**A. Overview of U.S. Department of Homeland Security STEM Designated Degree Program List**

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) STEM Designated Degree Program List is a complete list of fields of study that DHS considers to be STEM fields of study under *8 CFR 214.2(f)*. A *STEM field of study* is one that is included in the Department of Education's Classification of Instructional Programs (CIPs) taxonomy. STEM-related fields include fields involving research, innovation, or development of new technologies in STEM disciplines under *8 CFR 214.2(f)(10)(ii)(C)(2),* The four primary two-digit CIP codes are:


There are 18 additional STEM fields of study in the program list with two-digit CIP codes as follows:


*Introduction to the STEM Student Success Model DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.112614*


The 2-digit codes are further divided into 6-digit codes that are available at https:// www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/stem-list.pdf which contains a complete STEM-designated degree program listing.
