Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Lingo
At URochester, names of departments, offices, programs, and more are commonly referenced by an acronym or abbreviation, rather than their full name. We recognize that this shortened language might pose confusion for parents, families, new students, or other individuals less familiar with the University.
This page provides a list of the most commonly used acronyms and abbreviations by the University community with links to respective web pages for more information.
| Acronym/Abbreviation | Full Name/Description |
| AA/AS | Associate of art/association of science |
| ACT | |
| BA/BS | Bachelor of art/bachelor of science |
| BIC | Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center |
| Career Center | |
| CAS | Center for Advising Services |
| CCC | |
| CCE | Center for Community Engagement |
| CT | |
| D'Lion | D'Lions |
| Dining Dollars (formerly declining) | Meal plan funds for on-campus dining |
| DMA | |
| DNP | |
| ECO | Early Connection Opportunity |
| EcoRep | EcoReps |
| EdD | Doctor of education |
| ESM | |
| FAFSA | |
| FSA | Fraternity and Sorority Affairs |
| FYF | First-Year Fellows |
| GA | Graduate assistant |
| Gandhi Institute | |
| GHA | Graduate house advisor |
| GHR | Graduate head resident |
| GRE | |
| GSOC | Graduate Students of Color |
| HEOP | Higher Education Opportunity Program |
| ISO | |
| JD | Juris doctor (doctor of law) |
| Kearns | David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Student Success |
| LSAT | |
| MA/MS | Master of art/master of science |
| MAG | |
| MBA | Master of business administration |
| MCAT | |
| MD | Doctor of medicine |
| MERT | Medical Emergency Response Team |
| MVP | |
| ODOS | Office of the Dean of Students |
| OMSA | Office of Mentorship and Student Advocacy |
| OSCS | Office of Summer and Continuing Studies |
| PhD | Doctor of philosophy |
| RA | Resident advisor |
| ResLife | Office for Residential Life and Housing Services |
| ROC Tix | |
| Rocky's | Rocky's Sub Shop and Lounge |
| Rocky Bucks (formerly URos) | Spending account for on- and off-campus services |
| SA | |
| SAAC | |
| SAT | |
| Simon | |
| SMD | |
| SON | |
| Study Abroad | Center for Education Abroad |
| TA | Teaching assistant |
| The Pit | |
| TOEFL | |
| UCC | |
| UHS | University Health Service |
| University IT | |
| URMC | |
| Warner | |
| WSAP |