Special Aggregation Structure—Primary Groupings
An aggregation structure has been developed jointly by Statistics Canada and the National Center for Education Statistics. It is based on work undertaken as a part of the creation of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) by Canada, the United States and Mexico.
The structure comprises thirteen 'primary groupings' that are a convenient and useful basis for summarizing and analysing more detailed classes. Two general observations about the primary groupings should be kept in mind:
- Groupings are based on field of study and are independent of the level at which the study was undertaken. Series 21. Technology Education/Industrial Arts Programs and series 53. High School/Secondary Diploma and Certificate Programs are exceptions to this rule; these two series are included in the Other category.
- Primary groupings comprise entire series, with one exception: series 30. Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies has been split into its constituent subseries. Those subseries have then been grouped with the closest equivalent series.
The primary groupings are as follows:
The first two columns list the primary grouping (code and title). The last two columns give the information on constituent CIP series and subseries (code and title).
| Primary Grouping | Constituent CIP Series and Subseries | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Title | Code | Title |
| 00 | Personal Improvement and Leisure | 32. | Basic Skills |
| 33. | Citizenship Activities | ||
| 34. | Health-related Knowledge and Skills | ||
| 35. | Interpersonal and Social Skills | ||
| 36. | Leisure and Recreational Activities | ||
| 37. | Personal Awareness and Self-improvement | ||
| 01 | Education | 13. | Education |
| 02 | Visual and Performing Arts, and Communications Technologies | 50. | Visual and Performing Arts |
| 10. | Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services | ||
| 03 | Humanities | 24. | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
| 38. | Philosophy and Religious Studies | ||
| 39. | Theology and Religious Vocations | ||
| 54. | History | ||
| 30.13 | Medieval and Renaissance Studies | ||
| 30.21 | Holocaust and Related Studies | ||
| 30.22 | Classical and Ancient Studies | ||
| 23. | English Language and Literature/Letters | ||
| 55. | French Language and Literature/Letters | ||
| 16. | Aboriginal and Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics | ||
| 04 | Social and Behavioural Sciences and Law | 45. | Social Sciences |
| 30.14 | Museology/Museum Studies | ||
| 30.23 | Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | ||
| 30.05 | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | ||
| 30.20 | International/Global Studies | ||
| 30.15 | Science, Technology and Society | ||
| 30.11 | Gerontology | ||
| 42. | Psychology | ||
| 30.17 | Behavioural Sciences | ||
| 30.25 | Cognitive Science | ||
| 30.10 | Biopsychology | ||
| 05. | Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies | ||
| 19. | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | ||
| 09. | Communication, Journalism and Related Programs | ||
| 22. | Legal Professions and Studies | ||
| 05 | Business, Management and Public Administration | 52. | Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services |
| 30.16 | Accounting and Computer Science | ||
| 44. | Public Administration and Social Service Professions | ||
| 06 | Physical and Life Sciences and Technologies | 40. | Physical Sciences |
| 26. | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ||
| 30.01 | Biological and Physical Sciences | ||
| 30.18 | Natural Sciences | ||
| 30.19 | Nutrition Sciences | ||
| 30.24 | Neuroscience | ||
| 41. | Science Technologies/Technicians | ||
| 07 | Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences | 27. | Mathematics and Statistics |
| 30.08 | Mathematics and Computer Science | ||
| 11. | Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | ||
| 30.06 | Systems Science and Theory | ||
| 25. | Library Science | ||
| 08 | Architecture, Engineering, and Related Technologies | 04. | Architecture and Related Services |
| 30.12 | Historic Preservation and Conservation | ||
| 14. | Engineering | ||
| 15. | Engineering Technologies/Technicians | ||
| 46. | Construction Trades | ||
| 47. | Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians | ||
| 48. | Precision Production | ||
| 09 | Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation | 01. | Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences |
| 03. | Natural Resources and Conservation | ||
| 10 | Health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness | 51. | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences |
| 60. | Dental, Medical and Veterinary Residency Programs | ||
| 31. | Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies | ||
| 11 | Personal, Protective and Transportation Services | 12. | Personal and Culinary Services |
| 43. | Security and Protective Services | ||
| 29. | Military Technologies | ||
| 28. | Reserve Entry Scheme for Officers in the Armed Forces | ||
| 49. | Transportation and Materials Moving | ||
| 12 | Other | 30.99 | Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other |
| 21. | Technology Education/Industrial Arts Programs | ||
| 53. | High School/Secondary Diploma and Certificate Programs | ||