World Languages
Starting with 2026–27 reporting, California uses three-letter language codes for World Languages courses instead of LANG-## codes. These codes apply to the Course Content Area Subcategory field on both the New/Edit Course page ([S_CA_CRS_X]Content_Subcategory_Code) and the New/Edit Section page ([S_CA_SEC_X]Content_Subcategory_Code).
Note: LANG-## codes are no longer valid for 2026–27. They still appear in the Course Content Area Subcategory drop-down but are disabled. CALPADS rejects records that use them. If a course or section still uses a LANG-## code, update it to one of the codes below.
World Languages codes (2026–27 and later)
|
Code |
Description |
|---|---|
|
arm |
Armenian |
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ase |
American Sign Language |
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bur |
Burmese |
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cmn |
Mandarin Chinese (Putonghua, Guoyu) |
|
dan |
Danish |
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dut |
Dutch; Flemish |
|
eng |
English |
|
fij |
Fijian |
|
fil |
Filipino; Pilipino |
|
fre |
French |
|
ger |
German |
|
gle |
Irish |
|
gre |
Greek, Modern (1453-) |
|
haw |
Hawaiian |
|
hbs |
Serbo-Croatian |
|
heb |
Hebrew |
|
hin |
Hindi |
|
hmn |
Hmong; Mong |
|
hun |
Hungarian |
|
ita |
Italian |
|
jpn |
Japanese |
|
khm |
Khmer, Central Khmer |
|
kor |
Korean |
|
lit |
Lithuanian |
|
mis |
Uncoded languages (Other non-English languages) |
|
nai |
North American Indian languages |
|
nor |
Norwegian |
|
pan |
Panjabi; Punjabi |
|
per |
Persian (Farsi) |
|
pol |
Polish |
|
por |
Portuguese |
|
rum |
Romanian (Rumanian) |
|
rus |
Russian |
|
sgn |
Other Sign Languages* |
|
spa |
Spanish; Castilian |
|
swe |
Swedish |
|
tha |
Thai |
|
tur |
Turkish |
|
ukr |
Ukrainian |
|
urd |
Urdu |
|
vie |
Vietnamese |
|
yue |
Yue Chinese (Cantonese) |
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Use sgn only for sign languages other than American Sign Language (ASL). For ASL, use ase.
Course Group State Code validation
When you select a World Languages code, PowerSchool checks that the course's course number or alternate course number is one of these Course Group State Codes before it saves your changes:
|
Course Group State Code |
Course Group State Name |
|---|---|
|
9130 |
World Languages I |
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9131 |
World Languages II |
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9132 |
World Languages III |
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9133 |
World Languages IV |
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9134 |
World Languages for Native Speakers I |
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9135 |
World Languages for Native Speakers II |
|
9136 |
World Languages for Native Speakers III |
|
9137 |
World Languages for Native Speakers IV |
|
9155 |
Elementary or Middle School World Languages |
|
9156 |
World Languages V |
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9157 |
World Languages for Native Speakers V |
|
9601 |
Cambridge Pre-Advanced World Languages |
|
9610 |
Cambridge Pre-Advanced First Languages |
|
9611 |
Cambridge Pre-Advanced Literature |
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9630 |
Cambridge Pre-Advanced World Literature (IGCSE) 0408 |
|
9689 |
Cambridge Advanced World Languages (A Level) |
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9690 |
Cambridge Advanced World Languages (AS Level) |
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9695 |
Cambridge Advanced Literature (A Level) |
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9696 |
Cambridge Advanced Literature (AS Level) |
Retired codes
LANG-00 through LANG-99 codes were valid before 2026–27 reporting. They still appear in the drop-down but are disabled, so you cannot select them.
|
Code |
Description |
|---|---|
|
AGRI-01 |
Agriculture - Agricultural management |
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AGRI-02 |
Agriculture - Agricultural mechanics |
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AGRI-03 |
Agriculture - Agricultural science |
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AGRI-04 |
Agriculture - Animal science |
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AGRI-05 |
Agriculture - Forestry |
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AGRI-06 |
Agriculture - Horticulture and Landscaping |
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AGRI-07 |
Agriculture - Plant science |
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BUSN-01 |
Business - Accounting |
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BUSN-02 |
Business - Communications |
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BUSN-03 |
Business - Computer Concepts and Applications |
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BUSN-04 |
Business - Consumer Education |
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BUSN-05 |
Business - Data Processing |
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BUSN-06 |
Business - Economics |
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BUSN-07 |
Business - English |
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BUSN-08 |
Business - Entrepreneurship |
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BUSN-09 |
Business - Finance |
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BUSN-10 |
Business - Keyboarding and Word Processing |
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BUSN-11 |
Business - Law |
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BUSN-12 |
Business - Management |
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BUSN-13 |
Business - Marketing |
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BUSN-14 |
Business - Mathematics |
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BUSN-15 |
Business - Office Occupations |
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BUSN-NA |
Business - Not Applicable |
|
DANC-01 |
Dance - Ballet |
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DANC-02 |
Dance - Composition and Production |
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DANC-03 |
Dance - Folk/Traditional |
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DANC-04 |
Dance - Hip Hop |
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DANC-05 |
Dance - Independent or Studio |
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DANC-06 |
Dance - Jazz |
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DANC-07 |
Dance - Modern |
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DANC-08 |
Dance - Tap |
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DANC-09 |
Dance - World |
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DANC-NA |
Dance - Not Applicable |
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HUMN-01 |
Humanities - Art Emphasis |
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HUMN-02 |
Humanities - English Emphasis |
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HUMN-03 |
Humanities - History-Social Science Emphasis |
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LANG-00 (Invalid) |
English |
|
LANG-01 (Invalid) |
Spanish |
|
LANG-02 (Invalid) |
Vietnamese |
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LANG-03 (Invalid) |
Cantonese |
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LANG-04 (Invalid) |
Korean |
|
LANG-05 (Invalid) |
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog) |
|
LANG-06 (Invalid) |
Portuguese |
|
LANG-07 (Invalid) |
Mandarin (Putonghua) |
|
LANG-08 (Invalid) |
Japanese |
|
LANG-09 (Invalid) |
Khmer (Cambodian) |
|
LANG-10 (Invalid) |
Lao |
|
LANG-11 (Invalid) |
Arabic |
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LANG-12 (Invalid) |
Armenian |
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LANG-13 (Invalid) |
Burmese |
|
LANG-15 (Invalid) |
Dutch |
|
LANG-16 (Invalid) |
Farsi (Persian) |
|
LANG-17 (Invalid) |
French |
|
LANG-18 (Invalid) |
German |
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LANG-19 (Invalid) |
Greek |
|
LANG-20 (Invalid) |
Chamorro (Guamanian) |
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LANG-21 (Invalid) |
Hebrew |
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LANG-22 (Invalid) |
Hindi |
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LANG-23 (Invalid) |
Hmong |
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LANG-24 (Invalid) |
Hungarian |
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LANG-25 (Invalid) |
Ilocano |
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LANG-26 (Invalid) |
Indonesian |
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LANG-27 (Invalid) |
Italian |
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LANG-28 (Invalid) |
Punjabi |
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LANG-29 (Invalid) |
Russian |
|
LANG-30 (Invalid) |
Samoan |
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LANG-32 (Invalid) |
Thai |
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LANG-33 (Invalid) |
Turkish |
|
LANG-34 (Invalid) |
Tongan |
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LANG-35 (Invalid) |
Urdu |
|
LANG-36 (Invalid) |
Cebuano (Visayan) |
|
LANG-37 (Invalid) |
Sign Language |
|
LANG-38 (Invalid) |
Ukrainian |
|
LANG-39 (Invalid) |
Chaozhou (Chiuchow) |
|
LANG-40 (Invalid) |
Pashto |
|
LANG-41 (Invalid) |
Polish |
|
LANG-42 (Invalid) |
Assyrian |
|
LANG-43 (Invalid) |
Gujarati |
|
LANG-44 (Invalid) |
Mien (Yao) |
|
LANG-45 (Invalid) |
Rumanian |
|
LANG-46 (Invalid) |
Taiwanese |
|
LANG-47 (Invalid) |
Lahu |
|
LANG-48 (Invalid) |
Marshallese |
|
LANG-49 (Invalid) |
Mixteco |
|
LANG-50 (Invalid) |
Khmu |
|
LANG-51 (Invalid) |
Kurdish (Kurdi, Kurmanji) |
|
LANG-52 (Invalid) |
Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) |
|
LANG-53 (Invalid) |
Toishanese |
|
LANG-54 (Invalid) |
Chaldean |
|
LANG-56 (Invalid) |
Albanian |
|
LANG-57 (Invalid) |
Tigrinya |
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LANG-60 (Invalid) |
Somali |
|
LANG-61 (Invalid) |
Bengali |
|
LANG-62 (Invalid) |
Telugu |
|
LANG-63 (Invalid) |
Tamil |
|
LANG-64 (Invalid) |
Marathi |
|
LANG-65 (Invalid) |
Kannada |
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LANG-66 (Invalid) |
Amharic |
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LANG-67 (Invalid) |
Bulgarian |
|
LANG-68 (Invalid) |
Kikuyu (Gikuyu) |
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LANG-69 (Invalid) |
Kashmiri |
|
LANG-70 (Invalid) |
Swedish |
|
LANG-71 (Invalid) |
Zapoteco |
|
LANG-72 (Invalid) |
Uzbek |
|
LANG-73 (Invalid) |
Haitian (Haitian Creole) |
|
LANG-74 (Invalid) |
Kachin (Jingpho) |
|
LANG-75 (Invalid) |
Karen languages |
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LANG-76 (Invalid) |
Nepali |
|
LANG-77 (Invalid) |
Swahili |
|
LANG-78 (Invalid) |
Oromo |
|
LANG-79 (Invalid) |
Lingala |
|
LANG-80 (Invalid) |
Kinyarwanda |
|
LANG-81 (Invalid) |
Dzongkha |
|
LANG-82 (Invalid) |
Dinka |
|
LANG-99 (Invalid) |
Other non-English languages |
|
MDAR-01 |
Media Arts - Introduction |
|
MDAR-02 |
Media Arts - Digital Imaging |
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MDAR-03 |
Media Arts - Interactive Design |
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MDAR-04 |
Media Arts - Interactive Game Design |
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MDAR-05 |
Media Arts - Web Design |
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MDAR-06 |
Media Arts - Moving Image |
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MDAR-07 |
Media Arts - Moving Image Animation |
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MDAR-08 |
Media Arts - Digital Sound Design |
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MDAR-09 |
Media Arts - Virtual Design |
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MDAR-10 |
Media Arts - Multimedia Design |
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MDAR-11 |
Media Arts - Intermedia Design |
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MDAR-12 |
Media Arts - Media Arts Theory |
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MDAR-NA |
Media Arts - Not Applicable |
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MUIN-01 |
Music - Instrumental - Band |
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MUIN-02 |
Music - Instrumental - Guitar |
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MUIN-03 |
Music - Instrumental - Ensemble |
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MUIN-04 |
Music - Instrumental - Orchestra/Symphony |
|
MUIN-05 |
Music - Instrumental - Piano |
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MUIN-06 |
Music - Instrumental - Music Lessons |
|
MUIN-07 |
Music - Instrumental - Marching Band |
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MUIN-08 |
Music - Instrumental - Color Guard |
|
MUIN-NA |
Music - Instrumental - Not Applicable |
|
MUVO-01 |
Music - Vocal - Choir/Chorus/Vocal Ensemble |
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MUVO-02 |
Music - Vocal - Voice Lessons |
|
MUVO-NA |
Music - Vocal - Not Applicable |
|
PHYS-01 |
Physical Education Elective - Adventure/Outdoor Activities |
|
PHYS-02 |
Physical Education Elective - Interscholastic Athletics |
|
PHYS-03 |
Physical Education Elective - Weight Training and Fitness |
|
PHYS-04 |
Physical Education Elective - Aerobic Activities |
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PHYS-05 |
Physical Education Elective - Aquatic Activities |
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PHYS-06 |
Physical Education Elective - Dance |
|
PHYS-07 |
Physical Education Elective - Individual and Dual Activities |
|
PHYS-NA |
Physical Education Elective - Not Applicable |
|
STEM-01 |
Applied STEM - Aeronautics |
|
STEM-02 |
Applied STEM - Application Development |
|
STEM-03 |
Applied STEM - Architecture |
|
STEM-04 |
Applied STEM - Computer Science Applications |
|
STEM-05 |
Applied STEM - Design and Modeling |
|
STEM-06 |
Applied STEM - Electricity and Electrons |
|
STEM-07 |
Applied STEM - Energy and the Environment |
|
STEM-08 |
Applied STEM - Medical Exploration |
|
STEM-09 |
Applied STEM - Robotics |
|
STEM-10 |
Applied STEM - Technology |
|
STEM-11 |
Applied STEM - Engineering |
|
STEM-NA |
Applied STEM - Not Applicable |
|
THTR-01 |
Theatre - Acting |
|
THTR-02 |
Theatre - Directing |
|
THTR-03 |
Theatre - Improvisation |
|
THTR-04 |
Theatre - Musical Theatre |
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THTR-05 |
Theatre - Performance and Production |
|
THTR-06 |
Theatre - Playwriting |
|
THTR-07 |
Theatre - Technical Theatre/Stagecraft |
|
THTR-08 |
Theatre - Make-Up and Costume Design |
|
THTR-NA |
Theatre - Not Applicable |
|
VART-01 |
Visual Art - Advertising Design/Commercial Art |
|
VART-02 |
Visual Art - Ceramics |
|
VART-03 |
Visual Art - Crafts |
|
VART-04 |
Visual Art - Design |
|
VART-05 |
Visual Art - Digital Art |
|
VART-06 |
Visual Art - Drawing |
|
VART-07 |
Visual Art - Fashion Design |
|
VART-08 |
Visual Art - Fiber and Textile Design |
|
VART-09 |
Visual Art - Folk Art |
|
VART-10 |
Visual Art - Jewelry |
|
VART-11 |
Visual Art - Lettering/Calligraphy |
|
VART-12 |
Visual Art – Moving Image |
|
VART-13 |
Visual Art - Painting |
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VART-14 |
Visual Art - Photography |
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VART-15 |
Visual Art - Printmaking |
|
VART-16 |
Visual Art - Sculpture |
|
VART-NA |
Visual Art - Not Applicable |