Management	WHO7 106	910	5176
VRES	Vehicle Reservations	WHO7 100	130	6117
WOS	Warehouse Operations	WHO7 100	920	4320
MAIL	Mail Services	WHO7 100	920	4320
RCVG	Shipping & Receiving	WHO7 100	920	4320
FCP	Facilities Planning	KNDL 111	018	6235
FIN	Financial Services	KNDL 210	240	5103
AO	Accounting Operations	KNDL 210	240	5103
ACPY	Accounts Payable	KNDL 208	243	6426
TRVL	Travel Accounting	KNDL 210	140	5766
BUD	Budget Analysis/Research	KNDL 201	241	5931
FAR	Financial Reporting	KNDL 214A	240	5103
PRNT	Printing Services	SSKU 118	275	5992
PURC	Procurement/Contract Serv	KNDL 206	244	5134
SFIN	Student Financial Service	SSC 230	242	5936
FMS	Facilities Mgmt & Service	POAD 117	925	6222
PAYR	HR-Payr/Benefits/HRIS	KNDL 222	015	6435
RMGT	Risk Management	KNDL 107	130	6588
SHRM	Staff HR Management	KNDL 118	028	4666
AAO	HR-Emp Prac/Emp Disab Prg	KNDL 222	022	6771
DPWC	Disab Prog and Work Comp	KNDL 222	010	6771
LREP	Labor Rel and Empl Pract	KNDL 118	028	4666
SHRS	Staff HR Services	KNDL 222	010	6771
STAC	Staff Council	SH 001	160	6156
UP	University Police	YUBA 100	133	5555
CFA	California Faculty Assoc.	KNDL 111C	760	4788
PRS	President	KNDL 105	150	5201
TISD	Inst for Sustainable Dev	OFFC 633BRC	633	3333
BCEP	Butte Creek Eco Preserve	35mst 131	215	5010
BCER	Big Chico Creek Eco Resv	35mst 131	215	5010
SA	Student Affairs	KNDL 110	125	6131
AS	Associated Students	BMU 218	757	6411
ASBO	AS Business Office	BMU 219	248	6815
ASDS	AS Dining Services	BMU 110	788	5200
ASPR	AS Presents	BMU 208	750	006
BKST	AS Bookstore	BMU 004	761	5222
BMUA	Bell Mem Union Admin	BMUBK 218	763	6414
CAVE	Comm Action Vol in Ed	BMU 309	750	5817
CHDL	Child Development Laborat	AJH 119	395	5865
CLIC	Commun Legal Info Center	25MST 102	190	4354
GNMG	AS Management Office	BMUBK 218	757	6411
ASIT	AS Information Technology	BMU 006	763	5402
INFO	Information Center	BMU 106	763	4636
RECC	Adventure Outings	WREC 100	767	4011
STGV	Student Government	BMU 203	750	5701
SURE	Sustainability and Recycl	BMUBK 301	750	5033
WOMN	Women's Center	BMU 002	750	5724
WREC	Wildcat Recreation Center	WREC 100	767	4444
ATHL	Intercollegiate Athletics	AGYM 135	300	6470
CNTS	Counseling Center	SSC 430	702	6345
CWCT	Counseling & Wellness Ctr	SSC 430	702	6345
TEST	Testing Office/Computer	SSC 420	704	6218
WELL	Wellness Center	SSC 430	702	4697
CRCN	Career Center	SSC 270	700	5253
DIVR	Diversity Office	KNDL 110	125	4764
EOP	Educ Opportunity Program	SSC 310	710	6831
EOPA	Educ Opportunity Prog Adm	SSC 310	710	4028
SLC	Student Learning Center	SSC 340	183	6839
WRTC	University Writing Center	SSC 340	295	6839
SSSP	Student Support Serv. Pro	SSC 310	710	6831
FA	Fin. Aid & Scholarship	SSC 250	705	6451
SEMP	Student Employment Office	SSC 270	701	5256
HFS	Housing & Food Service	UHFS 110	707	6325
SAC	Student Activities	BMU 213	755	5396
CADC	Campus Alcohol+Drug	SSC 190	108	6450
CCLC	Cross Cultural Leadership	MLIB 172	747	4101
ID	Wildcat ID Cards	SSC 180	260	6119
RECS	Recreational Sports	AGYM 126	300	5170
SHS	Student Health Service	SHC 101	777	5241
SJD	Student Judicial	KNDL 112	105	6897
UA	VP for Univ Advancement	KNDL 114	156	3590
ALM	Alumni & Parent Relations	SAPP 102	050	6472
CSCC	Chico State Calling Cntr	SAPP 001	315	4412
PA	Pub Affairs/Publications	KNDL 114	040	4143
PUB	Publications Office	KNDL 114	040	4263
URL	Univ Dev/Advancement Serv	SAPP 103	155	5297

Official Department Abbreviations and University Organization Chart

Official Department Abbreviations
and University Organization Chart