APPENDIX TABLE 3. SDR minor field of study labels under the ToD by broad field

Broad field Minor field of study classification
ToD label 2017 SDR and beyond) Traditional label, if different (pre-2017 SDR)
Biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences Agricultural and food sciences No change
Biochemistry and biophysics No change
Cell, cellular biology, and molecular biology Cell and molecular biology
Microbiological sciences and immunology Microbiology
Natural resources and conservation Environmental life sciences
Zoology No change
Other Biological sciences No change
Computer and information sciences Computer and information sciences No change
Mathematics and statistics Mathematics and statistics No change
Physical sciences, geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Astronomy and astrophysics No change
Chemistry, except biochemistry No change
Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Earth, atmospheric and ocean sciences
Physics No change
Psychology Psychology No change
Social sciences Economics No change
Political science and government Political Sciences
Sociology, demography, and population studies Sociology
Other social sciences No change
Engineering Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering No change
Chemical engineering No change
Civil engineering No change
Electrical and computer engineering No change
Mechanical engineering No change
Metallurgical and materials engineering Materials And metallurgical engineering
Other engineering No change
Health Health No change