Does everything at WVU have an acronym?! Yep, almost everything. Here's your guide to learning the lingo.
Acronym List
- ADA
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- B&E
- Chambers College of Business and Economics
- BOG
- WVU Board of Governors
- CAC
- Canady Creative Arts Center
- Carruth
- Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
- CBC
- Center for Black Culture
- CCA
- College of Creative Arts
- CEMR
- College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
- CLASS
- Center for Learning, Advising and Student Success
- CLIMB
- Chambers College of Business and Economics’ Living-Learning Community (stands for Connect Lead Innovate Motivate Belong)
- COA
- Cost of Attendance
- CPASS
- College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences
- CPoS
- Course Program of Study. CPoS is the required curriculum for awarding a degree, certificate, or other recognized credential.
- The Crossing
- Evansdale Crossing building
- CWE
- Center for Writing Excellence
- DA
- Daily Athenaeum
- DEI
- Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- DL
- Direct Loan
- Eberly
- Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
- E. Moore Hall
- Elizabeth Moore Hall
- EFC
- Expected Family Contribution (a financial aid calculation of what your family is expected to pay toward your WVU expenses – tuition, fees, living costs, etc.)
- EPSCoR
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
- ERC
- Evansdale Residential Complex
- FAA
- Financial Aid Administrator
- FAFSA
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (a form that needs to be completed each year to qualify for aid and scholarships)
- FERPA
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- FFEL
- Federal Family Education Loan
- FPL
- Federal Perkins Loan Program
- FSA
- Federal Student Aid
- FWS
- Federal Work-Study
- GA
- Graduate Assistant
- GEF
- General Education Foundation (a group of courses required by all majors to provide students with general knowledge in more than one area)
- GPA
- Grade Point Average
- GRA
- Graduate Research Assistant
- GRE
- Graduate Record Examinations
- GTA
- Graduate Teaching Assistant
- HSC
- Health Sciences Center
- The Hub
- one-stop shop for student financial aid, scholarships, student accounts and student employment, located in Evansdale Crossing building
- ITS
- Information Technology Services
- The Lair
- Mountainlair, located downtown
- LCSEE
- Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
- LLC
- Living-Learning Community (area in WVU residence hall where students who share interests live together)
- MIX
- Mountaineer Information Xpress
- MIC
- Media Innovation Center
- NETL
- National Energy Technology Laboratory
- NIOSH
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
- NRCCE
- National Research Center for Coal and Energy
- NSO
- New Student Orientation
- OAS
- Office of Accessibility Services
- OUR
- Office of the University Registrar
- PLUS
- Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students
- PROMISE Scholarship
- merit-based financial aid program for West Virginia residents
- PRT
- Personal Rapid Transit
- PWE
- Professional Writing and Editing Program
- RA
- Resident Assistant (student staff member on each residence hall floor, there to assist students)
- RHC
- Residence Hall Coordinator (professional, full-time staff member in each residence hall, there to assist students)
- RRI
- Regional Research Institute
- The Rec
- Student Recreation Center
- Ruby
- Ruby Memorial Hospital
- SEEED
- Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design’s Living-Learning Community (stands for Sustainability Environment Economy Energy Design)
- SFS
- Student Financial Services (financial aid/scholarships)
- SGA
- Student Government Association
- STAR
- platform used to access all student information (schedule, transcripts, housing, financial aid, and more)
- SURE
- Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
- SURI
- Summer Undergraduate Research Institute
- TA
- Teaching Assistant
- TRIO
- not an acronym (originally made of three programs, TRIO helps first-generation, low-income and disabled students)
- U92
- WWVU 91.7, WVU’s College Radio Station
- UPark
- University Park, an apartment complex that includes residence hall Oakland Hall, located in the Evansdale area of campus
- UPlace
- University Place, an apartment complex that includes residence hall Seneca Hall, located in Sunnyside
- WELL WVU
- The Students’ Center of Health