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Acronym
Stands for Additional Info or Web page URL Type
or Name
A&S College of Arts and Sciences; also known as CAS. http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ Academic Unit
A/P Accounts Payable Budget/ Finance Term
http://www.uri.edu/controller/pdf/accounting/invoice_voucher.
A-12 Invoice Vouchers xls Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/direct%20deposit
A-17 Direct Deposit Form .doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/Form%20A64%2 http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/personnel%20policies/rele
A-64 Request for Special Employment 0special%20employment.doc ase%20time%20and%20additional%20comp.htm Form
AA Affirmative Action Office; also known as OAA http://www.uri.edu/affirmative_action/index.html Committee or Organization
AA/EOE Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer Terminology
OAA Search Procedures Form providing info on nature of
AA1 position vacancy http://www.uri.edu/affirmative_action/search.pdf Form
AA2 OAA Request to Interview Form http://www.uri.edu/affirmative_action/search.pdf Form
AA3 OAA Request to Hire Form http://www.uri.edu/affirmative_action/search.pdf Form
AAF African and African-American Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/aaf.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/afr/index.html Course, Dept. or Program
AAUP American Association of University Professors http://www.ele.uri.edu/aaup/ Committee or Organization
http://www.cba.uri.edu/academics/undergraduate/departments/a
ACC Accounting http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/acc.html ccounting/ Course, Dept. or Program
ACE American Council on Education http://www.acenet.edu//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home Committee or Organization
ACRA Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation http://www.uri.edu/pspd/planserv/shgov.html Committee or Organization
ACT/NEA Clerical - Technical Bargaining Unit Committee or Organization
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act http://autocrat.uri.edu/857.html http://autocrat.uri.edu/845.html Terminology
ADE Adult and Extension Education http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ade.html Course, Dept. or Program
AEC UC Academic Enhancement Center http://mm.uc.uri.edu/univcol/ Committee or Organization
AES RI Agricultural Experiment Station http://riaes.cels.uri.edu/ Committee or Organization
AFS Aquaculture and Fisheries Science http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/afs.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/favs/ Course, Dept. or Program
AFSCME
(Local 528) Union http://www.uri.edu/association/local528/ Committee or Organization
AIIM Academic Investment and Improvement Model http://www.uri.edu/facsen/AIIM_Home.html Terminology
AMS Applied Mathematical Sciences http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ams.html http://www.math.uri.edu/ Course, Dept. or Program
AP Advance Placement http://www.uri.edu/admission/advancedplace.html Terminology
APAW Association of Professional and Academic Women Committee or Organization
http://www.uri.edu/ecampus/tutorials/apf- http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/APF-
APF-3 Additional Pay Form for Faculty/Staff 3_additional_pay_form.pdf 3%20ADDITIONAL%20PAY%20FORM.xls Form
APG Anthropology http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/apg.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/soc/ Course, Dept. or Program
ARH Art History http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/arh.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/art/ Course, Dept. or Program
ART Art http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/art.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/art/ Course, Dept. or Program
ASAC RIBGHE Academic and Student Affairs Committee http://www.ribghe.org/acadcommittee.htm Committee or Organization
Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Continuing Education;
ASFCCE also known as CCE. http://autocrat.uri.edu/prov.html Academic Unit
AST Astronomy http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ast.html http://www.phys.uri.edu/index.html Course, Dept. or Program
ATFR After the Fact Reporting Budget/Finance Term
AVS Animal and Veterinary Science http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/avs.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/favs/ Course, Dept. or Program
BAC Business Analysis and Computing http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/bac.html http://www.cba.uri.edu/home/prospective/ Course, Dept. or Program
BCH Biochemistry http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/bch.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/cmb/ Course, Dept. or Program
BEACON Career Services http://career.uri.edu/ Committee or Organization
BGS Bachelor of General Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/bgs.html http://autocrat.uri.edu/1513.html Course, Dept. or Program
BIO Biological Sciences http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/bio.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/bio/ Course, Dept. or Program
BLS Basic Liberal Studies for students in CAS http://www.uri.edu/artsci/dean/blsr.html Terminology
BME Biomedical Engineering http://bme.ele.uri.edu/ http://ele.uri.edu/ Course, Dept. or Program
BPS Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/bps.html http://www.uri.edu/pharmacy/departments/bps/ Course, Dept. or Program
BSL Business Law http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/bsl.html Course, Dept. or Program
http://www.cba.uri.edu/academics/undergraduate/departments/b
BUS Business http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/bus.html usiness/ Course, Dept. or Program
BUS College of Business Administration, also known as CBA http://www.cba.uri.edu/home/prospective/ Academic Unit
CAC Curricular Affairs Committee http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Commtgs_06-07.html#CAC Committee or Organization
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Acronym
Stands for Additional Info or Web page URL Type
or Name
CAD Computer Aided Design Terminology
CAP Capital Budget/ Finance Term
CAS College of Arts and Sciences; also known as A&S http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ Academic Unit
CBA College of Business Administration, also known as BUS http://www.cba.uri.edu/home/prospective/ Academic Unit
CBUM Constitution, By-Laws and University Manual Comm. http://www.uri.edu/facsen/ Committee or Organization
Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Continuing Education;
CCE also known as ASFCCE. http://autocrat.uri.edu/prov.html Academic Unit
CCRI Community College of Rhode Island http://www.ccri.edu/ Academic Unit
CELS College of the Environment and Life Sciences http://www.uri.edu/cels/ Academic Unit
CEU Continuing Education Units http://www.uri.edu/facsen/CEUs.html Terminology
CFDS# The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html Terminology
CfR Council for Research http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Commtgs_06-07.html#CfR Committee or Organization
CFS Chart field String Budget/ Finance Term
CGS Council of Graduate Schools http://www.cgsnet.org/ Committee or Organization
CHE Chemical Engineering http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/che.html http://www.egr.uri.edu/che/index.html Course, Dept. or Program
CHM Chemistry http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/chm.html http://www.chm.uri.edu/index.html Course, Dept. or Program
CHN Chinese http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/chn.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/chinese Course, Dept. or Program
Capital Improvement Program - URI's capital plan updated
CIP annually in May sent to Board of Gov. http://www.uri.edu/pspd/planserv/masterplan/cpupdate.pdf http://www.uri.edu/pspd/planserv/plans/capitalplan/index.htm Budget/Finance Term
CIP Federal Classification of Instruction Code http://www.ribghe.org/cip2006.pdf Terminology
CLA Classics http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/cla.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/classical Course, Dept. or Program
CLEP College Level Examination Program http://autocrat.uri.edu/1403.html Terminology
CLS Comparative Literature Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/cls.html http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/cls.html Course, Dept. or Program
CMD Communicative Disorders http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/cmd.html http://www.uri.edu/hss/cmd/ Course, Dept. or Program
CMT Classroom Management Team http://www.uri.edu/ois/Janie/cmt.team.html http://www.uri.edu/ois/Janie/cmt.mission.html Committee or Organization
COE College of Engineering; also known as ENGR. http://www.egr.uri.edu/COE2004/ Academic Unit
COM Communication Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/com.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/com/ Course, Dept. or Program
ACT/NEA & Council 94 Compensatory Time/ Overtime http://www.uri.edu/controller/pdf/Comp-
Comp-OT Election Form OT_election%20form.pdf Form
CPL Community Planning http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/cpl.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/cpl/ Course, Dept. or Program
CPRC Cancer Prevention Research Center http://www.uri.edu/research/cprc/ Committee or Organization
CRC Coastal Resources Center http://www.crc.uri.edu/ Committee or Organization
http://www.dlt.state.ri.us/webdev/JOBSRI/StateJobs_files/CS-
CS-14 Application Form for Employment 14%20Application.pdf Form
CSC Computer Science http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/csc.html http://www.cs.uri.edu/includes/index.php Course, Dept. or Program
http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/servicelearning.
CSV Community Service http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/csv.html html Course, Dept. or Program
CTC Changing the Culture - Disability Resource Mentors http://autocrat.uri.edu/ctc.html Committee or Organization
CVE Civil and Environmental Engineering http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/cve.html http://www.uri.edu/cve/ Course, Dept. or Program
DHY Dental Hygiene http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/dhy.html http://www.uri.edu/hss/dhy/ Course, Dept. or Program
Distinction Graduation with (highest, high) Distinction honor http://www.uri.edu/artsci/dean/rhody_rules.html depends upon students final QPA Terminology
DPRC Digital Production Resource Center http://www.uri.edu/ois/iits/itms/DPRC/DPRC.htm Committee or Organization
DSS Disability Services for Students http://autocrat.uri.edu/dss.html Committee or Organization
Employee Assistance Program - confidential counseling
EAP and referral services http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/assistance.html Terminology
e-Campus Electronic Access to University information and assistance http://www.uri.edu/ecampus/ Terminology
ECC Engineering Computer Center http://www.egr.uri.edu/ecc/ Committee or Organization
ECN Economics http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ecn.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ecn/ Course, Dept. or Program
ECR Effort Certification Report Budget/ Finance Term
EDC Education http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/edc.html http://www.uri.edu/hss/education/default.htm Course, Dept. or Program
EDP Ph.D. in Education http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/edp.html http://www.ed.uri.edu/phd_program/admiss.htm Course, Dept. or Program
EGR Engineering http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/egr.html Course, Dept. or Program
EIN Employer Identification Number Budget/ Finance Term
ELE Electrical (also Computer and Biomedical) Engineering http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ele.html http://www.ele.uri.edu/ Course, Dept. or Program
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Acronym
Stands for Additional Info or Web page URL Type
or Name
ELS English Language Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/els.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/els/ Course, Dept. or Program
EMS Educational Management System Terminology
ENG English http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/eng.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/eng/ Course, Dept. or Program
ENGR College of Engineering; also known as COE http://www.egr.uri.edu/COE2004/ Academic Unit
ENT Entomology http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ent.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/pls/ Course, Dept. or Program
ES Enrollment Services ETAL is annual-renewal, non-
Temporary email ID; http://www.uri.edu/es/ Committee or Organization
ETAL standard email ID http://www.uri.edu/ois/gen/internet/etal.html Terminology
EVS Environmental Sciences http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/evs.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/ Course, Dept. or Program
F+A Finance and Administration Costs Overhead or indirect costs Budget/ Finance Term
F-1 Visa for international students http://www.uri.edu/iss/forms/f1_forms.htm Form
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Terminology
Interactive real-time system used to conduct NSF business
Fastlane over the Internet https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp Terminology
FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act www.uri.edu/es/forms/pdf/faculty/ferpa.pdf Terminology
FFTE Financial Full Time Equivalent (Students) Budget/ Finance Term
FIAR Faculty Instructional Activity Report http://thetent.uri.edu/arsys/cvaction/fiar-con.html http://thetent.uri.edu/arsys/cvaction/fiar.html Form
http://www.cba.uri.edu/academics/undergraduate/departments/fi
FIN Finance http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/fin.html nance/ Course, Dept. or Program
FLM Film Media http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/flm.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/film/ Course, Dept. or Program
FOS Forensic Science http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/fos.html http://www.chm.uri.edu/forensics/index.shtml Course, Dept. or Program
Fringe Fringe Benefits http://www.uri.edu/research/tro/fringbenintro.htm Budget/Finance Term
FRN French http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/frn.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/durand/french/index.shtml Course, Dept. or Program
URI legacy (previous) financial accounting system based on
FRS Financial Record System ledger numbers Budget/Finance Term
FS Faculty Senate http://www.uri.edu/facsen/ Committee or Organization
FSEC Faculty Senate Executive Committee http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Commtgs_05-06.html#FSEC Committee or Organization
FTE Full Time Equivalent (Students or Employees) Budget/ Finance Term
The state’s fiscal calendar which runs from July 1st – June
FY Fiscal Year 30th. Budget/ Finance Term
the state pays the debt service, needs BOG, governor’s,
G.O. Bonds General Obligation Bonds legislative, then voter approval Budget/Finance Term
GA Graduate Assistant (TA, RA) http://www.uri.edu/ecampus/tutorials/SGSP2006-07.pdf Terminology
GEG Geography http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/geg.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/ Course, Dept. or Program
Gen Ed General Education Requirements http://www.uri.edu/univcol/acadadv/cai/geneds/geninfo.htm Terminology
GEO Geosciences http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/geo.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/acaddept/geosci.html Course, Dept. or Program
GER German http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ger.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/german Course, Dept. or Program
GIS Geographic Information Systems Terminology
GLBT The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Center http://www.uri.edu/glbt/ Committee or Organization
GPA Grade Point Average, also known as QPA Terminology
GradCouncil Graduate Council http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Commtgs_06-07.html#GradCouncil Committee or Organization
GRK Greek http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/grk.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/greek Course, Dept. or Program
GS Graduate School http://www.uri.edu/gsadmis/ Committee or Organization
GSA Graduate Student Association http://www.gsa.uri.edu/ Committee or Organization
GSLIS Graduate School of Library and Information Studies http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/ Course, Dept. or Program
GSO Graduate School of Oceanography http://www.gso.uri.edu/index_net_big.html Academic Unit
HBW Hebrew http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/hbw.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/hebrew Course, Dept. or Program
HCM Human Capital Management Budget/Finance Term
HDF Human Development and Family Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/hdf.html http://www.uri.edu/hss/hdf/ Course, Dept. or Program
HIS History http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/his.html http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/his.html Course, Dept. or Program
HPR Honors Program http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/hpr.html http://www.uri.edu/honors_prog/ Course, Dept. or Program
Office of Human Resources Administration; also known as
HR HRA and OHRA http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/home.html Committee or Organization
Office of Human Resources Administration; also known as
HRA HR or OHRA http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/home.html Committee or Organization
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Acronym
Stands for Additional Info or Web page URL Type
or Name
HSA_ Health Services Administration http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/hsa.html Course, Dept. or Program
HSS College of Human Science and Services http://www.uri.edu/hss/ Academic Unit
HSS Human Science and Services http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/hss.html http://www.uri.edu/hss/ Course, Dept. or Program
I Incomplete grade http://www.uri.edu/facsen/8.50-8.57.html Terminology
US Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment
I-9 Eligibility Verification - needed to put people onto payroll http://www.formi9.com/index.aspx?s=g-4 Form
IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee http://www.uri.edu/research/compliance/newiacuc.htm Committee or Organization
IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee http://www.uri.edu/research/compliance/ibcmeets.htm Committee or Organization
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social
ICPSR Research http://www.uri.edu/ois/iits/research/icpsr.html Committee or Organization
IDP Instructional Development Program Committee or Organization
IHOP "Hot Off the Press" monthly posting from IITS and NETS http://www.uri.edu/ois/gen/nl.html Committee or Organization
IITS Information and Instructional Technology Services http://www.uri.edu/ois/iits/iits.home.page.html Committee or Organization
IME Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ime.html http://www.egr.uri.edu/ime/ Course, Dept. or Program
INS Insurance http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ins.html Course, Dept. or Program
http://www.uri.edu/ecampus/tutorials/internal_payroll_form_instr
IP-1 Internal Payroll Employment Form http://www.uri.edu/ecampus/tutorials/IP1form.pdf uctions.pdf Form
IR OIS Institutional Research http://autocrat.uri.edu/index.php?id=476 Committee or Organization
IRB Institutional Revew Board for Human Subject Research http://www.uri.edu/research/compliance/newirb.htm Committee or Organization
ISS Office of International Students and Scholars http://www.uri.edu/iss/ Committee or Organization
ITL Italian http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/itl.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/italian Course, Dept. or Program
ITMS OIS Instructional Technology Services http://www.uri.edu/ois/iits/itms/itms.html Committee or Organization
ITR Internships and Experiential Education http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/itr.html http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/itr.html Course, Dept. or Program
J-1 Visa for international students http://www.uri.edu/iss/forms/j1_forms.htm Form
JAA Joint Admissions Agreement between CCRI, RIC and URI www.ribghe.org/jaafaqs.pdf http://www.ribghe.org/jaapolicy.pdf Terminology
JOR Journalism http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/jor.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/jor/ Course, Dept. or Program
JPN Japanese http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/jpn.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/japanese.html Course, Dept. or Program
JSPC Joint Strategic Planning Committee http://www.uri.edu/facsen/JSPC.html Committee or Organization
KIN Kinesiology http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/kin.html http://www.uri.edu/hss/physical_education/index.html Course, Dept. or Program
LAN Languages http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/lan.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/ Course, Dept. or Program
LAR Landscape Architecture http://www.uri.edu/cels/acaddept/landsarch.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/lar/ Course, Dept. or Program
LAS Latin American Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/las.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/las Course, Dept. or Program
LAT Latin http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/latin.html Course, Dept. or Program
LET Letters http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/let.html Course, Dept. or Program
LIB Library http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/lib.html Course, Dept. or Program
LIN Linguistics http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/lin.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/linguistics.html Course, Dept. or Program
LOCAL 528
(Council 94) Union http://www.uri.edu/pspd/planserv/mprt.html Committee or Organization
LRS Labor Relations and Human Resources http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/lrs.html http://www.uri.edu/research/lrc/ Course, Dept. or Program
LSC Library and Information Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/lsc.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/ Course, Dept. or Program
http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/manual/Visio-
http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/PM%20Pages/LVPO%205K% COLLEGE%20REQUSITION-
LVPO Limited Value Purchase Order 20website%20version.pps %20PO%20DOCUMENT%20FLOWCHART.pdf Form
http://www.cba.uri.edu/academics/graduate/msa/program/ac
MAC Master of Science in Accounting countingcorecourses/ http://www.cba.uri.edu/academics/graduate/msa/ Course, Dept. or Program
MAF Marine Affairs http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/maf.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/maf/ Course, Dept. or Program
matric matriculated student Terminology
MBA Master's in Business Administration http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/mba.html http://www.cba.uri.edu/mba/ Course, Dept. or Program
MCC Multicultural Center http://www.uri.edu/mcc/ Committee or Organization
MCE Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/mce.html http://www.mce.uri.edu/ Course, Dept. or Program
http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/ugrad/busadministration.
MGT Management http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/mgt.html html#management Course, Dept. or Program
MIC Microbiology http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/mic.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/cmb/ Course, Dept. or Program
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Acronym
Stands for Additional Info or Web page URL Type
or Name
MIS OIS Management Information Services http://www.uri.edu/ois/mis/mis.home.page.html Committee or Organization
http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/ugrad/busadministration.
MIS Management Information Systems http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/mis.html html#managementinformationsystems Course, Dept. or Program
http://www.cba.uri.edu/academics/undergraduate/departments/
MKT Marketing http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/mkt.html marketing/ Course, Dept. or Program
MPRT Master Planning Review Team http://www.uri.edu/pspd/planserv/mprt.html Committee or Organization
MSC Military Science http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/msc.html http://armyrotc.com/edu/univri/index.htm Course, Dept. or Program
http://www.cba.uri.edu/academics/undergraduate/departments/
MSI Management Science http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/msi.html management/ Course, Dept. or Program
MTC Medical Technology http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/mtc.html Course, Dept. or Program
MTH Mathematics http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/mth.html http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/mth.html Course, Dept. or Program
MUS Music http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/mus.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/mus/ Course, Dept. or Program
The budget cycle to review the campus budgets at mid fiscal
MYR Mid-Year Review year. Budget/ Finance Term
National Associate of State Universities and Land-Grant
NASULGC Colleges http://www.nasulgc.org/ Committee or Organization
Institute for Education Sciences National Center for
NCES Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ Committee or Organization
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement www.uri.edu/research/tro/nondisclosureagreeunilat.doc Terminology
NEASC New England Association of Schools and Colleges http://www.neasc.org/ Committee or Organization
NEBHE New England Board of Higher Education http://www.nebhe.org/ Committee or Organization
NES New England Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/nes.html Course, Dept. or Program
NETS OIS Network and Telecommunications Services http://www.uri.edu/ramconnection/ Committee or Organization
NFS Nutrition and Food Sciences http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/nfs.html Course, Dept. or Program
non-matric non-matriculated student Terminology
http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/nrs.html
NRS Natural Resources Science http://www.edc.uri.edu/ http://www.uri.edu/cels/fsn/ Course, Dept. or Program
NUR College of Nursing http://autocrat.uri.edu/nursing.html Academic Unit
NUR Nursing http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/nur.html http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/nur.html Course, Dept. or Program
grade indication student was enrolled, but no work was
NW submitted http://www.uri.edu/facsen/8.50-8.57.html Terminology
OAA Office of Affirmative Action; also referred to as AA http://www.uri.edu/affirmative_action/index.html Committee or Organization
OCE Ocean Engineering http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/oce.html http://www.oce.uri.edu/ Course, Dept. or Program
OCG Oceanography http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ocg.html http://www.gso.uri.edu/index_net_big.html Course, Dept. or Program
OH Overhead (Indirect Cost) http://www.uri.edu/research/tro/indircost.htm Budget/Finance Term
Office of Human Resource Administration; also known as
OHRA HR or HRA. http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/home.html Committee or Organization
OIS Office of Information Services http://www.uri.edu/ois/ http://www.uri.edu/ois/ois.computing.index.html Committee or Organization
These principles govern costs that may be charged to the
Federal Office of Management and Business - Cost government by educational institutions either directly or
OMBA21 Principles Circular A-21 indirectly. Budget/ Finance Term
Ombud is a confidential, objective, last resort for problems with
Ombud University Ombud http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Ombud.html University procedures and processes. Terminology
http://www.uri.edu/ois/iits/iits.handouts.files/handout.no.32.pd
OMR Optical Mark Reader for Exam grading f Terminology
P/R Payroll Budget/ Finance Term
P/S Personnel Services Committee or Organization
PCA Program Contribution Analysis (replaced by AIIM) Terminology
PCOSW President’s Commission on the Status of Women http://www.uri.edu/uriwomen/ Committee or Organization
former Professional Development, Leadership and
PDLOT Organizational Training, now merged into PSPD http://www.uri.edu/pdlot/ Committee or Organization
PHC Pharmacy http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/phc.html http://www.uri.edu/pharmacy/index.shtml Course, Dept. or Program
PHL Philosophy http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/phl.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/phl/ Course, Dept. or Program
PHM College of Pharmacy http://www.uri.edu/pharmacy/index.shtml Academic Unit
PHP Pharmacy Practice http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/php.html http://www.uri.edu/pharmacy/departments/php/ Course, Dept. or Program
PHT Physical Therapy http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/pht.html http://www.ptp.uri.edu/index.asp Course, Dept. or Program
PHY Physics http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/phy.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/phl/ Course, Dept. or Program
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Acronym
Stands for Additional Info or Web page URL Type
or Name
PLA Prior Learning Assessment http://autocrat.uri.edu/1403.html Terminology
PLA Prior Learning Assessment http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/pla.html Course, Dept. or Program
PLS Plant Sciences http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/pls.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/pls/ Course, Dept. or Program
http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/manual/Visio-
COLLEGE%20REQUSITION-
PO Purchase Order %20PO%20DOCUMENT%20FLOWCHART.pdf Form
POR Portuguese http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/por.html http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/por.html Course, Dept. or Program
PQR Academic Program Quality Review (replaced by AIIM) http://www.uri.edu/facsen/8.85-8.88Programs.html Terminology
PRS Public Relations http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/prs.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/com/public_relations.html Course, Dept. or Program
PSA/NEA Professional Staff Association Union Committee or Organization
PSC Political Science http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/psc.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/psc/ Course, Dept. or Program
PSPD Planning Services and Professional Development http://www.uri.edu/pspd/index.html Committee or Organization
PSY Psychology http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/psy.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/psy/ Course, Dept. or Program
PTAA
(Council 94) Union Committee or Organization
PTP CCRI to URI Program Transfer Plan http://www.ribghe.org/transfer06.htm Terminology
http://www.uri.edu/univcol/acadadv/cai/academic_difficulties.
QPA Quality Point Average, also known as GPA htm http://www.uri.edu/facsen/8.50-8.57.html Terminology
RA Research Assistant Terminology
RamLink High-speed network that connects URI to Internet http://www.uri.edu/ramconnection/ramlink/index.html Terminology
RamTel Campus Telephone and Voicemail http://www.uri.edu/ramconnection/ramtel/ Terminology
RamTV URI Cable TV service http://www.uri.edu/ramconnection/ramtv/index.html Terminology
RDE Resource Development Education http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/rde.html Course, Dept. or Program
REN Resource Economics http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/ren.html http://www.uri.edu/cels/acaddept/resecon.html Course, Dept. or Program
http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/manual/Visio-
COLLEGE%20REQUSITION-
REQ Request %20PO%20DOCUMENT%20FLOWCHART.pdf Budget/ Finance Term
RF-1 Request to Fill non-classified position must be obtained from HRA (Susan Golet 4-5269) Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/BOARD%20OF%
RF-1 3rd Request to Fill Classified position using restricted (third 20GOVERNORS%20FOR%20HIGHER%20EDUCATION-RF-
party party) funds 1-3rd%20Party.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/BOARD%20OF%
RF-1 20GOVERNORS%20FOR%20HIGHER%20EDUCATION-RF-
Unrestricted Request to Fill Classified position using unrestricted funds 1-Unrestricted.doc Form
RFA Request for Applications Terminology
RFP Request for Proposals Terminology
RIBGHE Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education http://www.ribghe.org/ Committee or Organization
RIC Rhode Island College http://www.ric.edu/ Academic Unit
RIHEBC Rhode Island Health and Education Building Corporation “revenue bonds” the agency must have a funding stream to
Bonds Bonds pay the debt service. Needs BOG approval then RIHEBC Board approval Budget/Finance Term
RLS Religious Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/rls.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/phl/ Course, Dept. or Program
RO Research Office http://www.uri.edu/research/tro/ Committee or Organization
http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/ugraduateadmission.h
RSP Regional Status Program tml http://www.nebhe.org/content/view/19/55/ Budget/Finance Term
RUS Russian http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/rus.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/russian Course, Dept. or Program
SAS Statistical Analysis System software http://www.uri.edu/ois/iits/research/researchtools.html Terminology
Second
Grade Limited ability to retake a course without the first grade
Option impacting GPA http://mm.uc.uri.edu/univcol/appeal.asp Terminology
SEDA Space Enhancement, Design & Allocation Committee http://www.uri.edu/pspd/planserv/seda.html Committee or Organization
SET Student Evaluation of Teaching Terminology
http://www.uri.edu/ecampus/tutorials/SGA-
SGA-2 Tuition and Fees Waiver form 2%20Instruction%20Sheet.pdf Form
Student Learning Improvement Assessment Advisory
SLIAAC Committee http://www.uri.edu/assessment/com.htm Committee or Organization
SOC Sociology http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/soc.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/soc/ Course, Dept. or Program
SPA Spanish http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/spa.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/programs/spanish Course, Dept. or Program
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Acronym
Stands for Additional Info or Web page URL Type
or Name
formerly Strategic Planning and Institutional Research
SPIR Committee, now merged into PSPD http://www.uri.edu/spir/ Committee or Organization
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, including
SPSS Trends http://www.uri.edu/ois/iits/research/researchtools.html Terminology
SRP Salary Reduction Plan Terminology
SS-5 Application for a Social Security Card http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.html Form
SSN Social Security Number Budget/ Finance Term
STA Statistics http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/sta.html http://www.cs.uri.edu/includes/index.php Course, Dept. or Program
TA Teaching Assistant Terminology
http://www.uri.edu/controller/pdf/accounting/Travel_Authorizatio
TAR Travel Authorization Request http://www.uri.edu/controller/travel.shtml n_Request_Instructions.pdf Form
TE Turnover Expectancy Budget/ Finance Term
http://www.uri.edu/controller/pdf/accounting/Travel_Expendit http://www.uri.edu/controller/pdf/accounting/Travel_Expense_Vo
TEV Travel Expense Voucher ure_Voucher.xls ucher_Instructions.pdf Form
THE Theatre http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/the.html http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/the.html Course, Dept. or Program
TIN Taxpayer Identification Number Budget/ Finance Term
TMD Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/tmd.html http://www.uri.edu/hss/tmd/ Course, Dept. or Program
TOPS OIS Technical and Operational Services http://www.uri.edu/ois/tops/tops.home.page.html Committee or Organization
UC University College http://mm.uc.uri.edu/univcol/ Academic Unit
UCGE University College and General Education Committee http://www.uri.edu/facsen/Commtgs_06-07.html#UCGE Committee or Organization
UClub University Club Restaurant http://www.uclub-uri.org/ Committee or Organization
URI University of Rhode Island http://www.uri.edu/ Academic Unit
URI University of Rhode Island Freshman Seminar http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/uri.html http://www.uri101.com/account/login/ Course, Dept. or Program
URI-HELP Alternative way to remember OIS Help Desk phone
or 4-HELP number 874-4357 http://www.uri.edu/helpdesk/ Terminology
USCIS US Citizenship and Immigration Services http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm Committee or Organization
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/USP10.doc%20r
USP-10 Request for Sick Leave Advance equest%20for%20sick%20leave%20advance.doc Form
Form ordered from Central Receiving Department; referred http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/INSTRUCTION%20
USP-12 Termination and Leave Form to as S74B. MANUAL%20FOR%20USP2%20&%2012.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/TRANSFER%20
USP-13 Transfer Request Form REQUEST%20FORM.doc Form
Application for Employee ID, e-campus Access or Parking
USP-18 Pass http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/USP18.pdf Form
USP-19 Verification of Credentials Form
Form ordered from Central Receiving Department; referred http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/INSTRUCTION%20
USP-2 Hire and Change Form to as S74A. MANUAL%20FOR%20USP2%20&%2012.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/USP-
USP-21 Leave Without Pay Accrued Hours Discharge Request 21%20leave%20request.doc Form
Notification of Temporary or Limited Period Appointment
USP-4 Form http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/USP%204.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/ups%205-
USP-5 Personal Information Update personal%20updat%20info.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/USP%206%20ou
USP-6 Authorization to work out of Classification t%20of%20classification.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/USP-
USP-7 Authorization for Payment of Additional Compensation 7%20additional%20compensation.doc Form
UTN University Technical (Support) Network http://www.uri.edu/helpdesk/utn.php Committee or Organization
W-4 Federal Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms.html Form
Federal Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and
W-9 Certification http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/w-9.pdf http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/w9form.pdf Form
WebCT Web-based Course Tools System http://www.uri.edu/webct/ https://webct.uri.edu/webct/public/home.pl Terminology
WMS Women's Studies http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/wms.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/ Course, Dept. or Program
WRT Writing http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/courses/wrt.html http://www.uri.edu/artsci/writing/ Course, Dept. or Program
http://www.uri.edu/controller/pdf/payroll/academic_faculty_dis
Academic Faculty Leave Discharge Form charge_forms.xls Form
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Acronym
Stands for Additional Info or Web page URL Type
or Name
http://www.uri.edu/controller/pdf/accounting/PO_guidelines.p
Advice of Change df Form
Affirmative Action Search Procedures http://www.uri.edu/affirmative_action/search.pdf Form
Used to identify and prioritize significant facility requirements,
to include major repairs that are essential to protect
University property, and improvements that are necessary
Asset Protection Plan for the execution of the University mission. Budget/Finance Term
BOG Non-Classified Non-union Annual Merit Performance http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/NCNUAnnual%2
Evaluation 0Performanceevaluation.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/Checklist%20for
Checklist for Terminated Employees %20Terminated%20Employees.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/controller/pdf/accounting/Cost_Transfers.p
Cost Transfer df Budget/Finance Term
http://www.uri.edu/facsen/COURSE_PROPOSAL_FORM.ht
Course Proposal Form ml Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/Faculty%20Search%20
Faculty Search Process Ck-list%202001.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/lecturer%20(one http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/LecturerSalaryPaym
Lecture Salary Payment Options %20semester).doc entOption%20(academic%20year).doc Form
Library Impact Statement http://www.uri.edu/facsen/LibraryImpact.html Form
New Faculty Hire Space Needs Assessment Form http://www.uri.edu/pspd/planserv/New_Hire_Space_Form.pdf Form
New Program Proposal Format http://www.uri.edu/facsen/BoGProgram_Format.html Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/Final%20NC%20
Non-Classified Final Probationary Performance Evaluation probationary%20evaluation.doc Form
Non-Classified Six-Month Probationary Performance http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/6%20month%20
Evaluation Report NC%20evaluation.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/Staff%20Search%20Ck-
Non-Classified Staff Search Process list%202001.doc Form
Payroll In House Correction of ATTENDANCE REPORTS http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/payroll%20correc
(Internal and Student) tion%20form.xls Form
Promotion and Tenure http://www.uri.edu/promotion/format.html Form
http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/PM%20Pages/PURCHASING
Purchasing Complaint Form COMPLAINTREPORT.pdf Form
Request for Changes in Existing Courses and Course
Deletion www.uri.edu/facsen/CAC_Minor_Change_form.pdf Form
http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/FILL%20IN%20FORMS/REQU
Request for Quote Form EST%20FOR%20QUOTE.xls Form
Return Notice Form http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/RNF.xls Form
http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/FILL%20IN%20FORMS/Single http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/FILL%20IN%20FORMS/SingleSo
Single Source Justification Form Source.doc urceInstructions.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/FILL%20IN%20FORMS/SoleS http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/FILL%20IN%20FORMS/SoleSour
Sole Source Justification Form ource.doc ceInstructions.doc Form
http://www.uri.edu/home/students/getinvolved/student_club.h
Student Organizations tml Committee or Organization
http://www.uri.edu/purchasing/FILL%20IN%20FORMS/TELE
Telephone Quote Form PHONE%20QUOTE%20FORM.xls Form
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources/forms/TRANSFER%20
Withdrawal of Transfer Request Form WITHDRAWAL%20FORM.doc Form
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