Acronyms
Around Campus
- CAA - Center for Academic Achievement, also known as the Advising Office, which is located in E-108. The CAA is home to many offices that help students with the advising process, changing advisors, competency exams, and disability services.
- CEC - Career Education Center, located on the first floor of the School of Management building. The CEC helps students with resumes, jobs, and graduate school information and applications.
- LEF or L - Lefavour Hall or Library
- LKP - Linda K. Paresky Center located on the 3rd floor on the Main College Building in the East Wing.
- MCB - Main College Building
- PCB or P - Palace Road Building
- SCB or S - Park Science Center
- SOMC, SOM, or M - School of Management Building
Within Buildings
- W - West Wing
- C - Center
- E - East Wing
* The first number or a classroom or meeting space refers to what floor it is on. So if you are assigned to a class that meets in S215 that means your class is in the Park Science Center on the second floor.
Schools of Simmons
- SLIS- Graduate School of Library and Information Science
- SSW- School of Social Work, including the Education and Behavior Analysis departments
Student Levels
- GR or Grad - Graduate Student
- UG - Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Grades
- A - Excellent
- B - Good
- C - Fair
- D - Poor
- F - Fail
- P - Pass
- S - Intermediate grades given upon completion of one semester of a full year course
- AU - Formal audit
- W - Approved Withdrawal
- RW - Required Withdrawal
*Numeric values that correspond to letter grades assigned are determined by the departments and instructors.
Graduate Grades
SOM:
Standard letter grades (ABCDF, plus and minus) are used.
Prior to 2000, the grades were assigned as:
- DI — Distinction
- HP — High Pass
- SA — Satisfactory
- LP — Low Pass
- P — Pass
- F - Failure
SSW:
Students may choose either the Pass/Fail option or the letter grade. The Doctor of Philosophy program only offers the Pass/Fail grading option.
- P — Pass
- MP — Marginal Pass
- F — Fail
- S — Intermediate grade given upon completion of one semester of a full year course
- W — Withdrawal
- RW — Required Withdrawal
All other Graduate Programs:
- Standard letter grades (ABCDF, plus and minus) are used.
*Numeric values that correspond to letter grades assigned are determined by the departments.
Terms of the Registrar's Office
- Ad Board- Administrative Board
- COF - Colleges of the Fenway
- CPL- Credits for Prior Learning. Opportunity for Dix Scholars to receive academic credit for knowledge gained though life experience. CPL is affiliated with Undergraduate Admissions.
- LOA- Leave of Absence
- TCE- Transfer Credit Evaluation. All transfer students who submit their transcripts from a previous institution will have their transcript evaluated and we will determine which courses/credits will be accepted at Simmons.
Department Names
- AST - Africana Studies
- ART -Art
- AADM - Art Administration
- BIOL-Biology
- PH- Public Health
- CHEM-Chemistry
- CHIN- Chinese
- COMM -Communications
- CS - Computer Science
- EAS - East Asian Studies
- ECON -Economics
- EDUC - Education
- ENGL - English
- ENVI - Environmental Science
- FREN - French
- FYS - First Year Seminar
- FYW - First Year Writing
- GEDUC - Graduate Studies of Education
- HIST - History
- HON - Honors
- IDS - Interdisciplinary Studies
- INRL - International Relations
- IT - Information Technology
- JAPN - Japanese
- MATH - Mathematics
- MCC - Multidisciplinary Core Course
- MGMT - Management
- ML - Modern Languages
- MUS - Music
- NURS - Nursing
- NUTR - Nutrition
- PHIL - Philosophy
- PHYS - Physics
- POLS - Political Science
- PSYC - Psychology
- PT - Physical Therapy
- RDG - Reading
- SJ - Social Justice
- SOCI - Sociology
- SPAN - Spanish
- SPND - Special Education
- SW - Social Work
- TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language
- WGST - Women's and Gender Studies
Programs
- BTC - Beginning Teacher Center
- BEHV - Behavior Analysis
- CAGS - Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies
- CERT - Certificate
- CHL - Childrens Literature
- DEDU- Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis
- DNP - Doctor in Nursing Practice Program
- DIP - Dietetic Internship Program
- DPD - Didactic Program in Dietetics
- DPT - Doctorate of Physical Therapy
- FNP - Family Practitioner Program
- HCA - Health Care Administration
- HPEP - Health Professions Education Program
- LIS - Library and Information Science
- MBA - Masters of Business Administration
- MCM - Masters of Communications Management
- MSW- Master of Social Work
- NECC - New England Center for Children
- SLMH - The School Library Teacher Program at Mount Holyoke
- SLTP - School Library Teacher Program
Degrees
- B.A.- Bachelor of Arts
- B.S.- Bachelor of Science
- B.A./B.S.- Dual Degree Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
- B.S./D.P.T.- Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Physical Therapy
- B.A./M.B.A.- Dual Degree Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration
- B.S./M.S.- Dual Degree Bachelor of Science and Master of Science
- B.S./M.S.N.- Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Nursing
- B.S.W.- Bachelor of Social Work
- C.A.G.S.- Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies
- C.S.N.- Certificate in Sports Nutrition
- Ed.S.- Education Specialist
- M.A.- Master of Arts
- M.S.- Master of Science
- M.A./M.A.- Dual Degree Master of Arts and Master of Arts
- M.A.T.- Master of Arts in Teaching
- M.A.T./M.A.- Master of Teaching and Master of Arts in English
- M.B.A.- Master of Business Administration
- M.F.A.- Master of Fine Art
- M.F.A./M.A.- Master of Fine Arts and Master of Arts
- M.S.Ed.- Master of Science in Education
- M.S.L.I.S.- Master of Science in Library and Information Science
- M.S./M.A.- Dual Degree Master of Science and Master of Arts
- M.S.N.- Master of Science in Nursing
- M.S.W.- Master of Social Work
- M.S.W./M.B.A.- Joint Degree Master of Social Work and Master of Business Administration
- M.T.E.S.L.- Master of Teaching English as a Second Language
- Ph.D.- Doctorate
- RN/B.S.- Registered Nurse and Bachelor of Science