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abbreviations used on this board - cookderosa - 04-29-2009
Feel free to add to this! This is to help Judy and any other newbies figure out what the heck people here are talking about!!
abbreviations used on this board
AA: associate of arts degree
AS: associate of science degree
AOS: associate of occupational studies degree
AAS: associate of applied science degree
BA: bachelor of arts degree
BS: bachelor of science degree
TESC: Thomas Edison state college Thomas Edison State College
EC: excelsior college http://www.excelsior.edu
COSC: charter oak state college Charter Oak State College - distance learning college, online degrees, courses
Big 3: TESC, EC, COSC
BM or B&M: brick and mortar college
CLEP: type of credit exam offered by http://www.collegeboard.com
DSST: type of credit exam offered by prometric and the military DSST - GetCollegeCredit.com, also called DANTES
DANTES: see DSST
ECE: type of credit exam offered by excelsior college http://www.excelsior.edu
TECEP: type of credit exam offered by thomas edison college Thomas Edison State College
DL: distance learning
FEMA: federal emergency management agency Federal Emergency Management Agency - free credit
RA: regionally accredited (top accreditation available)
NA: nationally accredited (recognized by US Dept of education)
CC: community college
IC: Instant Cert (you are here!)
ALEKS: independent study math/stats classes taken for credit ALEKS -- Assessment and Learning, K-12, Higher Education, Automated Tutor, Math
ACE: American Council on Education ACE | Home evaluates credit from classes, trainings, workplace certificates, etc
abbreviations used on this board - perrik - 04-29-2009
LL: lower-level credit
UL: upper-level credit
InfoLit: information literacy
WER: written English requirement
SL: Straighterline
PF: Penn Foster College
FHSU: Fort Hays State University
WGU: Western Governors University
UoP: University of Phoenix
abbreviations used on this board - NAP - 04-29-2009
GRE: Graduate Record Exams - Subject (for credit) or General - GRE: Graduate Record Examinations Information
UExcel: new line of Excelsior exams
AP: Advanced Placement exams
OPI: type of foreign language exam
ACTFL: type of foreign language exam
MLA: type of foreign language exam
http://www.degreeforum.net/general-education-testing-discussion/6508-foreign-language-fluency-how-get-lots.html
I use Google to try to figure out some of the chat shortcuts:
IMO: in my opinion
IMHO: in my humble opinion
LOL: laughing out loud
DIY: do-it-yourself (degree)
abbreviations used on this board - Lindagerr - 04-29-2009
People might say I PMed you This one took me a while to figure out. Look in upper right corner under Welcome ______
abbreviations used on this board - alissaroot - 04-30-2009
DETC: Distance Education and Training Council--Accrediting body for many distance learning institutions
CHEA:The Council for Higher Education Accreditation--Accrediting body for many schools
NFA:National Fire Academy, offers a couple courses similar to FEMA
abbreviations used on this board - Ruddigore - 05-05-2009
MA - Master of Arts (degree)
MS - Master of Science (degree)
NAP Wrote:I use Google to try to figure out some of the chat shortcuts:Yes, those used to puzzle me exceedingly. I've always held the opinion that it is really not much more difficult to write out the whole thing. Even so, abbreviations (like CLEP and DSST) can be very useful at times.
IMO: in my opinion
IMHO: in my humble opinion
LOL: laughing out loud
DIY: do-it-yourself (degree)
abbreviations used on this board - brothermike - 05-05-2009
!%&!@!?!!: I failed my CLEP/DSST today because I didn't spend enough time reviewing the IC flashcards
abbreviations used on this board - Levi - 05-06-2009
More abbreviations:
REA = Research and Education Association [From website:] REA is an organization of educators, scientists, and engineers dedicated to producing the finest and most effective test preparation books, study guides, solutions manuals, and software available. REA Online - Making The World Smarter
CP = CollegePlus! [From website:] CollegePlus! is a Christian coaching program that helps students earn their bachelors degrees faster, for less, and for sure. CollegePlus! - Home
ADL = Accelerated Distance Learning: a self-explanatory term
abbreviations used on this board - P00057870 - 05-09-2009
Just figured this one out.
Sorry, but I don't IM (instant message), so am playing catch up.
abbreviations used on this board - blueberry - 05-09-2009
brothermike Wrote:!%&!@!?!!: I failed my CLEP/DSST today because I didn't spend enough time reviewing the IC flashcardsFunny!hilarious