Common Acronyms

AACAAU-MPHEC Academic Advisory Committee
AACHHRAtlantic Advisory Committee on Health Human Resources
AAUAssociation of Atlantic Universities
ACOAAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
AIFAtlantic Innovation Fund
ANSSAAlliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations
APECAtlantic Provinces Economic Council
ASNAtlantic Satellite Network
AUCCAssociation of Universities and Colleges of Canada
CAMETCouncil of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training
CAPCouncil of Atlantic Premiers
CASACanadian Alliance of Student Associations
CAUBOCanadian Association of University Business Officers
CAUTCanadian Association of University Teachers
C.C.Community College
CCSISCommunity College Student Information System
CCLCanadian Council on Learning
CEOChief Executive Officer
CFICanada Foundation for Innovation
CIHRCanadian Institutes of Health Research (formerly MRC)
CMECCouncil of Ministers of Education, Canada
CMSFCanada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
COUCouncil of Ontario Universities
CPSECommission on Post-Secondary Education (in New Brunswick)
CRCursory review
DGADegree-Granting Act
DLQF or DQFDegree Level Qualifications Framework
DOEDepartment of Education
ECNEducational Computer Network
EPIEducational Policy Institute
ESISEnhanced Student Information System (now renamed PSIS)
FCEFull Course Equivalent
FINFinance
FTFull-Time
FTEFull Time Equivalent
FYFTEFull Year Full Time Equivalent
GERDGross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development
GFUGraduate Follow-Up Survey
GSGraduate Follow-Up Survey
HRSDCHuman Resources and Social Development Canada
IAC or I&AAAU-MPHEC Advisory Committee on Information and Analysis
ITInformation Technology
MACTCMinister’s Advisory Committee on Teacher Certification
MOUMemorandum of Understanding
MPHECMaritime Provinces Higher Education Commission
MPSMPHEC Maritime Pre-screener
MRCMedical Research Council (renamed the CIHR)
MUCDFMaritime University Certificate and Diploma Framework
MYBPMulti-Year Business Plan (usually refers to the Commission's)
NSABCUNova Scotia Advisory Board on College and Universities
NSERCNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
PLARPrior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PIFProgram Information Form
PSEPost-Secondary Education
PSET&LPost-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (NB Department of)
PSISPost-Secondary Student Information System
PTPart-time
QAQuality Assurance
R&DResearch and Development (often "funding")
RFPRequest for Proposals
SSHRCSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council
TofR or TORTerms of Reference
T-VOCTrade/Vocational Survey
UCASSUniversity and College Academic Staff System
UITF(New Brunswick) University Infrastructure Trust Fund
UIIP(New Brunswick) University Infrastructure Improvement Fund
UNUniversity
USISUniversity Student Information System
VPVice-President
WFTEWeighted Full-Time Equivalent

Universities/Colleges in the Maritimes:

ASTAtlantic School of Theology
AcadAcadia University
CBUCape Breton University (formerly UCCB – University College of Cape Breton)
CCNBCollège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick
Cdel'ÎleCollège de l’Île
DalDalhousie University
HCHolland College
MSVUMount Saint Vincent University
MCFTMaritime College of Forest Technology
MFCMoncton Flight College
MTAMount Allison University
NBCCNew Brunswick Community College
NSACNova Scotia Agricultural College
NSCADNova Scotia College of Art and Design
NSCCNova Scotia Community College
SMUSaint Mary's University
SFXU or St.FXSt. Francis Xavier University
STUSaint Thomas University
TUNSTechnical University of Nova Scotia
UCCBUniversity College of Cape Breton (now CBU)
UNBUniversity of New Brunswick
UNBSJUniversity of New Brunswick, Saint John campus
UNBFUniversity of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus
UdeMUniversité de Moncton (there are three campuses: Moncton, Shippagan, Edmunston)
UKC or King’sUniversity of King’s College
UPEIUniversity of Prince Edward Island
USAUniversité Sainte-Anne