Degree Programs Overview
University of California-Santa Cruz offers 167 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate programs.
A total of 5,020 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at UC Santa Cruz. 4,431 students completed bachelor's programs and 363 completed master's programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at UC Santa Cruz. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.
Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
| Total Programs | Online Programs | Completers |
|---|
| Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| Bachelor's | 73 | NOT OFFERED | 4,431 | 2,390 | 2,041 |
|---|
| Master's | 55 | NOT OFFERED | 363 | 214 | 149 |
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| Doctor's | 39 | NOT OFFERED | 226 | 117 | 109 |
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Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from University of California-Santa Cruz. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
The Computer Engineering program has the highest salary ($93,848) after graduation and the Computer Science program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $85,557 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
|---|
| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
|---|
| Computer Engineering |
$93,848 | $7,821 | $23,434 | $248 |
|---|
| Computer Science |
$85,557 | $7,130 | $16,499 | $175 |
|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering |
$82,012 | $6,834 | $16,796 | $178 |
|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management |
$70,114 | $5,843 | $20,020 | $212 |
|---|
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering |
$68,276 | $5,690 | $23,000 | $244 |
|---|
| Mathematics |
$65,929 | $5,494 | $19,050 | $202 |
|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics |
$61,441 | $5,120 | $16,519 | $175 |
|---|
| Chemistry |
$54,748 | $4,562 | $15,000 | $159 |
|---|
| Economics |
$52,113 | $4,343 | $18,017 | $191 |
|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences |
$49,323 | $4,110 | $20,833 | $221 |
|---|
| Political Science and Government |
$46,666 | $3,889 | $16,703 | $177 |
|---|
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences |
$46,633 | $3,886 | $19,000 | $201 |
|---|
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
|---|
| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
|---|
| Economics |
$62,051 | $5,171 | - | - |
|---|
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research |
$57,162 | $4,764 | $30,726 | $350 |
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Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at University of California-Santa Cruz.
At the school, the Computer Science Bachelor program has the most completers of 653 and the Psychology Bachelor program has the second most completers of 430 students.
Popular Bachelor Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Computer Science | 653 | 556 | 97 |
|---|
| Psychology | 430 | 133 | 297 |
|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | 279 | 197 | 82 |
|---|
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 176 | 80 | 96 |
|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other) | 160 | 93 | 67 |
|---|
| Environmental Studies | 144 | 58 | 86 |
|---|
| Sociology | 132 | 53 | 79 |
|---|
| Game and Interactive Media Design | 130 | 79 | 51 |
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| Anthropology | 124 | 41 | 83 |
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| Cognitive Science | 123 | 46 | 77 |
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Popular Master Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Computer Science | 57 | 45 | 12 |
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| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other) | 52 | 19 | 33 |
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| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 30 | 25 | 5 |
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| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | 24 | 17 | 7 |
|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 22 | 18 | 4 |
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| Artificial Intelligence | 15 | 13 | 2 |
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| Human Computer Interaction | 11 | 5 | 6 |
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| Physics | 11 | 8 | 3 |
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| Documentary Production | 10 | 2 | 8 |
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| Technical and Scientific Communication | 10 | 2 | 8 |
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Popular Doctoral Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 18 | 11 | 7 |
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| Chemistry | 16 | 7 | 9 |
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| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other) | 14 | 5 | 9 |
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| Computer Science | 12 | 7 | 5 |
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| Geology/Earth Science | 11 | 8 | 3 |
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| Computer Engineering | 10 | 8 | 2 |
|---|
| Physics | 10 | 8 | 2 |
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| Psychology | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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| Computer Software and Media Applications (other) | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| Bioinformatics | 9 | 6 | 3 |
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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers
Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Plant Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Environmental Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
144 | 6 |
6 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Environmental Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
12 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| German Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Italian Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Ethnic Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
41 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
35 | 3 |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
30 | 1 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Technical and Scientific Communication | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 10 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 15 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
653 | 57 |
12 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 24 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computer Software and Media Applications (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 6 |
9 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
91 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 52 |
7 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
65 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Physics Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computer Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
96 | 2 |
10 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computer Engineering (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
25 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
29 | 30 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Systems Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Linguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
37 | 1 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Comparative Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
83 | 2 |
9 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Applied Linguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
8 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| English Language and Literature/Letters (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
122 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Biomedical Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
93 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Molecular Biochemistry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
57 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
176 | 7 |
18 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Environmental Toxicology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 5 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Bioinformatics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
58 | 9 |
9 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Biotechnology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Ecology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
68 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
83 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 7 |
14 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
45 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
85 | 7 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Applied Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
19 | 0 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 8 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 2 |
2 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Cognitive Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
123 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Human Computer Interaction | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 11 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | 1 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
42 | 1 |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Physical Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
56 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Astronomy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 6 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Astrophysics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
39 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
53 | 4 |
16 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
55 | 3 |
11 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 2 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Physics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
32 | 11 |
10 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
430 | 3 |
9 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Community Organization and Advocacy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
29 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Anthropology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
124 | 0 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Archeology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
118 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Applied Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
24 | 22 |
7 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| International Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
15 | 0 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Economics (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
110 | 0 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
132 | 2 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Social Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Game and Interactive Media Design | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
130 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
18 | 5 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Documentary Production | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 10 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
160 | 0 |
8 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Art/Art Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
80 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Fine/Studio Arts | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 5 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
30 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Music | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Music Performance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
12 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Music Theory and Composition | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 5 |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 2 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
279 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
279 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| History | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
93 | 0 |
8 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|