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Glossary

Below is a list of common acronyms used at U of T. If any acronyms are missing from this list, please send us a message to add them.

A&S:
Faculty of Arts & Science
AC:
Athletic Centre
ACORN:
Accessible Campus Online Resource Network
APUS:
Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students
ASIP:
Arts & Science Internship Program
ASSU:
Arts and Science Students’ Union
CCR:
Co-Curricular Record
CGPA:
Cumulative Grade Point Average
CIE:
Centre for International Experience
CLN:
Career Learning Network
CR/NCR:
Credit/no credit
CS:
Computer Science
Con Hall:
Convocation Hall
HH:
Hart House
FAS:
Faculty of Arts & Science
FLCs (or flicks):
First-Year Learning Communities
GPA:
Grade Point Average
Innis:
Innis College
LEC:
Lecture
NEW:
New College
Innis
Innis College
OFR:
Office of the Faculty Registrar
Ones:
First Year Foundations/One Programs
OSAP:
Ontario Student Assistance Program
PEY:
Professional Experience Year (offered through the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering)
POSt:
Program of Study (now referred to as your Program)
PRA:
Practical
Program:
(formerly known as POSt)
ROP:
Research Opportunities Program
SMC:
St. Michael’s College
SS or SSH:
Sidney Smith Hall
SSC:
Sidney Smith Commons
TA:
Teaching Assistant
Trin:
Trinity College
TUT:
Tutorial
UC:
University College
UHIP:
University Health Insurance Plan
U of T:
University of Toronto
UTAPS:
University of Toronto Advanced Planning for Students
UTM:
University of Toronto Mississauga
UTORid:
U of T identity (username to access most U of T services online)
UTSC:
University of Toronto Scarborough
UTSU:
University of Toronto Students’ Union
Vic:
Victoria College
WDW or WW:
Woodsworth College

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