Degree and Class Citations

  • Queen’s style for an internal audience is informal and refers to the individual’s class (faculty + year), not the formal degree per se. For an external audience, style is to use degrees.
  • There are no periods in the abbreviations, except for Education degrees, which need periods to provide clarity in online searches (B.Ed., M.Ed.).
  • Several Queen’s publications, including the Queen’s Alumni Review, make distinctions between Arts and Science classes pre- and post- 1974. Prior to 1974, classes are Arts’XX.


The following is a list of Queen’s degrees and abbreviations – class citation first, followed by degree citation (year noted with XX):

Undergraduate

  • Bachelor of Arts — Artsci’XX — BA
  • Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education — Artsci/Ed’XX or ConEd’XX —  BA, BEd
  • Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education — Artsci/Ed’XX or ConEd’XX — BSc, BEd
  • Bachelor of Science (life and physical sciences) — Artsci’XX —BScH, BSc
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (engineering) — Sc’XX — BASc (Effective 2017, the BScE is no longer used by Smith Engineering.)
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (International Collaboration) — Sc’XX — BASc 
  • Bachelor of Science (occupational therapy/physical therapy) — OT’XX, PT’XX, or Rehab’XX — BScOT, BScPT (The BSc in Occupational Therapy / Physical Therapy is no longer offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science.)
  • Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Physical Education — Artsci/PHE’XX — BA/BPHE
  • Bachelor of Commerce — Com’XX — BComH
  • Bachelor of Computing — Comp’XX — BCmpH, BCmp
  • Bachelor of Education — Ed’XX — BEd
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts — BFA’XX — BFAH, BFA
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences — BHSc’XX — BHScH, BHSc
  • Bachelor of Music — Mus’XX — BMus
  • Bachelor of Music Theatre — Mus’XX — BMT
  • Bachelor of Nursing Science — BNSc’XX — BNSc
  • Bachelor of Technology in Mining Engineering — BTech’XX — BTech
  • Concurrent Education — ConEd’XX  — BA/BEd, BSc/BEd, BMus/BEd
  • Bachelor of Laws (pre-2008) — Law’XX — LLB
  • Juris Doctor (Feb. 2008–onwards) — Law’XX — JD
  • Certificate in Business — CIB’XX — CIB
  • Certificate in Law — CIL’XX — CIL
  • Certificate in Mining Technologies — CMT’XX — CMT

Graduate

  • Doctor of Philosophy — PhD
  • Doctor of Medicine — Meds’XX — MD
  • Doctor of Science in Rehabilitation and Health Leadership — DScRHL’XX — DScRHL
  • Master of Laws — LLM’XX — LLM
  • Master of Arts — MA’XX — MA
  • Master of Arts in Art Leadership— MAAL’XX — MAAL
  • Master of Art Conservation — MAC’XX — MAC
  • Master of Biomedical Informatics — MBI’XX — MBI
  • Master of Divinity — MDiv’XX — MDiv
  • Master of Earth and Energy Resource Leadership — MEERL’XX — MEERL
  • Master of Science (life and physical sciences) — MSc’XX — MSc
  • Master of Science in Anatomical Science — MScAS’XX — MScAS
  • Master of Science in Aging and Health — MScAH’XX — MScAH
  • Master of Science in Healthcare Quality — MScHQ’XX — MScHQ
  • Master of Science (Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy) — OT’XX, PT’XX, or Rehab’XX — MScOT, MScPT
  • Master of Applied Science (Engineering) — MASc’XX — MASc
  • Master of Engineering — MEng’XX — Meng
  • Master of Environmental Studies — MES’XX — MES
  • Master of Education — MEd’XX — MEd
  • Professional Master of Education — PME’XX — PME
  • Professional Master of Medical Sciences — PMMSc’XX — PMMSc
  • Master of Philosophy — MPhil’XX — MPhil
  • Master of Health Professionals Education – MHPE’XX — MHPE
  • Master of Laws – LLM’XX — LLM
  • Master of Urban and Regional Planning — MPL’XX — MPL
  • Master of Public Administration — MPA’XX — MPA
  • Master of Public Health — MPH’XX — MPH
  • Master of Industrial Relations — MIR’XX — MIR
  • Master of Business Administration — MBA’XX — MBA
  • Executive Master of Business Administration — EMBA’XX — EMBA
  • Executive Master of Business Administration Americas – EMBAA’XX — EMBA
  • Accelerated Master of Business Administration — AMBA’XX — AMBA
  • Master of Finance — MFin’XX — MFin
  • Master of International Business — MIB’XX — MIB
  • Master of Management Analytics — MMA’XX — MMA
  • Global Master of Management Analytics — GMMA’XX — GMMA
  • Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence — MMAI’XX — MMAI
  • Master of Financial Innovation & Technology — MFIT’XX — MFIT
  • Master of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship — MMIE’XX — MMIE
  • Arts Management Graduate Diploma — AMGD’XX — AMGD
  • Graduate Diploma in Business — GDB’XX — GDB
  • Graduate Diploma in Accounting — GDA’XX — GDA
  • Graduate Diploma in Aging and Health — GDAH’XX — GDAH
  • Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Informatics — GDBI’XX — GDBI
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Services Management — GDLSM’XX — GDLSM
  • Graduate Diploma in Medical Sciences — GDMSc’XX — GDMSc
  • Graduate Diploma in Pain Care — GDPC’XX — GDPC
  • Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Management and Innovation — GDPHMI’XX — GDPHMI
  • Graduate Diploma in Professional Inquiry — GDPI’XX — GDPI
  • Graduate Diploma in Risk Policy and Regulation — DRPR’XX — DRPR
  • Graduate Diploma in Social Performance Management — GDSPM’XX — GDSPM
  • Graduate Diploma in Water and Human Health — GDWHH’XX — GDWHH

Honorary

  • Doctor of Laws — LLD
  • Doctor of Science; honorary doctorate — DSc
  • Doctor of Divinity; honorary doctorate — DDiv