Common Acronyms

This page provides listings of common acronyms used on the CSUMB campus.

Alphabetized List of Common CSUMB Acronyms

Acronym	Full Name
AAC&U	Association of American Colleges & Universities
A&F	Administration and Finance
ACE	American Council on Education
ADN	Associates Degree in Nursing
ALA	Assessment Leadership Academy (of WSCUC)
AVP	Associate/Assistant Vice President
CACSS	Center for Advising, Career, and Student Services
CAD	Communication Across the Disciplines
CAHSS	College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
CAMP	College Assistance Migrant Program
CAT	Center for Academic Technologies
CCTC	California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
CHSHS	College of Health Sciences and Human Services
CIRP	Cooperative Institutional Research Program
CLC	Cooperative Learning Center
CO	Chancellor's Office (of the California State University System)
COB	College of Business
COE	College of Education
COS	College of Science
CSU	California State University
CSUMB	California State University, Monterey Bay
CSUMBES	CSUMB Experience Survey
EEIP	Extended Education and International Programs
EO	Executive Order (issued from the Chancellor's Office)
EOP	Educational Opportunity Program
FAs	Faculty Associates
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
FTES	Full Time Equivalent Student
FTF	First-Time Freshman
FYS	First Year Seminar
GE	General Education
HCOM	Humanities and Communication
HIPs	High Impact Practices
HSI	Hispanic Serving Institution
HWS	Health & Wellness Services
IAR	Institutional Assessment and Research
ILOs	Institutional Learning Outcomes
IP	International Programs
IPEDS	Integrated Post-Secondary Data System
IT	Information Technology
LEED	Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LLP	Living Learning Programs
LO	Learning Outcome
MLOs	Major Learning Outcomes (of degree programs)
NSSE	National Survey of Student Engagement
OBE	Outcomes Based Education
PaCE	Professional and Continuing Education
PGCC	Personal Growth & Counseling Center
OBIEE	Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
OC3	Otter Cross Cultural Center
PGSC	Post Graduate Studies Committee (of the Academic Senate)
PIP	Program Improvement Plan
RFY	Re-imagining the First Year
RTP	Retention, Tenure, and Promotion
SBC	Strategic Budget Committee
SCCC	Senate Curriculum Committee Council
SELD	Student Engagement & Leadership Development
SDR	Student Disability Resources
SLI	Service Learning Institute
STEM	Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
TLA	Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
TRiO	Federal TRIO Programs - references Federally-funded student support services programs, including but not limited to: Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, and Student Support Services
UC or UCGS	University College and Graduate Studies
UDT	Upper Division Transfer
UP	University Personnel
URM	Underrepresented Minority
UROC	Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center
VSA	Voluntary System of Accountability

CSUMB Baccalaureate Programs and Their Abbreviations

Acronym	Full Name
AGPS	Agricultural Plan and Soil Sciences, BS
ASCM	Agribusiness Supply Chain Management, BS
BIO	Biology, BS
BUS	Business Administration, BS
CD	Communication Design, BS
CHHS	Collaborative Health & Human Services, BA
CINE or CART	Cinematic Arts & Technology, BA
CS, CSCI or CS3	Computer Science, BS
EGS	Ethnic and Gender Studies, BA
ENSTU or ENVS	Environmental Studies, BA
ESTP	Environmental Science, Technology, & Policy, BS
GS	Global Studies, BA
HCOM	Humanities & Communication, BA
HDFS	Human Development & Family Science, BS
JLC or JAPN	Japanese Language & Culture, BA
KIN	Kinesiology, BS
LS	Liberal Studies, BA
MSCI or MS (BS)	Marine Sciences, BS
MATH	Mathematics, BS
MUS or MPA	Music, BA
NURS or BSN	Nursing, BSN
PSY	Psychology, BA
SBS	Social & Behavioral Sciences, BA
SHM	Sustainable Hospitality Management, BS
SPAN or SLHC	Spanish Language & Hispanic Cultures, BA
STAT	Statistics, BS
UNDC	Undeclared, BA
VPA	Visual & Public Art, BA

CSUMB Graduate Programs and Their Abbreviations

Acronym	Full Name
ENVS-MS or ENSCI	Environmental Science, MS
MAE	Education, MA
MIST or IST	Instructional Science & Technology, MS
MBA	Master of Business Administration
MSCI-MS or MS (MS)	Marine Science, MS
MSW	Master of Social Work
PA or MS-PA	Physician Assistant, MS
SCHPSY or SPSY	School Psychology, MS
SLP	Speech Language Pathology, MS