Acronyms
Around Campus
- CSS - The Center for Student Success, located on the ground floor of LeFavour Hall, includes the Tutoring Center, Undergraduate Advising, Writing Center, as well as:
- CEC - Career Education Center
- CGE - Center for Global Education
- OAS - Office Accessibility Services
- LEF (building designation L) - Lefavour Hall
- LKP - Linda K. Paresky Center located on the 3rd floor on the east side of the Main College Building, room number A310.
- MCB (building designation A) - Main College Building
- OPR (building designation B) - Palace Road Building
- SCB (building designation S) - Park Science Center
- SOM (building designation C) - Management and Academic Building
Schools of Simmons
- SLIS - School of Library and Information Science
- SSW - School of Social Work
- School of Nursing
- B-School - School of Business
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
School of Business:
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
- AS - Asian Studies
- BIOL - Biology
- PH - Public Health
- CHEM - Chemistry
- CHIN - Chinese
- COMM - Communications
- CS - Computer Science
- 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