A Few Acronyms from UPA
Federal |
National |
NCSU/UPA |
UNC-GA |
UNC
These acronyms occur around the office frequently
and will give the reader a general flavor of our office, the university,
and the computing environment at UPA.
Federal Abbreviations
| CIP | Classification of Instructional Programs (revised HEGIS code)
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| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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| HEGIS | Higher Education General Information Survey (1970)
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| IPEDS | Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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| NCES | National Center for Educational Statistics
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| OCR | Office of Civil Rights
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| SRK | Student Right to Know [legislation and regulations]
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National
| AAHE | American Association for Higher Education
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| AIR | Association for Institutional Research
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| ASHE | Association for the Study of Higher Education
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| NACUBO | Nat. Assoc. of College and University Business Officers
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| NCAIR | North Carolina AIR |
| NEAIR | North East AIR |
| SACS | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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| SAIR | Southern AIR |
| SCAIR | South Carolina AIR |
| SCUP | Society for College and University Planning
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| SHEEO | State Higher Education Executive Officers
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| SREB | Southern Regional Education Board (Atlanta)
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| SUG | Southern University Group (of 25)
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NCSU/UPA
| CAS |
Certificate of Advanced Study (Education)
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| CQI
| Continuous Quality Improvement
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| IE
| Institutional Effectivness
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| IR
| Institutional Research
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| OUC
| Organizational Unit Code (for each accounting entity)
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| PDF
| Personnel Data File
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| PICS
| Personnel Information Control System
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| SDF
| Student Data File (General Administration)
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| SDFX
| Student Data File eXtended version (NCSU)
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| SPM
| Space Planning and Management
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| SSN
| Social Security Number
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| TCA
| Teacher Certification Area (Education)
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| UPA
| University Planning and Analysis
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UNC-GA
| API
| Academic Program Inventory
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| EPA
| Exempt (from) Personnel Act
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| HEFC
| Higher Education Facilities Commission
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| NCHED
| North Carolina Higher Education Department
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| SPA
| Subject (to) Personnel Act
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| SPRE
| State Post-Secondary Eligibility Review [Agency]
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| UNC-GA
| University of North Carolina-General Administration
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UNC
| Curriculum
| Set of courses leading to a degree program
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| Program
| Degree Program: discipline and level of degree
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| Track
| Alternative set of courses for a degree program
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