Home / Scientific & Educational / Special Education

Special Education Abbreviations

Look through 3050 acronyms and abbreviations related to Special Education:

2 2	Two years in HS, two years CC - course articulation
A&GE	Access & General Education Curriculum Centre
A/V	Audio-Visual
AA	Abbreviated Analysis
AA	Alumni Association Info
AA	Affirmative Action
AA-MAS	Alternate Assessment-Modified Achievement Standards
AAAS	American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAC	Academic Advancement Center Info
AAC	Augmentative and Alternative Communication
AAC	Alternative Augmentative Communication
AACD	Amerian Association for Counseling and Development
AACRAO	American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers Info
AACSB	American Association of Colleges & Schools of Business
aacte	American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's
AAFP	American Academy of Family Physicians
AAMD	American Association on Mental Deficiency
AAMFT	American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AAMOF	As A Matter Of Fact
AAMR	American Association on Mental Retardation
AAN	Academic Advising Network
AAP	American Academy of Pediatrics
AAR	After Action Review
AARE	Australian Association for Research in Education
AASA	American Association of School Administrators
AASCU	American Association of State Colleges & University
AASL	American Association of School Librarians
ABA	Applied Behavioral Analysis
ABA	Applied Behaviour Analysis
ABC	Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
ABC	Ag Business Center Info
ABC	Association for Bright Children
ABE	Adult Basic Education
ABLAC	Australian Business Limited Apprenticeship Centre
ABLE	Academics Based on Life Experiences
abs	Australian Bureau of Statistics's
AC	Aboriginal Coordinator
ac	Academic Challenge
ACA	American Counseling Association
ACA	Advisory Committee on Athletics
ACAC	Academic Computing & Advisory Committee
acaca	Australasian Curriculum Assessment and Certification Authorities
ACAL	Australian Council for Adult Literacy Inc
acara	Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority
ACC	Animal Cancer Center Info
ACCED-I	Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors
ACCESS	English Language Acquisition Proficiency Test
ACDP	Aboriginal Communities Development Program
ace	American Council on Education's
ACE	Arts Council England

ACE	Assessment, Certification and Examination Manual
ACE	Australian College of Educators
ACE	Alternative Cooperative Education
ACE	Adult Continuing Education
ACED	Association of Conference and Events Directors International
ACEP	Adult Corrections Education Program
ACER	Australian Council for Education and Research
ACH	Automated Clearinghouse
ACLD	Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
ACLO	Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer
ACNS	Academic Computing & Networking Services Info
ACP	Acquisition Card Program
ACPA	American College Personnel Association
ACPET	Australian Council for Private Education and Training
ACROS	Automated Cross Referencing Occupational System
acs	Australian Careers Service
ACT	American College Test
ACT	Assertive Community Treatment
ACT	Adapted Cueing Technique
ACTA	Australian Council of TESOL Associations
ACTE	Association for Career and Technical Educators
ACTFL	American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
ACTP	American College Testing Program
ACTU	Australian Council of Trade Unions
ACU	Association of Commonwealth Universities
ACU	Australian Catholic University
ACU-I	Association of College Unions - International
ACUA	Association of College & University Auditors
ACUA	Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Affairs
ACUHO-I	Association of College and University Housing Offices - International
ACVE	Vocational Education and Assessment Centre formerly Assessment Centre for Vocational Education
ACVETS	Australian Committee on Vocational Education and Training Statistics
ADA	Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
ADA	American with Disabilities Act
ADC	Aid to Dependent Children
ADC	Arts Display Committee
ADCO	Anti Discrimination Contact Officer
ADD	Attention Deficit
ADD	Attention Deficit Dirsorder
add	Attention Deficit Disord
addie	Analysis, Design, Development, Implement, Evaluate
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder
ADL	Activities for Daily Living
ADL	Animal Disease Laboratories
ADLs	Activities of Daily Living
ADM	Admit
ADM	Average Daily Membership
ADP	Assistive Devices Program
ADR	Alternative Dispute Resolution

adt	Academy of Distinguished Teachers
ADVOC-NET	Adult Vocational Network
AEA	Aboriginal Studies Association
AEC	Animal Ethics Committee
AEC	Aboriginal Education Council
AECG	Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc
AED	Automated external defibrillator
AEET	Access Employment & Education Training Framework
AEI-NOOSR	Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition
AEL	Administrative Email List
AEL	Appalachia Educational Laboratory
AEP	Academic Enrichment Program
AEP	Alternative Education Program
AER	Anticipated Enrolment Return
AER	Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
AERA	American Educational Research Association
AERC	Agricultural Engineering Research Center
AERT	Aboriginal Education Resource Teacher
AES	Agricultural Experiment Station
AESOC	Australian Education Systems Officials Committee
AETP	Aboriginal Education and Training Policy
AETS	Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy
AEW	Aboriginal Education Worker
AF	Academic Faculty
AF&T	Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee
AFAIK	As Far As I Know
AFDC	Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AFE	Authorization for Expenditure
AFO	Ankle - Foot Orthotics
AFP	Adult Fitness Program
AFROTC	Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp
afscme	Association of Federal, State, County and Municipal Employees
AFSD	Adult and Family Services Division
AFT	American Federation of Teachers
AGCAS	Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
AGQTIP	Australian Government Quality Teacher Indigenous Program
AGQTP	Australian Government Quality Teacher Program
AGR	Association of Graduate Recruiters
AHA	American Hospital Association
AHA	American Hyperlexia Association
AHC	Academic Health Center
AHC F&P	Academic Health Center Finance and Planning Subcommittee
AHC Fac Assembly	Academic Health Center Faculty Assembly
AHC FCC	Academic Health Center Faculty Consultative Committee
AHC SCC	Academic Health Center Student Consultative Committee
AHRC	Arts and Humanities Research Council
AHRDP	Aboriginal Human Resource Development Plan
AHRP/ATTRP	Australian Hospitality and Tourism Training Review Panels
AHS	College of Applied Human Sciences
AHSD	Adult High School Diploma

AHUA	Association of Heads of University Administration
AIDL	Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory
AIG	Australian Industry Group
AIM	Accessible Instructional Materials
AIR	American Institute for Research
AIRC	Australian Industrial Relations Commission
AIRIE	Applied Isotope Research for Industry and the Environment
AIS	The Association of Independent Schools
AISS	Argus Institute Support Service
AIT	Agency for Instructional Technology
AIT	Auditory Integrated Training
AITD	Australian Institute of Training and Development
AITSL	Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership
AIUP	American International Universities Program
AL	Accelerated Learning
ALA	Adult Learning Australia
ALARA	As Low As Reasonably Achievable
ALBE	Adult Literacy and Basic Education
ALC	Affective Learning Center
ALC	Alternative Levels of Care
ALF	Access to Learning Fund
ALI	Adult Learning Inspectorate
All Souls Oxf.	All Souls College, Oxford
ALO	Alternative Learning Options
ALON	Adult Learning Online
alp	Advanced Learning Plan
AM	Autism
AM Oxf.	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
AMA	American Medical Association
AMAO	Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives
AMCHP	Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
AMEP	Adult Migrant English Program
AMES	Adult Migrant English Service
AMOSSHE	Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education
AMRC	Association of Medical Research Charities
AMS	Annual Monitoring Statement
AMSS	Alexander Mackenzie Secondary School
AMU	Access Management Utility
ANA	American Nurses Association
ANZSCO	Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
AOC	Association of Colleges
AOD	alcohol and other drugs
AODA	Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
AOI	Associated Oregon Industries
AOS	Apraxia of Speech
AOSA	Administrator on Special Assignment
AOTA	American Occupational Therapy Association
AP	Accounts Payable
AP	Advanced Placement
AP	Assistant Principal

APA	Association of Paper Archivists
APACC	Asian and Pacific American Cultural Center
APAIC	Academic Program Assessment & Improvement Committee
APAPDC	Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council now Principal Australia Institute
APAS	Academic Progress Audit System
APC	Administrative Professional Council
APD	Auditory Processing Disorder
APE	Adaptive Physical Education
APE	Adapted Physical Education
APH	Assistant Principal Hearing
APHI	Animal Population Health Institute
APHIS	U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
API	Age Participation Index
APL	accreditation of prior learning
APL	Approved Provider Listing
APR	Annual Performance Report
APS	Applications Processing System
APT	Administrative/Professional/Technical
APTA	American Physical Therapy Association
APUC	Accessibility Project User Committee
APV	Assistant Principal Vision
AQF	Australian Qualifications Framework
ARBL	Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory
Arc	Arc of Oregon
ARC	Australian Research Council
ARC	Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States
ARCH	Access to Respite Care and Help
ArcO	Previously know as Association for Retarded Citizens and now the initials are the name of the organization
ARCO	Anti Racism Contact Officer
ARD	Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee
ARDEC	Agricultural Research Development & Educational Center
arf	Access Request Form
ARL	Access Rights List
AROTC	Army Reserve Officer Training Corp
ARRA	American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
AS	Asperger's Syndrome
AS/NZS/ISO	Australian and New Zealand International Standard Organisation
ASA	American Association of School Administrators
ASA	Aboriginal Studies Association
ASA	Autism Society of America
ASAP	Associated Students and Activities Programming
ASAP	As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
ASBO	Association of School Business Officials International
ASC	Advanced Study Center
ASCD	American Society for Curriculum Development
ASCD	Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASCENT	Accelerating Students through Concurrent Enrollment
ASCH	Annual Student Contact Hours
ASCSU	Associated Students of CSU
ASD	Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASDOT	Assessment Subsidy for Overseas Trained Professionals
ASF	Assignable Square Feet
ASHA	American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASHA	American School Health Association
ASIC	Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification
ASIS	Auxillary Services Information Services
ASL	American Sign Language
aslo	Aboriginal Student Liaison Officer
asns	Additional Student Numbers
ASO	Autism Society of Oregon
ASO	Autism Society of Ontario
ASOHI	Association for Severely Other Health Impaired
ASPA	Australian Secondary Principals Association Inc
ASR	Annual School Report
asr	Academic Support Resources
ASSC	Academic Support Subcommittee
ASSO	Aboriginal Student Support Officer
ASTD	American Society for Training and Development
AT	Assistive Technology
ATA	Assistive Technology Act
ATA	Automotive Training Australia Ltd
ATAR	Australian Tertiary Admission Rank
ATB	Automotive Training Board
ATC	area technical center
ATE	Association of Teacher Educators
ATE	Authority to Enrol
ATO	Australian Tax Office
ATOD	alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
ATP	Australian Training Products Ltd
ATRC	Assistive Technology Resource Center
ATS	Australian Traineeship System
ATSIP	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
ATTP	Accelerated Teacher Training Program
AUA	Association of University Administrators
AUCC	All-University Core Curriculum
AUCD	Association of University Centers on Disabilities
AUDE	Association of University Directors of Estates
AUP	Acceptable Use Policy
AURIL	Association for University Research & Industry Links
AVA	American Vocational Association
AVCC	Australian Vice Chancellors Committee
AVEA	Adult Vocational Education Association
AVEPDA	American Vocational Education Personnel Development Association
AVERA	American Vocational Education Research Association
AVETMISS	Australian Vocational Education & Training Management Information Statistical Standard
AVO	Apprehended Violence Order
AVPIIT	Associated Vice President for Information and Instructional Technology
AVTI	Area Vocational Technical Institute
AWA	Australian Workplace Agreement
AY	Academic Year

AYP	Annual Yearly Progress
AYP	Adequate Yearly Progress
B&FP	Budgets & Financial Planning
B&FS	Business and Financial Services
B&P	Bid & Proposal
B-Tech	Business & Technology Center
BA	British Academy
BA	Bachelor of Arts
BA&IT	Business, Arts & Information Technology Curriculum Centre
BAACC	Black/African American Cultural Center
BAC	Benefits Advisory Committee
BACE	Board of Adult Community Education NSW
BAGE	Boys and Girls Education
Balliol Oxf.	Balliol College, Oxford
bap	Broadband Access Project
BASIS	Basic Adult Skills Inventory System
BBC WAC	BBC Written Archives Centre, Reading
BBSRC	U.K. Biotechnology And Biological Sciences Research Council
BCAAN	BC Autism Assessment Network
BCCH	BC Children's Hospital
BCED	Office for Business & Community Economic Development
BCP	Business Continuity Plan
BCR	Budget Change Request
BD	Behavior Disorder
BDHS	Blenheim District High School
BEC	Board Endorsed Course
Beds.& Luton ARS	Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service, Bedford
BEEP	Bike Enforcement and Education Program
BEER	Behavior, Effect, Expectation, Results
BEN	Business Excellence Network
BEP	Business Education Partnership
BER	Building Education Revolution
Berks.RO	Berkshire RO, Reading
BEST	Basic Education Study Team
BET	Behavior Effect Thanks
BFI	British Film Institute, London
BFINA	British Film Institute, London, National Archive
BGS	British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire
BI	Brain Injury
BIA	Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
BIAO	Brain Injury Association of Oregon
BIDS	Bidders Information Distribution System
BIE	Bureau of Indian Education (Washington, DC)
BIP	Behavior Intervention Plan
BiP	Behavioral Intervention Plan
BIS	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
BL	British Library, London
BL NSA	British Library, National Sound Archive
BL OIOC	British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections
BLPES	British Library of Political and Economic Science

BLT	Baseline Test
BM	British Museum, London
BMA	British Medical Association
BME	Black and Minority Ethnicity
BMP	Behavior Management Plan
BMP	Best Management Practice
BOA	Business Operations Assistant
Bodl.Oxf.	Bodleian Library, Oxford
Bodl.RH	Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House, Oxford
BOE	Board of Education (Glastonbury, CT)
bof	Birds of Feather
BOG	Board of Governors
BOR	Board of Regents
Borth.Inst.	Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, University of York
BOS	Board Of Studies
BOS	Business Operations Supervisor
BOSLO	Board of Studies Liaison Officer
Boston PL	Boston Public Library, Massachusetts
BP	Business Plus
BPR	Business Process Re-engineering
BRB	Bio-environmental Research Building
Bristol RO	Bristol Record Office
BRM	Business Reply Mail
BRSEC	Blue River Special Education Cooperative
BRSF	Biosciences Research Support Foundation Info
BRT	Behaviour Resource Teacher
BRT	Business Round Table
BS	Bachelor of Science (clear in education line)
BS	Business Services
BSC	Bachelor of Science (university degree)
BSPM	Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
BSS	Black Student Services
BST	Basic Skills Trainer
BSU	Black Student Union
BSW	Behaviour Support Worker
BTW	By The Way
BUFDG	British Universities Finance Directors' Group
BUFVC	British Universities Film and Video Council
BVET	Board of Vocational Education and Training
BVI	Blind/Vision Impaired
BVSEU	Buffalo Valley Special Education Unit
BWE	Business Work Experience
BZ	Bravo Zulu
C&R	Change & Reform
C-FIRS	Colorado Federal Integrated Review System
C2D2	Colorado Center for Drug Recovery
ca	Creative Arts
CA	Chronological Age
CAAG	College and Administration Advisory Group
CAC Cam.	Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge

cad	Computer Aided Designer
CADD	Computer-aided Drafting & Design
CADRE	Center of the Analysis of the Dynamics of Regional Ecosystems
CADRE	Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
CADRE	Coalition for Alternative Dispute Resolution
CAE	Consultant Aboriginal Education
CAE	Council of Adult Education
CAECS	Community Adult Education Centres
CAFAS	Council for Academic Freedom and Academic Standards
CAFR	Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
CAH	Care At Home
cahp	Center for Allied Health Programs
CAHS	College of Applied Human Sciences
CAI	Computer Assisted Instruction
CAL	Certificate of Administrative Leadership
CALD	Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
CAM	Certificate of Advanced Mastery
Cambs.AS	Cambridgeshire Archive Service
can	College Access Network
CAN	Court Attendance Notice
CAP	Central Auditory Processing
CAP	Community Alternative Program
CAP	Committee on Academic Planning
CAP	Corrective Action Plan
CAP	Client Assistance Program
cap	Country Areas Programme
cap	Campus Administrative Portal
CAPA	Creative and Performing Arts
CAPA	Council of Academic Professionals and Administrators
CAPD	Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CAPE	Children's Adolescent Psychiatric Emergency Unit
CAPS	Child Assault Protection Skills
CAPTA	Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
CARL	Colorado Agriculture and Rural Leadership program
CARL	Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
CARLA	Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
CAS	College of Agricultural Sciences
CAS	Children's Aid Society
CAS	Colorado Academic Standards
CAS	Childhood Apraxia of Speech
CASA	The Center for Advising and Student Achievement
CASA	Court Appointed Special Advocate
CASAE	Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity
CASB	Colorado Association of School Boards
CASBO	Colorado Association of School Business Officials
CASE	Colorado Association of School Executives
CASE	Center for Applied Statistical Expertise
CASE	Council for Advancement and Support of Education
CASPA	Colorado Association of School Personnel Administrators
CASS	Council of Administrators of Special Services

CAT	Computer Adaptive Testing
cat	Computer Applications Training
CAT	Computer Aided Testing
CAT	committee on accessible transportation
CAT	Canadian Achievement Test
CATCH	Community Access to Child Health
CATE	Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
CAUSED	Can they do it, do they have a positive Attitude
CAX	Computer Assisted Exercises
CBA	Curriculum Based Assessment
CBA	Competency Based Assessment
CBC	Colorado Bioprocessing Center
CBC	Central Behaviour Committee
CBE	Colorado Business Educators
CBI	Computer Based Instruction
CBL	Computer Assisted Learning
CBL	Comprehensive Balanced Literacy
CBLA	Colorado Basic Literacy Act
CBM	Comprehensive Balanced Math
CBOCES	Centennial Board of Cooperative Educational Services
CBS	Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, Aylesbury
CBS	College of Biological Sciences
CBSED	Covered Bridge Special Education District
CBT	Competency Based Training
CBT	Computer Based Training or Competency Based Training
cc	Capital Construction
CC	Curriculum Centre
CC	Closed Captioning
CCBD	Council for Children with Behavioural Disorders
CCC Cam.	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
CCC Oxf.	Corpus Christi College, Oxford
CCCS	Colorado Community College Systems
CCD	Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
CCE	College of Continuing Education
CCF	Cash Construction Fund
CCFLT	Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers
CCHE	Colorado Commission of Higher Education
CCI	Chatham Collegiate Institute
CCI	Campus Computing Initiative
CCIC	Colorado Crime Information Center
CCLC	Century Community Learning Centers
CCLC	Career & Community Learning Center
CCMF	Community Concerns for the Medically Fragile
CCP	Certified Competency Program
CCP	Center for Community Participation
CCR	Communication and Community Resources
CCS	Communications and Creative Services
CCS	Common Code System
CCSS	Common Core State Standards
CCSSO	Council of Chief State School Officers

CD	Cognitive Disability
CDA	Child Development Associate
CDBC	Complex Developmental Behavioural Conditions
CDC	Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC	Capital Development Committee
CDC	Centers for Disease Control
CDE	Colorado Department of Education
CDEB	Children with Disabilities Education Board
CDEP	Community Development Employment Projects
CDes	College of Design
CDF	Children's Defense Fund
CDH	Colorado Department of Health
CDL	Commercial Driver's License
CDN	Career Development Network
CDOW	Colorado Division of Wildlife
CDPS	Colorado Department of Public Safety
CDRC	Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
CDS	Center for Developmental Science
CDS	Child Development Specialist
Ce	Commanding English
CE	Civil Engineer
CEA	Colorado Education Association
CEAO	Center for Educational Access and Outreach
CEAS	Civil Emergency Alert System
CEBT	Colorado Employer Benefit Trust
CEC	Catholic Education Commission
CEC	Council for Exceptional Children
cec	Content Endorsed Course
CEHD	College of Education and Human Development
CEIS	Coordinated Early Intervening Services
CEISS	Center for Engineering Infrastructure and Sciences in Space
CELA	National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement
CELL	Comprehensive Early Literacy Learning
CELL	Center for Early Literacy Learning
CEMML	Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands
CEO	Chief Education Officer
CEQF	Career Education Quality Framework
CERAM	Center for Ecological Risk Assessment and Management
CERL	College Engineering Research Lab
CERT	Council of Energy Resource Tribes
CES	Classroom Equipment Services
CES	Conference and Events Services
CESA	Cooperative Educational Service Agency
CESC	Corporate Employee Service Centre
CESL	Provost's Council for Enhancing Student Learning
CETA	Cost Effective Training Analysis
CETL	Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
CETT	Center for Environmental Toxicology and Technology
CF	Cystic Fibrosis
CFANS	College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources Sciences

CFEE	co-funded employer engagement
CFLA	Community Family and Living Amendments
CFPE	Colorado Federation of Public Employees
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CFR	Corporate & Foundation Relations
CFWE	Consumer/Family Work Education
CGFOA	Colorado Government Finance Officers Association
CHADD	Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
CHAMPS	Champion High Achievement to Maximize Potential
CHAP	Child Health Assurance Program
CHD	Center on Human Development
CHEAD	Council for Higher Education in Art and Design
CHEIA	Council of Higher Education Internal Auditors
CHERI	Centre for Higher Education Research and Information
CHIP	Children's Health Insurance Program
Christies	Christies, London
CHS	Colorado Historical Society
CHSAA	Colorado High School Activities Association
CHSSA	NSW Combined High Schools Sports Association
CIC	Curriculum Improvement Council
CIC	Committee on Institutional Cooperation
CICCC	Council of Interagency Coordinating Council Chairs
CID	Consortium for International Development
CIDO	Course Information Documents Online
CIERA	Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
CIF	Capital Investment Framework
CIF	Central Instrument Facility
CIFMS	Continuous Improvement and Focused Monitoring System
CIHI	Canadian Institutetute for Health Information
CIIM	Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management
CIIPE	Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition
CIL	Center for Independent Living
CIM	Certificate of Initial Mastery
CIMP	Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process
CIOSU	Centers Institutes and Other Special Units
cIP	Classification of Instruction Programs
CIP	Classification of Instructional Program
CIP	Colorado Integration Project
CIPP	Context, Input, Process, and Product
CIPP	Colorado Institute of Public Policy
CIRA	Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
CIRB	Colorado Institute for Research in Biotechnology
CIS	Campus Information System
CIS	Course Information System
CISP	Computers in Schools Program
CITAB	Construction Industry Training Advisory Body
CITAC	College Information Technology Administrators Council Info
City Westm.AC	City of Westminster Archives Centre, London
CKE	Centre for Knowledge Exchange
CKS	Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Kent

CKSEC	Central Kentucky Special Education Cooperative
CKSS	Chatham-Kent Secondary School
CLA	College of Liberal Arts
CLAS	Connected Learning Advisory Service
CLASS	Classroom Assessment Scoring System
CLBC	Community Living BC Community
CLCK	Community Living Chatham-Kent
CLE	Council on Liberal Education
CLEP	College-Level Examination Program
CLF	Colorado Literacy Foundation
CLIC	Centre for Learning Innovation Centre
CLO	Community Liaison Officer
CLOTE	Community Language Other Than English
CLP	Community Liaison Program
CLP	Community Languages Program
CLRO	Corporation of London Records Office
CM	Controlled Maintenance
CMEA	Colorado Music Educators Association
CMEA	Colorado Marketing Educators Association
CMEC	Colorado Manufacturing Extension Center
CMEC	Council of Ministers of Education in Canada
CMHP	Community Mental Health Program
CMI	Computer Managed Instruction
CMIT	Count Me in Too
CMMAP	Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes
CMP	Course Management Plan
CMS	Content Management System
CMS	Correctional Medical Services
CMS	Courseware Management Systems
CMS	Classroom Media Services
CMU	Coffman Memorial Union
CNHP	Colorado Natural Heritage Program
CNR	College of Natural Resources
CNRL	Computer Networking Research Laboratory
CNS	College of Natural Sciences
CO-LINC	Cooperative Leadership in Networking Colorado
COA	Cost of Attendance
COACT	Colorado American College Test
COAG	Council of Australian Governments
CoALT	Colorado Alternative Assessment
COAMP	Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation
COB	College of Business
COBRA	Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
COD	Council of Deans
COF	College Opportunity Fund
COFRS	Colorado Financial Reporting System
COGR	Council on Governmental Relations
COGS	Council Of Graduate Students
COGS	Connected Outcome Groups
COGSAM	Center of Geospatial Science and Modeling

COI	Central Office of Information
Col.U.	Columbia University, New York
COLA	Committee on Liberal Arts
COLA	Covered Outdoor Learning Area
Coll.Arms	College of Arms, London
ConC	Committee on Committees
COP	Community of Practice
CoPIRG	Colorado Public Interest Research Group
COPs	Certificates of Participation
COPS	Computerised Operational Policing System
COPSSE	Center on Personnel Studies in Special Education
Cornwall RO	Cornwall Record Office, Truro
CORP	Central Oregon Regional Program
CoRSAF	Committee on the Responsibilities & Standing of Academic Faculty
COSA	Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
CoSFP	Committee on Strategic and Financial Planning
COSPRA	Colorado School Public Relations Association
COSSMHO	National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations
COTA	Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
COTIP	Colorado Transportation Information Program
COTS	Commercial Off the Shelf Software
Courtauld Inst.	Courtauld Institute of Art, London
CP	Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
CP	command post
CP	Change Proposal
CPALI	Center for Pedagogical Advancement and Learning Investigation
CPAT	Child Protection Awareness Training
cpc	Classified Personnel Council
cpd	Center for Public Deliberation
CPD	Continuous Professional Development
CPEFA	Colorado Post Secondary Educational Facilities Authority
CPG	Civil Preparedness Guide
CPHA	Center for Public History and Archaeology
CPI	Continuous Process Improvement
CPI	Crisis Prevention Institute
CPIR	Center for Parent Information and Resources
cple	Centre for Professional Learning in Education
CPM	Critical Path Method
CPM	College Preparatory Mathematics
CPP	Colorado Preschool Program
CPPC	Cooperative Personnel Planning Council
CPPM	Capital Planning and Project Management
CPR	Corporate Performance Reporting
CPR	Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
CPRC	Community Parent Resource Center
CPRC	Community Parent Resource Centers
CPRE	Center for Policy Research in Education
CPS	Child Protective Services
CRA	Course Request Analysis
CRAD	Council of Research Associate Deans

CRAFT	Commonwealth Rebate for Apprentice Fulltime Training
CRB	Classroom Review Board
CRC	Co-operative Research Centres
CRDC	Colorado Research Development Corporation
CREATE	Cultural Research Education and Training Enterprise Australia
CREATE	Culturally Responsive Education for All: Training and Enhancement
CRESPAR	Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk
CRESST	National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
CRG	Computing Resources Group
CRHL	Collaborative Radiological Health Laboratory
CRI	Criterion Referenced Instruction
CRICOS	Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students
CRLT	Cultural Responsiveness Leadership Team
crp	Columbia Regional Program
CRS	Colorado Revised Statutes
CRSC	Colorado Rural School Caucus
CRT	Criterion-Referenced Test
crt	Culturally Responsive Teaching
CS	Computer Science
CSA	Computer Skills Assessment
CSAC	Classified Staff Advisory Council
CSB	Competency Standards Body
CSC	Computer Support Coordinator
CSC	Civil Service Committee
CSE	College of Science and Engineering
CSECU	Colorado State Employees Credit Union
CSEF	Center for Special Education Finance
CSEFEL	Center on the Social and Emotional Foundation for Early Learning
CSFA	Colorado School Foundations Association
CSFS	Colorado State Forest Service
CSG	Cost-sharing group
csh	Center for Spirituality & Healing
CSHCN	Children with Special Health Care Needs Program
CSHN	Children with Special Health Needs
CSHTR	Community Services, Health, Tourism & Recreation Curriculum Centre
CSI	Committee for System Improvement
CSIS	Chemical Safety in Schools
CSMA	Colorado State Managers Association
CSMATE	Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education
CSO	Campus Safety Officer
CSOM	Carlson School of Management
CSP	Colorado State Patrol
CSPD	Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
CSR	Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR	Comprehensive Spending Review
CSRIS	Center for Stabilization and Reuse of Important Structures
cst	Customer Service Technician
CST	Child Study Team
CSU	Charles Sturt University
CSU	Colorado State University (Fort Collins)

CSUAA	Colorado State University Alumni Association
CSUAB	Colorado State University Activities Board
CSUEXT	Colorado State University Extension
CSUF	Colorado State University Foundation
CSUIITE	Colorado State University Information Instructional Technology in Education
CSUN	Colorado State University Network for Learning
CSUPD	Colorado State University Police Department
CSURF	Colorado State University Research Foundation
CSURI	Colorado State University Research Institute
CSUS	Colorado State University System
CT	Critical Thinking
CTE	Career and Technical Educational
ctl	Center for Teaching and Learning's
CTS	Classroom Technical Services
CTSO	Career and Technical Student Organization
CTT	Community Transition Team
CTV	Campus Television
CUC	Committee of University Chairs
CUC	Credit Union of Colorado
CUE	Council of Undergraduate Education
CUL	Cambridge University Library
Cumbria AS	Cumbria Archive Service
Cumbria AS, Barrow	Cumbria Archive Service, Barrow
Cumbria AS, Carlisle	Cumbria Archive Service, Carlisle
Cumbria AS, Kendal	Cumbria Archive Service, Kendal
Cumbria AS, Whitehaven	Cumbria Archive Service, Whitehaven
CUPA	College and University Personnel Association
CURA	Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
CVB	Convention and Visitor Bureau
CVM	College of Veterinary Medicine
CVMBS	College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
CVU	Council of Validating Universities
CWI	Colorado Water Institute
CWLA	Child Welfare League of America
cya	Cover Your Associates
CYMH	Child and Youth Mental Health
CYW	Child and Youth Worker
D&T	Design and Technology
D/HH	Deaf/Hard of Hearing
DAA	Department of Aboriginal Affairs
DAC	District Assessment Coordinator
DAC	Data Accountability Center
DAC	District Accountability Committee
DAC	Diversity Advisory Committee
DAIS	Development and Advancement Information Services
DALC	Data Acquisition Learning Community
DAN	Defeat Autism Now
DAP	Developmentally Appropriate Practice
DAPs	degree-awarding powers
DARE	Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

dars	Degree Audit Reports
DARTS	Day and Residential Treatment Services
DAS	Developmental Apraxia of Speech
DAS	Division of Administrative Services
DAYP	Drugs, Alcohol and You Program
DB	Deafblind
DC	Diagnostic Criteria
DCD	Developmental Coordination Disorder
DCE	Division of Continuing Education
DCMS	Department of Culture, Media and Sport
DCP	Defined Contribution Plan
DCS	Division of Community Services
DCTF	Division of Care and Treatment Facilities
DD	Developmental Disability
DD	Developmental Delay
DD Act	Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
ddC	Developmental Disabilities Council
DDD	Division of Developmental Disabilities (various locations)
DDHD	Deans, Directors, and Department Heads
DDRC	Developmental Disabilities Research Centers
DDS	Department Directory Services
DDSO	Developmentally Disabled Service Office
DEC	Distance Education Centre
DEC	Department of Education and Communities
DEC	Division for Early Childhood
DECA	A marketing association for students
DEFRA	Department for Environment Food Rural Affairs
DEIT	Distributed Education and Instructional Technology
DEL	Department for Employment and Learning
DELLS	Department for Education and Lifelong Learning and Skills
DEO	Departmental Executive Officer
DEPT	Diversity Evaluation Planning Team
der	Digital Education Revolution
Derbys.RO	Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock
DEST	Department of Education, Science and Training
Devon RO	Devon Record Office, Exeter
DEWR	Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
DG	Dei Gratia
dgo	District Guidance Officer
DGS	Director of Graduate Studies
DH	Department of Health
DHFS	Department of Health and Family Services
DHHAP	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Program
DHR	Department of Human Resources
DHS	Department of Human Services
DIBELS	Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills
DIBELS	Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
DIRT	District Intervention Response Team
DIS	Data and Information Systems (EOS and IGBP)
DISCO	Oracle's Discoverer Plus reporting tool

DL	Diagnostic Laboratory
DLHE	Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education
DLSEA	Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy
DMC	Digital Media Center
DMI	Developing Mathematical Ideas
DMP	Data Management Plan
DMS	District Media Services
DO	Duty Officer
DOC	Department of Corrections
DOCS	Department of Community Services
DoDDS	Department of Defense Dependent Schools
DOE	Department of Education
DOE	United States Department of Energy (government)
DOIS	DET Other Identity System
DOL	Dog Off Leash
DORA	Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment
Dorset RO	Dorset Record Office, Dorchester
DOT	Department of Transport
DOW	Department Of Wildlife
DP	Deputy Principal
DPC	Department Property Contact
DPC	Disability Programs Consultant
DPI	Department of Public Instituteuction
DPI	Department of Public Instruction
DPO	Departmental Purchase Order
DR	Design Review
DR	Dispute Resolution
DRA2	Developing Reading Assessment Second Edition
DRM	Division of Risk Management
DS	Direction Service
ds	Disability Services
ds	Down syndrome
DSA	Division of Student Affairs
DSA	Disabled Students Allowance
DSC	District School Counsellor
DSI	Dysfunction of Sensory Integration
DSM	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of the American Psychiatric Association)
DSM	Don't Shoot Me
DSS	Department of Social Services
DSW	Developmental Service Worker
DT&E	Developmental Test & Evaluation
DTC	District Testing Coordinator
DTP	detailed test plan
DTT	Discrete Trial Teaching
DUD	Department Users Database
Duke U.	Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Duke U.,Perkins L.	Duke University, William R. Perkins Library, Durham, North Carolina
DUMBER	Dull, Unrealistic, Mediocre, Boring, Evaporating, Rote
DUO	Division of University Operations
Durham Cath.CL	Durham Cathedral, chapter library

Durham RO	Durham Record Office
DVD	Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia
dvr	Division of Vocational Rehabilitation's
DWL	Dr Williams's Library, London
DWLCL	Dr Williams's Library, Congregational Library
DWRC	Denver Wildlife Research Center
E&G	Education & General
E.Sussex RO	East Sussex Record Office, Lewes
E3	Explore, Engage, Expand
EA	Educational Assistant
EAC	Estimate At Completion
EACR	Equipment Accountability Change Request
EAD	Equity, Access, and Diversity Committee
EAL	English as an Additional Language
EAO	Epilepsy Association of Oregon
EAP	Employee Assistance Program
EAPS	Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement
EAR	Equipment Acquisition Request
EARSS	Expelled & At-Risk Student Services
EAT	Electronic Application to Teach
EAUC	Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges
EBA	Educational Business Activity
EBC	Executive Budget Committee
EBD	Emotional Behavioral Disability
EBD	Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
EBISS	Effective Behavioral and Instructional Support Systems
EBITDA	Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation Amortization
EBS	Emergency Broadcast System
EC	Early Childhood
ec	Establishment Control
ECC	Early Childhood Center (Ballwin, MO)
ECD	Early Child Development
ECE	Early Childhood Education
ECE	Electrical & Computer Engineering
ECEF	Enterprise and Careers Education Foundation
ECERS	Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale
ECO	Environmental/Community Outreach
ECO	Early Childhood Outcomes
eCPC	Electronic Casual Pay Claims
ECR	Electronic Classroom
ECR	Electronic Corrections Report
ECS	Early Childhood Services
ECS	Education Commission of the States
ECSE	Early Childhood Special Education
ECT	Electronics and Communications Technology
ECT	ElectroConvulsive Therapy
ECT	Early Childhood Teacher
ECU	Equality Challenge Unit
ED	Emotional Disturbance
ED	Department of Education (US)

EDAC	Equity and Diversity Advisory Council
EDEN	Education Data Exchange Network
EDGAR	Education Department General Administrative Regulations
EdNA	Education Network Australia
EDPMS	US Department of Education Payment Mgmt System
EEA	European Economic Area
eec	Environmental Education Centre
EEC	Education Evaluation Center, Western Oregon University
EEO	Equal Employment Opportunity
EEOC	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
eFAAN	online Financial Aid Award Notice
EFL	English language learning and teaching\|English as a Foreign Language
EFNEP	Extension Food Nutrition Education Program
EFS	Enrolment & Fees System
EFS	Enterprise Financial System
EFT	Electronic Funds Transfer
EGMS	Electronic Grants Management System
EHA	Education of the Handicapped Act
EHDI	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
ehrc	Equality and Human Rights Commission's
EHS	environmental health services
EHS	Early Head Start
EI	Early Intervention
EI/ECSE	Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
EIC	Electronic Information Center
EICO	Early Intervention Community Outreach
EID	electronic identification
EIP	Early Intervention Program
EIS	Early Intervening Services
EIS	Executive Information System
EISP	Early Intervention Service Program
El	Early Intervention
EL	English Learner
ELA	English Language Acquisition
ELAPS	Electronic Leave Application and Processing System
ELC	Environmental Learning Center
ELI	Early Learning Initiatives
ELICOS	English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students
ELL	English Language Learner
ELLA	English Literacy and Language Assessment
ELO	Enabling Learning Objective
ELPA	English Language Proficiency Act
ELQ	Equivalent or Lower Qualification
EMBA	Executive Master of Business Administration
EMC	Electron Microscopy Center
EMD	Emergency Medical Dispatch
EMH	Educable Mentally Handicapped
EMR	Educable Mentally Retarded
EMSAD	Educational Measurement & School Accountability Directorate
EMT	Emergency Management Team

ENC	Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
ENDEX	End of Exercise
ENSR	Private company with building at Foothills Campus
ENT	Ear nose and throat
EO	Equal Opportunity
EOAA	Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
eoc	Emergency Operation Center
EOCA	Early and Ongoing Collaboration and Assistance
EOD	End Of Discussion
EOD	Entry On Duty
EOI	Expression Of Interest
EOL	End Of Lecture
EOM	Exercise Object Model
EOP	Emergency Operation Plan
eorc	Equine Orthopaedic Research Center
EORP	Eastern Oregon Regional Program
EP	Electronic Publication
EPAC	Employee Performance and Conduct
EPAS	Educational Planning and Assessment System
EPI	Early Psychosis Intervention
EPO	Events Planning Office
EPS	Electronic Performance Support
EPSDT	Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
EPSRC	Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
EPSS	Electronic Performance Support System
EPT	Explosive Powered Tool
ERAM	Ecological Risk Assessment and Management
ERC	Engineering Research Center
ERC	Education Resource Center
ERCS	Employee Relations Case System
ERDF	European Regional Development Fund
ERHS	Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
ERIC	Educational Resources Information Center
ERIC	Education Resources Information Center
erl	Equine Reproduction Laboratory
ERN	Electronic Registration Number
ES	ENROLLMENT SERVICES
ES	Elementary School
ESA	Education Service Agency
ESA	European Space Agency
ESC	Employee Service Centre
ESC	Education Strategy Committee
ESD	education service district
ESD	Extended School Day
ESEA	Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESF	European Social Fund
ESL	English as a second language
ESOL	English language learning and teaching\|English for Speakers of Other Languages
ESOL	English as a Second or Other Language
ESP	Essential Skills Program

ESRC	Economic and Social Research Council
ESS	Exceptional Student Services
ESS	Employee Self Service
essa	Essential Secondary Science Assessment
ESSAC	Exceptional Student Services Advisory Committee
Essex RO	Essex Record Office
ESY	Extended School Year
ET	Embryo Transfer
et	evaluation tool
et	Expense transfers
ET	Embedded Training
ETC	Estimate To Complete
ETIL	Educational Technology and Information Literacy
ETIS	Education and Training Information Services
ETMS	Exam Timetable Management System
ETOC	Educational Television Organization of Colorado
Eton	Eton College, Berkshire
ETP	Enterprise Training Program
ETRC	Equine Teaching and Research Center
ETS	Educational Testing Service
EU	European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
ExLL	Extended Literacy Learning
EXPLORE	Career Interest Achievement Test
EYS	Extended Year Services
F/CE	Family/Community Engagement
FA	Financial Aid
FA	Fire Alarm
FACE	Forum for Access and Continuing Education
FACETS	Family Assistance Center for Education, Training and Support
FACS	Family and Consumer Sciences
FACT	Families and Communities Together
FAFSA	Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAMD	Funding and monitoring data
FAOCIA	Faculty Athletic Oversight Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics
FAPE	Free Appropriate Public Education
FAPT	Family Assessment and Planning Team
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
FARM	Free and Reduced Meals
FAS	Freely Associated States of the Pacific
FAS	Feasibility Analysis Study
FAS	Financial Accounting Standards
FAS	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
fasb	Financial Accounting Standard Board's
FASD	Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
FAT	Final Acceptance Testing
FBA	Functional Behavioral Assessment
FBC	Faculty Benefits Committee
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBLA	Future Business Leaders of America
FBP	Faculty Benefit Pay

fc	Faculty Council
FC	Foster Care
FC	Facilitated Communication
FCC	Faculty Consultative Committee
fccla	Family, Career and Community Leaders of America's
FCPS	Fort Collins Police Services
FD	Foundation Degree
FDAB	Fair Dismissal Appeals Board
FDDL	Fluid Dynamics and Diffusion Laboratory
FDS	Family and Developmental Studies
FDSLP	Federal Direct Student Loan Program
FE	Further Education
FEA	Federal Executives Association
FEA	Front End Analysis
FEAT	Families for Early Autism Treatment
FEC	Further Education College
fec	Full Economic Cost
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEOG	Full Educational Opportunity Goal
FEP	Fluent English Proficient
FERPA	Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FERPA	Family Education and Right to Privacy Act
FFA	Future Farmers of America
FFBP	Flexible Fringe Benefit Plan
FFEL	Federal Family Education Loan
FHA	Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations
FHA	Fraser Health Authority
FHEQ	Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
FI	Field Interview Card
FIC	Facility Improvement Committee
FICT	Families in Cultural Transition
FIPSE	Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
FLAG	Flexible Learning Advisory Group
FLEX	Flexible Delivery Service Agencies
FLSA	Fair Labor Standards Act
fm	Financial Memorandum
FM Cam.	Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
FMEL	Fire Economics & Management Laboratory
FMLA	Family and Medical Leave Act
FOB	Freight On Board
FOCI	Focus on College Issues
FOI	Freedom of Information
FOIA	Freedom of Information Act
FOJT	Formal On-the-Job Training
Folger	Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC
FOSCO	Federation of School Community Organisations
FPE	full-person equivalent
FPI	Financial Procedures Instructions
FPS	Federal Protective Service
FR	Federal Register

FRCC	Front Range Community College (Westminster, CO)
FRFY	Freshman Full Year enrollment
FRS	Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
FRWS	Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship
fs	Financial Service
FSA	Family Support Act
FSH	Foundation for Science and the Handicapped
FSHA	First Source Hiring Agreement
FSHN	Food Science and Human Nutrition
FSNEP	Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program
FSP	Family Service Provider
FSR	Finance Statistics Return
FSS	First State Super
fssg	Financial Sustainability Strategy Group
FTA	Formal Training Assistance
FTE	Full Time Employment
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
FTX	Field Training Exercise
FWIW	For What It's Worth
FY	Fiscal Year
FY	Financial Year
FYCP	Future Years Corporate Plan
FYI	For Your Information
G&T	Gifted and Talented
G-WAVE	Ground Water Advanced Visualization and Engineering Computer Laboratory
GA	Graduate Assistant
GA	General Assistant
GAAP	generally accepted accounting practices
GAO	Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
GAPSA	Graduate and Professional Student Association
Garr.Club	Garrick Club, London
GASA	Greeks Against Sexual Assault
GASB	Governmental Accounting Standards Board
GCC	General Catalog and Curriculum
GCSE	General Certificate of Secondary Education
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GDPE	Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
GDPPH	Graduate Degree Program in Public Health
GE	General Education
GED	Graduate Equivalency Diploma
GED	General Educational Development Test
GED	General Educational Development
GEMS	Gender Equity in Math and Science
GFA	General Faculty Appointment
gfoa	Government Finance Officers Association's
GIAM	Geospatial Information, Analysis and Modeling
Girton Cam.	Girton College, Cambridge
GIS	Geospacial Information Systems/Geospatial Information Systems/Geospacial Information Systems
GL	Guildhall Library, London
GLARRC	Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center

GLBT	Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center
GLBTA	Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Ally Programs Office
GLD	Gifted Learning Disabled students
Glos.RO	Gloucestershire Record Office, Gloucester
GMAT	Graduate Management Aptitude Test
GOA	Gone On Arrival (police Turn Up, Ambulance Turns Up, Fire Brigade Turns Up, Patient Doesn't)
GOF	General Operating Fund
GOK	God Only Knows
Gon.& Caius Cam.	Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gov.Art Coll.	Government Art Collection
GPA	Grade Point Average
GPAC	Great Plains Agriculture Council
GPO	Government Printing Office
GPRA	Government Performance and Results Act
GRA	Graduate Research Assistant
GRE	Graduate Record Examination
GRE	Graduate Records Exam
GREAT	Government and Related Employees Appeals Tribunal
grr	Government Records Repository
GS Lond.	Geological Society of London
GSC	Graduate Student Council
GSF	Gross Square Feet
GT	Gifted and Talented
GTA	Graduate Teaching Assistant
GTA	graphical training aid
gtac	Gifted and Talented Advisory Council
GUEST	Granting University Enrollment for a Specific Term
GUI	Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
GUIDE	Gaining Understanding through Involvement, Diversity, and Education
GUIDE	Gateway to University and Individual Degree Evaluation
HABIC	Human-Animal Bond in Colorado
HAL	Hazards Assessment Laboratory
Hants.RO	Hampshire Record Office, Winchester
Harris Man.Oxf.	Harris Manchester College, Oxford
Harvard TC	Harvard theatre collection, Harvard University, Nathan Marsh Pusey Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard U.	Harvard University
HASC	High Ability Student Recruitment
HB	House Bill
HBRB	Historic Building Review Board
HCC	Healthier Communities Coalition
HCC	Health Careers Center
HCFA	Health Care Finance Administration
HDFS	Human Development and Family Studies
HDNR	Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
HDS	Housing and Dining Services
HE	Higher Education
HE-BCI	Higher Education-Business and Community Interaction
HEAL	Health Education Assistance Loan
HEAPES	Higher Education in Alternative Providers Early Statistics survey
HEBRG	Higher Education Better Regulation Group

HEEON	Higher Education Equal Opportunities Network
HEEPI	Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement
HEERA	Higher Education External Relations Association
HEFCE	Higher Education Funding Council for England
HEFCW	Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
HEI	Higher Education Institution
HEIF	Higher Education Innovation Funding
HEIFES	Higher Education in Further Education: Student Survey
HEL	Human Engineering Laboratories
HEPI	Higher Education Policy Institute
HEPISG	Higher Education Public Information Steering Group
HEPS	Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability
Herefs.RO	Herefordshire Record Office, Hereford
HERO	Home Emergency Resource Officer
HERS	Higher Education Register System
Herts.ALS	Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, Hertford
HES	Health and Exercise Science
HESA	Higher Education Statistics Agency Ltd.
HESES	Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey
HEW	Higher Education Wales
HEW	Higher Education Web Enquiry
HF	Human Factors
HFE	Human Factors Engineering
HFRL	Human Factors Research Laboratory
HHS	Health and Human Services Department
HI	health impaired
HI	Hearing-Impaired
HI-CAHS	High Plains Inter-Mountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HIS	Hospital Information System
Hist.Soc.Penn.	Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
HKLB	Healthy Kids Learn Better
HKS	Help Kids Succeed
HLLI	Hispanic Latino Leadership Institute
HMRC	Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
HMSO	Her Majesty's Stationery Office
HNC	Higher National Certificate
HND	Higher National Diploma
HO	Hearing Officer
HOA	Health Occupations Administration
HOE	Health Occupational Education
HOH	Hard Of Hearing
HOPE	Healthy Opportunities for Personal Education
HOSA	Health Occupations Students of America
HOUSSE	High Objective Uniform State Standards of Evaluation
HPL	Health Professional Loan Program
HPRL	Human Performance Research Laboratory
HPT	Human Performance Technology
HQT	Highly Qualified Teacher
HR	HUMAN RESOURCES

HRD	Human Resource Development
HRL	Housing and Residential Life (various schools)
HRM	Human Resource Management
HRMS	Human Resources Management System
HRPP	Human Research Protection Program (various locations)
HRS	Human Resource Services
HS	High School
HSC	Housing Services Center
HSC	Higher School Certificate
HSC	High School Completion
HSIE	Human Society and Its Environment
HSLO	Home School Liaison Officer
HSR	Health and Safety Representative
ht	Head Teacher
HUB	Called HUB simply because it is the central service point for juveniles in Ft. Collins
HUD	Department of Housing and Urban Development (U.S.)
Hult.Arch.	Hulton\|Archive, Getty Images, London
HUMINT	Human Intelligence
Hunt.L.	Huntington Library, San Marino, California
I&D	Integration and Development
I&KP	Instructor and Key Personnel
I/O	Input/Output
IA	Industrial Arts
IA	Instructional Assistant
IACUC	Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IAES	Interim Alternative Educational Setting
IAGS	Intentions After Graduation Survey
IAQ	Indoor Air Quality
IAS	Institute for Advanced Study
IAW	In Accordance With
IB	Isospin Breaking
IBC	Institutional Biosafety Committee
IC	Intelligence Correlation
IC	Instructional Coach
IC	Institutional Controls
IC	Infinite Campus
ICAC	Independent Commission Against Corruption
ICAP	Individual Career and Academic Plan
ICARD	International Center of Agricultural & Resource Development
ICC	Indigenous Coordination Centre
ICC	Interagency Coordinating Council
ICDR	Initial Critical Design Review
ICF/MR	Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
ICFIP	Industry Curriculum Frameworks Information Package
ICH	Instructor Contact Hour
ICL	Imperial College London
ICN	Internal Communications Network
ICP	Inter-College Program
ICR	Indirect Cost Recovery
ICS	Institute for Computational Studies

ICS	Incident command system
ICT	Information and Communication Technologies
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
ICTC	Industrial and Commercial Training Council
ICVET	International Centre for Vocational Education and Training
ICW	Interactive Courseware
ID	Intellectual Disability
IDA	Infectious Disease Annex
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA	Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy
IDEAL	I = identify the problem, D = define and represent the problem, E = explore possible strategies, A = act on the strategies, L = look back and evaluate the effects of your actions
IDEIA	Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
IDIM	Individually Designed Interdepartmental Major
IDL	Interactive Distance Learning
IdM	Identity Management
IDRC	Infectious Disease Research Center
IDS	Integrated Decision Support
IDs	Instructional Designers
IDT	Integrated Development Team
IEA	Indigenous Education Agreement
IEAC	Industry Education Advisory Committee
IEC	Indigenous Employment Centres
IEDA	Indigenous Education Direct Assistance Program
IEE	Individualized Educational Evaluation
IEP	Individualized Education Plan
IEP	Individualized Education Program
IEP	Intensive English Program
IEP	Individualised Education Programme
IES	Institute of Educational Sciences
IES	Interagency Educational Services
IES	Institute of Education Sciences
IFB	Invitation For Bid
IFSP	Individual Family Service Plan
IFTDO	International Federation of Training and Development Organizations
IG	Instructor Guide
IGA	Intergovernmental Agreement
IHE	Institution of Higher Education
IHEU	Indigenous Higueer Education Units
Ihp	Individualized Habilitation Program
IHTP	Individualized Habilitation and Treatment Plan
IIRC	If I Recall Correctly
IISD	International Institute for Sustainable Development
IKPT	Instructor and Key Personnel Training
ILC	Intensive Learning Center
ILC	Independent Living Center
ILE	Institute for Livestock and the Environment
ILP	Independent Living Plan
ILP	Individual Literacy Plans
ILR	Individualised Learner Record
IMC	Instructional Materials Center

IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IMI	Interactive Multimedia Instruction
IML	Instructional Materials Laboratory
IMP	Individualized Mathematics Program
IMT	Injury Management Team
INA	Intrusion Alarm
INCE	Intituto Nacional de Cooperacian Educativa
INOP	In-operational
INPO	In No Particular Order
INS	Immigration & Naturalization Service
INSET	In-Service Education and Training
Inst.CE	Institution of Civil Engineers, London
Inst.ET	Institution of Engineering and Technology [formerly Institution of Electrical Engineers], London
Int D	Intellectual Disability
IOM	Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Science, U.S.)
IOW	In Other Words
IP	Implementation Plan
IP	Intellectual Property
IP	Interpersonal
IPAA	Institute of Public Administration Australia
IPC	Industry Planning Council
IPE	Implementation Plan Element
IPL	Initial Program Load
IPM	Integrated Pest Management
IPOD	Interstate Project on Dissemination
IPP	Individualized Program Plan
IPP	Individual Program Planning
IPR	In-Process Review or In-Progress Review
IPRC	Identification, Placement and Review Committee
IPT	Integrated Product Team
IQ	Intelligence Quotient
IR	Industrial Relations
IR	Interrelated
IR	Institutional Research
IRB	Institutional Review Board
IRC	Information Review Conference
IRC	Ingersoll Residential College
IRCA	Immigration Reform and Control Act
IRD	Intergovernmental Relations Department
IRIS	Intergovernmental Research Information Services
IRM	Integrated Resource Management
IRS	U.S. Internal Revenue Service
IS	Instructor Station
IS&T	Information Science and Technology
ISA	Intensive Support Amount
ISD	Instructional System Development
ISD/SAT	Instructional Systems Development/Systems Approach to Training
ISEA	Institute of Senior Educational Administrators
ISFNR	International School of Forestry and Natural Resources
ISIS	Integrated Student Information System

Iso	Internal Service Organization
ISP	Individualized Service Plan
ISPI	International Society for Performance Improvement
ISR	Individualised Student Record
ISSS	International Student and Scholar Services
ISTB	ITINERANT SUPPORT TEACHER BEHAVIOUR
ISTE	International Society for Technology in Education
ISTec	Interdisciplinary Studies Program in Information Science and Technology
ISTEI	Itinerant Support Teacher Early Intervention
ISTH	Itinerant Support Teacher Hearing
ISTI	Itinerant Support Teacher Integration
ISTS	Instructional Support & Technology Services
ISTV	Itinerant Support Teacher Vision
ISWR	International School for Water Resources
IT	Institute of Technology, now called the College of Science and Engineering (CSE)
IT	Information Technology
IT	Instructional Technology
ITAB	Industry Training Advisory Board
ITAS	Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme
ITC	Industry Training Co-ordinator
ITCA	Infants and Toddlers Coordinators Association
ITEA	International Technology Education Association
ITEC	Information Technology Executive Committee
ITH	Intensive Training Home
ITIP	Instructional Theory Into Practice
ITP	Individualized Transition Plan
ITP	Individual Training Plan
ITS	Industrial Technology Society
ITS	Industrial Technology Services
ITS	Industrial Technology Systems
ITS	Integrated Training System or Individual Training Standard
ITSC	Industry Training Service Centres
ITT	Initial Teacher Training
IUAC	Intra-University Academic Council
IV&V	independent verification and validation
IVETS	Integrated Vocational Education and Training System
iwb	Interactive Whiteboard Blog
IWM	Imperial War Museum, London
IWM FVA	Imperial War Museum, Film and Video Archive
IWM SA	Imperial War Museum, Sound Archive, London
JA	Job Aid
JAC	Jobs and Course Explorer
JACCUC	Joint Advisory Committee for Church Universities and Colleges
JACS	Joint Academic Coding System
JAT	Joint Anti-Truancy Operations
JBC	Joint Budget Committee
JCPSG	Joint Costing and Pricing Steering Group
JDEP	Juvenile Detention Education Program
JDRP	Joint Dissemination Review Panel
JIC	Joint Insurance Committee

JIC	Joint Information Center
JIRT	Joint Investigation Response Team
JISC	Joint Information Systems Committee
JITT	Network for Just-In-Time Training in quality
JJ	Juvenile Justice
JMSS	John McGregor Secondary School
JOBS	Job Opportunities and Basic Skills
JOC	joint operations center; joint oversight committee
JPP	Jobs Pathways Program
JRL	John Rylands University Library of Manchester
JRP	Juvenile Rights Project
JSPC	Juvenile Services Planning Committee
JTC	Journalism and Technical Communication
JTPA	Job Training Partnership Act
K-12	Kindergarten to Year 12
KA	Knowledge Acquisition
KABC	Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
KAR	Kansas Administration Regulations
KAS	Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills
KCSU	University FM Radio Station
King's AC Cam.	King's College Archive Centre, Cambridge
King's Cam.	King's College, Cambridge
King's Lond.	King's College, London
KIS	Key Information Set
KISS	Keep It Simple Stupid
KITA	Kick In The Ass
KLA	Key Learning Area
KM	Knowledge Management
KPT	Key Performance Target
KS	Key Strategies
KSDE	Kansas State Department of Education
L.Cong.	Library of Congress, Washington, DC
LAB	The Northeast and Islands Laboratory at Brown University.
LAC	Learning Abroad Center
LAC	Learning Assistance Center
LAC	Local Area Command
LAD	Learning Aim Database
LALC	Local Aboriginal Land Council
LAN	Local Area Network
Lancs.RO	Lancashire Record Office, Preston
LAP	Learning Assistance Program
LAR	Laboratory Animal Resources
LAW	Learning Activity Wizards
LB	Leaky Bucket
LBE	Leave Balance Enquiry
LBOTE	Language Background Other Than English
LC	Learning Center
LCAP	Larimer County Animal Protection
LCCVI	Lambton Central Collegiate-Vocational Institute
LCDS	Lambton County Developmental Services

LCETS	Larimer County Employment and Training Services
LCIOG	Larimer County Interagency Oversight Group
LCMS	Learning & Content Management System
LCS	Loveland Classical Schools
LCSD	Larimer County Sheriff Department
LCSO	Larimer County Sheriff's Office
LD	Learning Disability
LDA	Learning Disabilities Association
LDAO	Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (Canada)
LDC	Literacy Design Collaborative
LDCS	Learndirect Classification System
LDE	Linguistically Diverse Education
LDHC	Lambton District Health Council
LDMS	Long Distance Management System
LEA	Local Education Authority
LEA	Local Education Agency
LEADUP	Leadership Education and Development Undergraduate Programs
LEAP	Loveland/Berthoud Enrichment Access Program
LEDS	Law Enforcement Data System
Leics.RO	Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland Record Office, Leicester
LEND	Leadership in Neurodevelopment and Related Disabilities
LEP	Local Enterprise Partnership
LEP	Limited English Proficient
LFA	Low Functioning Autism
LFHE	Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
LFL	Larval Fish Laboratory
LG	Lecture Guide
LGM	Leadership, Governance and Management
LHU	Lambton Health Unit
LICC	Local Interagency Coordinating Council
LIENC	Local Industry Education Network Committee
Lincs.Arch.	Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln
LINKS	TVHS Business to Classroom Plan
Linn.Soc.	Linnean Society of London
LISA	Loveland Area Integrated School of the Arts
LKCS	Lambton Kent Composite School
LKDSB	Lambton Kent District School Board
LKS	Landau-Kleffler Syndrome
LLN	Lifelong Learning Network
LMA	London Metropolitan Archives
LMBR	Learning Management and Business Reform Program