ACRONYMS
Acronym
Full Title
AA
AACSB
Associate in Arts Certificate (USF) or degree (transferred in)
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
AP
Advanced Placement
ARC
ASL
Academic Regulations Committee
American Sign Language
Definition
A 60 credit(two year) degree program that has satisfied all general
education and gordon rule requirements. It is designed for transfer
into a bachelor's program and should be used to satisfy program
prerequisities.
Business Professional Accreditator
The placement of a student in a high school course that offers college
credit if successfully completed.
Board of appeal for USFSM students that wish to secure waiver or
modification of university-wide academic regulations.
http://usfsm.edu/advising/overview/
Course prefix
AS
Associate in Science degree
A technical or professional, highly specialized degree program (two
years) that prepares graduates for immediate entry into a career. It
does not satisfy general education requirements and is not designed
for transfer into a bachelor's program.
BA
Bachelor of Arts
BOG
BS
Florida Board of Governors
Bachelor of Science
BSAS
BSIT
Bachelor of Science in Applied Science
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
CAEP
CAS
CHTL
CLASS
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Hospitality & Tourism Leadership
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
CLEP
COB
COE
CSD
CSM
College Level Examination Program
College of Business
College of Education
Communication Sciences & Disorders
College of Science and Mathematics
DIEO
DLA
DSS
ESOL
FAFSA
FEAP
Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity
Department of Liberal Arts in CLASS
Department of Social Sciences in CLASS
English for Speakers of Other Languages
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Florida Educator Accomplished Practices
Four-year undergraduate program degree (requires foreign language)
A governing board for the State University System (SUS) of Florida,
which includes all public universities in the state of Florida (12
member institutions).
Four-year undergraduate program degree
Developed under provisions from Florida legislation to recognize
Associate in Science (AS) degree holders to pursue and acquire a
bachelor's degree. Degree is in applied science with other
concentrations. Students must complete general education as part of
this degree. Only students with an earned A.S. degree may be
admitted.
Accrediting body that creates standards to ensure educator
preparation providers impart future teachers with the knowledge
and skills to support the development of all students.
Ended Summer 2016
Created Fall 2016
Tests mastery of college-level material; credit-by-examination.
Ended Summer 2016
Academic major in CSM
Created Fall 2016
Oversees the diverse community that expects respect and fair
treatment of all people - free from discrimination and harassment on
the basis of race, color, marital status, sex, religion, national origin,
disability, age, or genetic information, as provided by law.
Created Fall 2016
Created Fall 2016
Florida's core standards for effective educators and provide valuable
guidance to Florida's public school educators and educator
preparation programs throughout the state on what educators are
expected to know and be able to do.
Acronym
Full Title
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FLDOE
Florida Department of Education
FTIC
GBA
GMAT
GPA
GRE
ISS
IT
MA
First Time in College
General Business Administration
Graduate Management Admissions Test
Grade Point Average
Graduate Record Exam
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Information Technology
Master of Arts
MAT
MBA
MEd
MS
MSW
Master of Arts in Teaching
Master of Business Administration
Master of Education
Master of Science
Master of Social Work
NCATE
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
OASIS
PTC
Online Access Student Information System
Professional and Technical Communication
Regional Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on
SACSCOC Colleges
Definition
Federal law that protects the privacy of student educational records.
The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable
program of the US Department of Education.
Governs public education and manages funding and testing for local
educational agencies.
This refers to freshman who have not attended college anywhere
prior to enrolling with us.
Academic major in COB
Graduate level admissions test for Business
Graduate level admissions test
Academic major in CLASS
Focuses on the advancement of a hands-on teaching career. Focuses
on pedagogical theory and implementation.
Professional accrediting body for teacher certification programs at US
colleges and universities
USF's student self-serve system. Students may register, drop/add,
view grades, etc. from this site.
Academic major in CLASS
RVCASA
SCF
State College of Florida
SCNS
SOE
SUS
VA
State Course Numbering System
School of Education in CLASS
State University System of Florida
Veterans Administration
Regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher
education institutions in the Southern states.
Local community/state college where many of our transfer students
start; formerly Manatee Community College
Database of post-secondary courses for the state of Florida. Course
numbers describe course content.
Created Fall 2016