| ABA |
American Bar Association |
Legal Studies Accreditor |
Accreditor |
| AVP |
Associate Vice Provost |
|
Personnel |
| BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, PCKET, Public & Nonprofit
Administration, Educational Studies |
Degree |
| BCOIS |
Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies |
|
GVSU Component |
| BOT |
Board of Trustees |
|
GVSU Component |
| BS |
Bachelor of Science |
Criminal Justice, HTM, Legal Studies, PCKET, Public and Nonprofit
Administration, Educational Studies |
Degree |
| BSW |
Bachelor of Social Work |
Offered by SSW |
Degree |
| CACC |
College Advisory and Communication Committee |
|
Standing Committee |
| CAEP |
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation |
Education Accreditor |
Accreditor |
| CAHME |
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education |
MHA Accreditor |
Accreditor |
| CCC |
College Curriculum Committee |
|
Standing Committee |
| CCPS |
College of Community & Public Service |
2004-2021. Merged into CECI |
Unit (superseded) |
| CEP |
Center for Educational Partnerships |
2012-present |
Unit |
| CHP |
College of Health Professions |
|
GVSU Component |
| CJ |
Criminal Justice |
Associated with SCCJLS |
Course Prefix |
| CLAS |
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
|
GVSU Component |
| COE |
College of Education |
2004-2021. Merged into CECI |
Unit (superseded) |
| COT |
Clerical, Office, and Technical staff |
Renamed PSS |
Personnel (superseded) |
| CPC |
College Personnel Committee |
|
Standing Committee |
| CRI |
Community Research Institute |
|
GVSU Component (Superceded) |
| CSAT |
Comprehensive Science & Arts for Teaching |
|
Program |
| CSCE |
Center for Scholarly & Creative Excellence |
|
GVSU Component |
| CSSM |
contractual services, supplies, and materials |
|
Budget |
| CSWE |
Council on Social Work Education |
MSW & BSW |
Accreditor |
| EAP |
Executive, Administrative and Professional |
|
Personnel |
| EDC |
Education - School Counseling |
Associated with ELC |
Course Prefix |
| EDF |
Educational Foundations |
Associated with LEFT |
Course Prefix |
| EDH |
Education - Higher Ed |
Associated with ELC |
Course Prefix |
| EDI |
Education - Instruction & Curriculum |
Asssociated with T&L |
Course Prefix |
| EDL |
Educational Leadership |
Associated with ELC |
Course Prefix |
| EDR |
Education - Reading (Literacy) |
Associated with LEFT |
Course Prefix |
| EdS |
Educational Specialist (in Leadership) |
Offered by ELC |
Degree |
| EDS |
Education - Special Education |
Associated with T&L |
Course Prefix |
| EDT |
Educational Technology |
Associated with LEFT |
Course Prefix |
| EF |
Educational Foundations, Dept. of |
2017-2021. Merged into LEFT |
Unit (superseded) |
| EL&C |
Educational Leadership and Counseling, Dept. of |
Variation of ELC |
Unit |
| ELC |
Educational Leadership and Counseling, Dept. of |
2017-present |
Unit |
| ESOL |
(Graduate Certificate in) English as a Second Language |
Offered by LEFT |
Program |
| FAP |
Faculty Activity Plan |
Became FWP |
Misc (superceded) |
| FAR |
Faculty Activity Report |
Became FWR |
Misc (superceded) |
| FC |
Faculty Council |
|
Standing Committee |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
|
Misc |
| FTLC |
The Robert and Mary Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center |
|
GVSU Component |
| FWP |
Faculty Workload Plan |
Formerly FAP |
Misc |
| FWR |
Faculty Workload Report |
Formerly FAR |
Misc |
| HLC |
Higher Learning Commission |
University Accreditor |
Accreditor |
| HTM |
Hospitality & Tourism Management, Dept. of |
2010-2021. Merged into SPNHTM |
Unit (superseded) |
| HTM |
Hospitality & Tourism Management |
Associated with SCLD |
Course Prefix |
| ICUR |
Instruction and Curriculum |
4 M.Ed. programs in T&L |
Program |
| JCP |
Johnson Center for Philanthropy |
|
GVSU Component |
| KCON |
Kirkhof College of Nursing |
|
GVSU Component |
| LEADS |
Lifelong Educational Attainment for Determined Students |
|
Misc |
| LEFT |
Literacy, Educational Foundations, and Technology, Dept. of |
2021-present |
Unit |
| LIFT |
Laker Impressions of Faculty Teaching |
University-wide system for collecting student feedback about courses and instructors |
Misc |
| LS |
Legal Studies |
Associated with SCCJLS |
Course Prefix |
| LT |
Literacy and Technology, Dept. of |
2017-2021. Merged into LEFT |
Unit (superseded) |
| MCJ |
Master of Science in Criminal Justice |
Offered by SCCJLS |
Degree |
| MCOLES |
Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards |
Police Academy Accreditor |
Accreditor |
| MDE |
Michigan Department of Education |
Education Accreditor |
Accreditor |
| MEd |
Master of Education |
Offered by ELC, LEFT, and T&L |
Degree |
| MEECS |
Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support |
Associated with CEP |
Activity |
| MHA |
Master in Health Administration |
Offered by SCLD |
Degree |
| MPA |
Master of Public Administration |
Offered by SCLD |
Degree |
| MPNL |
Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership |
Offered by SCLD |
Degree |
| MSCJ |
Master of Science in Criminal Justice |
Offered by SCCJLS |
Degree |
| MSL |
Military Science & Leadership |
Associated with SCLD (for ROTC students ) |
Course Prefix |
| MSW |
Master of Social Work |
Offered by SSW |
Degree |
| NACC |
Nonprofit Academic Centers Council |
MPNL Accreditor |
Accreditor |
| NASPAA |
Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration |
MPA Accreditor |
Accreditor |
| OCA |
Office of Certification and Accreditation |
2021-present |
Unit |
| OEMC |
Online Education and Microcredential Council |
|
GVSU Component |
| PA |
Public Administration |
Changed to PNH |
Course Prefix (superseded) |
| PBCE |
Post-Bachelor's Certificate |
|
Degree |
| PCEC |
Seymour and Esther Padnos College of Engineering and Computing |
|
GVSU Component |
| PCK |
Pedagogical Content Knowledge |
|
Program |
| PCKET |
Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Elementary Teaching |
|
Program |
| PIC |
Padnos International Center |
|
GVSU Component |
| PMASI |
Professional Master of Arts in Social Innovation |
Offered by SCLD |
Degree |
| PNH |
Public, Nonprofit & Health Admin. |
Associated with SCLD (do not confuse with the major, which is PNA) |
Course Prefix |
| PRCE |
Professional Certificate |
|
Degree |
| PSS |
Professional Support Staff |
|
Personnel |
| SAC |
Scholarship and Awards Committee |
|
ad hoc committee |
| SCCJLS |
School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, & Legal Studies |
2021-present |
Unit |
| SCECH |
State Continuing Education Clock Hours |
|
Misc |
| SCJ |
School of Criminal Justice |
1990-2021. Renamed SCCJLS |
Unit (superseded) |
| SCLD |
School of Community Leadership & Development |
2022-present. Pronounced "skilled" |
Unit |
| SCO |
Student Centered Outcomes |
|
Misc |
| SCOB |
Seidman College of Business |
|
GVSU Component |
| SI |
Social Innovation |
Associated with SCLD |
Course Prefix |
| SISC |
Student Information and Services Center |
2003-2021. Renamed OCA |
Unit (superseded) |
| SLO |
Student Learning Objective |
|
Misc |
| SLT |
Senior Leadership Team |
|
GVSU Component |
| SPA |
School of Public Administration |
1990-1997. Renamed SPNA |
Unit (superseded) |
| SPED |
Special Education |
Offered by T&L |
Program |
| SPNA |
School of Public & Nonprofit Administration |
1997-2010. Renamed SPNHA |
Unit (superseded) |
| SPNHA |
School of Public, Nonprofit & Heath Administration |
2010-2021. Merged into SPNHTM |
Unit (superseded) |
| SPNHTM |
School of Public, Nonprofit, Heath, Hospitality & Tourism Management |
2021-2022. Renamed SCLD |
Unit (superseded) |
| SSW |
School of Social Work |
1980-present |
Unit |
| SW |
Social Work |
Associated with SSW |
Course Prefix |
| T&L |
Teaching and Learning, Dept. of |
2017-present |
Unit |
| TESOL |
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
replaced by ESOL |
Program (superseded) |
| TL |
Teaching and Learning, Dept. of |
2017-present |
Unit |
| TnL |
Teaching and Learning, Dept. of |
2017-present |
Unit |
| UAO |
Undergraduate Advising Office |
2008-present |
Unit |
| UAS |
University Academic Sentate |
|
GVSU Component |
| UCC |
University Curriculum Committee |
|
GVSU Faculty Governance |
