Most abbreviations or acronyms should be spelled out on first use. Buffalo State’s style is to introduce the full term, followed by the abbreviation or acronym in parentheses, and use the abbreviation or acronym alone on subsequent reference: American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). If there is no subsequent reference, however, the abbreviation or acronym is usually not needed.
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AAAHC—Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
AAM—American Alliance of Museums
ABD—all but dissertation
ABET—Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
ABT—all but thesis
ACCES-VR—Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (formerly VESID)
ACE—American Council on Education
ACEJMC—Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
ACEND—Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
ACPHA—Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration
ADA—Americans with Disabilities Act
AFSCME—American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
ALA—American Library Association
APA—American Psychological Association
APTS—Aid for Part-Time Study (New York State)
ASHA—American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ATMAE—Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering
B.A.—bachelor of arts
B.F.A.—bachelor of fine arts
B.Mus.—bachelor of music
BOCES—Board of Cooperative Educational Services
B.S.—bachelor of science
B.S.Ed.—bachelor of science in education
CAA—Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
CAEP—Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
C.A.S.—certificate of advanced study
CASE—Council for Advancement and Support of Education
CDC—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CIDA—Council for Interior Design Accreditation
C.P.A.—certified public accountant
CSEA—Civil Service Employees Association
CSTEP—Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program
C.S.W.—certified social worker
CSWE—Council on Social Work Education
D.D.S.—doctor of dental surgery
Ed.D.—doctor of education
EOC—Educational Opportunity Center
EOP—Educational Opportunity Program
EPIC—Every Person Influences Children
ETAC—Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission
FAFSA—Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FEPAC—Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission
FERPA—Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FOI—Freedom of Information
FSEOG or SEOG—Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
FWS—Federal Work-Study Program
GAAP—generally accepted accounting principles
GPA—grade point average
GRE—Graduate Record Examination
HIPAA—Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
IACBE—International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
IACS—International Association of Counseling Services
J.D.—juris doctor (doctor of law)
L.P.N.—licensed practical nurse
LSAT—Law School Admission Test
M.A.—master of arts
M.B.A.—master of business administration
MCAT—Medical College Admission Test
M.D.—doctor of medicine
M.F.A.—master of fine arts
MLA—Modern Language Association
M.L.S.—master of library science
M.P.S.—master of professional studies
M.S.—master of science
M.S.Ed.—master of science in education
M.S.W.—master of social work
NAACP—National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NASAD—National Association of Schools of Art and Design
NASM—National Association of Schools of Music
NAST—National Association of Schools of Theatre
NCATE—National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NEA—National Endowment for the Arts
NEH—National Endowment for the Humanities
NFTA—Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
NIH—National Institutes of Health
N.P.—nurse practitioner
NSF—National Science Foundation
NYFA—New York Foundation for the Arts
NYSCB—New York State Commission for the Blind
NYSCOPBA—New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association
NYSDEC—New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
O.T.—occupational therapist
P.A.—physician's assistant
PEF—Public Employees Federation
Ph.D.—doctor of philosophy
PLUS—Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students
P.T.—physical therapist
R.N.—registered nurse
ROTC—Reserve Officers' Training Corps
SAT—“Use only the initials in referring to the previously designated Scholastic Aptitude Test or Scholastic Assessment Test.” (32)
SEFA—State Employees Federated Appeal
STAP—Supplemental Tuition Assistance Program
SUNY—State University of New York
TANF—Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TAP—Tuition Assistance Program
TDD—telecommunications device for the deaf
TESOL—Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
TOEFL—Test of English as a Foreign Language
TTY—teletypewriter
USCIS—United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly the INS—Immigration and Naturalization Services)
UUP—United University Professions
WHO—World Health Organization
WWW—World Wide Web
(32) The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law (2011), p. 250
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