Department of Homeland Security Adds Eight Qualifying Fields of Study to the STEM Designated Degree Program List

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List and added eight additional qualifying field of study and corresponding Department of Education Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code. The new codes are:

  • Landscape Architecture (04.0601)

  • Institutional Research (13.0608)

  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician (15.0407)

  • Linguistics and Computer Science (30.4801)

  • Composite Materials Technology/Technician (15.0617)

  • Developmental and Adolescent Psychology (42.2710)

  • Geospatial Intelligence (43.0407)

  • Demography and Population Studies (45.0501)