Acronyms List

acronym	definition
AA ASL	Office of the Provost/VP for Academic Affairs, Academic and Student Life
AAC	Academic Affairs Committee
AAC&U	American Association of Colleges and Universities
AAS	Associate of Applied Science
AAS-T	Associate of Applied Science - Transfer
AAUP	American Association of the University Professors
ACE	American Council on Education
ACPL	Academic Credit for Prior Learning
ACRAO	Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers
ADCO	Academic Department Chairs’ Organization
ADI	Antiracism, Diversity, and Inclusivity
ADNT	Associate degree non transferable
ADPT	Associate - Partial transfer
AF	Academic Forgiveness
AFROCT	Air Force Reserve Office Training Corps
AH	Arts & Humanities Gen. Ed.
AP	Advanced Placement test credit
AR	Academic Requirements report
ARR	Academic Requirements Report
ASC	Academic Success Center (formerly Learning Commons)
ASCWU-BOD	Associated Students of CWU - Board of Directors
ASCWU-SG	Associated Students of CWU - Student Government
AS-T	Associate of Science-Transfer (Tracks 1 & 2)(partial transfer)
BA	Bachelor of Arts
BAS	Bachelor of Applied Science
BFA	Bachelor of Fine Arts
BFA	Business Services & Contracts
BFC	Budget and Finance Committee
BFCC	Bylaws and Faculty Code Committee
BI	Baccalaureate Institution
BMUS	Bachelor of Music
BOT	The Board of Trustees of CWU
BPC	Budget and Planning Committee
BPG	Business Process Guide
BS	Bachelor of Science
CAH	College of Arts and Humanities
CAMP	College Assistance Migrant Program
CAPS	Central’s Academic Progress System
CB	College of Business
CBA	The collective bargaining agreement between CWU and the United Faculty of CWU
CCN	common course numbers (identified by &)
CDSJ	Center for Diversity & Social Justice
CE	Continuing Education
CEPS	College of Education and Professional Studies
CERT	certificate (CWU)
CERTCC	community college certificate

CESME	Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education
CFD	Combined Fund Drive
CiHS	College in the High School
CL	Cum Laude
CLCE	Center for Leadership & Community Engagement
CLEP	College Level Examination Program test credit
CMC	Change Management Consortium
COC	certificate of completion
COP	Council of Presidents
COTS	College of the Sciences
CTC	Community and Technical Colleges
CTL	Center for Teaching and Learning
CWU Mission	To build a community of access and opportunity, Central Washington University fosters high impact practices, sustainability, and authentic community partnerships that are grounded in meaningful relationships.
CWU Vision	CWU will be a model learning community of access and opportunity.
CWUP	Central Washington University Policy
CWUR	Central Washington University Procedure
DC	degree checkout
DCOS	degree checkout status
DEI	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
DHC	Douglas Honors College
DOD	Diplomas on Demand
DORI	Des Moines orientation
DS	Disability Services
DTA	Direct Transfer Agreement
EAC	Evaluation and Assessment Committee
EC	Executive Committee, The Executive Committee of the CWU Faculty Senate
EDI	Electronic Data Image
EEA	Exempt Employees Association
EF	Emergency Fail
EGTC	expected grad term change
EIS	Enterprise Information Systems
EOC	Educational Opportunity Center
EP	Emergency Pass
ePDP	Electronic Performance and Development Plan
FERPA	Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FLR	Faculty Legislative Representative
FMD	Facilities Management Department
FNLA	Foreign Language Requirement
FS	Faculty Senate
FSCC	Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee
FYE	First Year Experience
GE	General Education
GEC	General Education Committee
GEN2	New General Education
GRAD	Graduate

HEP	High School Equivalency Program
HR	Human Resources
I	Incomplete grade
IB/IBAC	International Baccalaureate test credit
IC	Instruction Commission
ICORA	Intercollege Organization of Registrars and Admissions
ICRC	Intercollege Relations Commission
ICW	Independent Colleges of Washington
IE	Institutional Effectiveness
IP	In Progress grade
IS/IT	Information Services/Technology
JST	Joint Services Transcript (Military)
JTC	Joint Transfer Council
K1-8	Knowledge areas (GEN2)
LASO	Late Admitted Student Orientation
LD	lower division
LORI	Lynnwood orientation
MAJ	major
MCL	Magna Cum Laude
MIN	minor
MORI	Moses Lake orientation
MPR	Major Ready Program
MS	Mail Stop
NM	Non-matriculated
NS	Natural Sciences Gen. Ed.
NTR	Non-Transferable
NTT	Non-tenure-track Faculty
NWCCU	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
OAR	Ongoing Articulation Review committee
OEO	Office of Equal Opportunity
OISP	Office in International Studies & Programs
ORI	Orientation (1-6)
ORIT	Transfer Orientation
ORIX	Online Orientation
ORL 1-8	Late Admitted Student Orientation
P1-6	Pathways (GEN2)
PACRAO	Pacific Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers
PB	Post Baccalaureate
PBAC	President’s Budget Advisory Council
PC	Provost Council
PD	Position Descriptio
PLA	Prior Learning Assessment
PORI	Pierce Co orientation
PROW	Private Registrars of Washington
PSE	Public School Employees of Washington
QR	Quantitative Reasoning
RA	repeat approved

RCM	Responsibility Centered Management
RCW	Revised Code of Washington
ROTC	Reserve Office Training Corps - Army
RS	Running Start
RSVP	Retired Senior Volunteer Program
RX	repeat excluded
S&A	Services & Activities Fee
SAEP	Study Abroad andn Exchange Programs
SB	Social & Behavioral Gen. Ed.
SBCTC	State Board of Community and Technical Colleges
SCL	Summa Cum Laude
SHEEO	State Higher Education Executive Officers Association
SOE	School of Education
SURC	Student Union & Recreation Center
SWEA	Student Washington Education Association
TAC	transfer articulation & catalog
TCU	transfer credit units
TCU Adjust	transfer credit unit adjustment
TES	Transfer Evaluation System
Title IX	Prevention of Sexual Misconduct and Discrimination
TRAN	Repeat Exclude - trans credit override
TRAP	Repeat Approve - trans credit override
TRIO	Academic Achivement Programs
TT/T	Tenure-track/Tenured faculty
UA	University Advancement
UD	upper division
UESL	University English as a Second Language
UFC	United Faculty of Central Washington University
UG	undergraduate
UPAC	University President Advisory Committee
WaACRAO	Washington Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers
WAC	Washington Administrative Code
WCHSCR	Washington Council for High School-College Relations
WFSE	Washington Federation of Student Employees
Wildcat Shop	Book store
WLU	Workload unit
WORI	Wenatchee orientation
WSAC	Washington Student Achievement Council
YORI	Yakima orientation