Helpful Acronyms

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  AA

  Associate of Arts degree

  BA

  Bachelor of Arts degree

  BFA

  Bachelor of Fine Arts degree

  BS

  Bachelor of Science degree

  CCAC

  Community College of Allegheny County (IUP offers some courses at this location)

  CHEA

  Council for Higher Education Accreditation

  CTE

  Center for Teaching Excellence (IUP)

  EdD or DEd

  Doctor of Education degree

  FAFSA

  Free Application for Federal Student Aid

  FTE

  Full-time equivalent

  ILTF

  Information Literacy Task Force

  IP

  Institutional Profile

  IRB

  Institutional Review Board; a regulatory body for the protection of human subjects within research

  KARS

  Key Assessment Rating System

  MA

  Master of Arts degree

  MBA

  Master of Business Administration degree

  MEd

  Master of Education degree

  MS

  Master of Science degree

  MSCHE

  Middle States Commission on Higher Education, accrediting body for institutions offering post-secondary educational programs in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

  PASSHE

  Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

  PhD

  Doctor of Philosophy degree

  PRR

  Periodic Review Report

  RI

  Research Institute (IUP)

  SAP

  System Accountability Plan

  SAS

  Statement of Accreditation Status

  SC

  Steering Committee

  STAMATS

  Higher education consulting firm that IUP has worked with

  SWOT

  Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, or Threats; an analysis of the internal and external environments of the institution

  TOEFL

  Test of English as a Foreign Language

  UPC

  University Planning Council (IUP)

  VPAF

  Vice President for Administration and Finance (IUP)

  VPUA

  Vice President for University Advancement (IUP)