Common Acronyms

This page provides listings of common acronyms used on the SDSU campus.

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Alphabetized List of Common SDSU Acronyms

Acronym	Full Name
AAC&U	Association of American Colleges & Universities
ADT	Associate Degree for Transfer
ACE	American Council on Education
AS	Associated Students
AANAPISI	Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution
ASIR	Analytic Studies & Institutional Research
AVP	Associate/Assistant Vice President
CBA	Collective Bargaining Agreement
CBL	Constitution and Bylaws
CFA	California Faculty Association
CO	Chancellor's Office (of the California State University System)
CSU	California State University
CSUEU	California State University Employees Union
ECRT	Economic Crisis Response Team
EO	Executive Order (issued from the Chancellor's Office)
EOT	End of Term
FERPA	Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
FTES	Full Time Equivalent Student
FTF	First-Time Freshman
FYS	First Year Seminar
GA	Graduate Assistant
GE	General Education
GI2025	Graduation Initiative 2025
GPA	Grade Point Average
GRE	Graduate Record Examinations
HEGIS	Higher Education General Information Survey
HERC	Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HSI	Hispanic Serving Institution
INTL	International
IPEDS	Integrated Post-Secondary Data System
LGBTQ+	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Plus
NCES	National Center for Education Statistics
NSSE	National Survey of Student Engagement
NUDT	New Upper Division Transfer
SDSU	San Diego State University
STEM	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathmatics
URM	Underrepresented Minority
VP	Vice President