2 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Aabbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms Abbreviation is the umbrella term covering words or phrases that are truncated for easier reference. Unless an abbreviation is very well-known to the audience (such as USA), the word or phrase should always be spelled out on first use, with the abbreviation/acronym/initialism following in parentheses. The abbreviation does not need to be added unless it will be used again in the same story or collateral piece. If not, then just spell out the term when it is mentioned. Abbreviated words are simply shortened versions of words. • vol., prof., etc. In some cases, symbols can also be considered abbreviations when they stand in for words or phrases. • @, ©, ® Acronyms are terms created from phrases and read as words. Usually, the first one or two letters of each major word is used. Some acronyms can trend into words, at which point, their spelled-out version is rarely used. • NASA, scuba, radar Initialisms are terms created from phrases read as a series of letters. Usually, the first letter of each major word is used. • NSU, FBI, NFL, USA Simply shortened/abbreviated forms of words take periods. Acronyms and initialisms do not. There are exceptions to this, such as U.S. and academic degrees, both of which take periods in NSU style. Articles (a, an, the) are rarely used before acronyms, but are often used before initialisms. However, this can change depending on established usage. • the EU, an NBA coach, the KPCOM • PBS offers, NPR provides, members of NATO See also academic degrees and U.S. academic advisor When the complete term (academic advisor) is used, the -or suffix should be used. In all other cases, including when multiple types of advisers are mentioned, the -er suffix is used. See also adviser/advisor. academic degrees NSU uses periods in the abbreviations of all levels of academic degrees listed in university publications, whether they were obtained here or not. • B.A. NOT BA • M.S. NOT MS • Au.D. NOT AuD • sample plural forms: Ph.D.s, M.A.s, B.S.N.s Use in when describing a degree, not of. • Bachelor of Arts in . . . • bachelor’s degree in . . . • NOT bachelor’s of . . . When an academic degree is used before a school, separate them with commas. • Ph.D., Indiana University • M.S., Nova Southeastern University When an academic degree is used after a name, set it off with commas. • Andrew J. Rosman, Ph.D, is the dean. Note: NSU has a wide array of faculty members possessing different doctoral degrees (e.g., O.D., Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D.). ALPHABETICAL LISTING
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