Words & Terms
General Guidelines
If you do not see the word or term you're looking for on this list, consult the Associated Press Style Guide.
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advisor
associate degree
bachelor's degree
cancel, canceled, canceling, cancellation (per AP Style)
Canvas: Our student portal and learning management system
class vs. course
- Class refers to the times and days a specific course section meets; i.e. ENGL-1301-8001.
- Course refers to the subject area, i.e. ENGL-1301; each course is made up of class sections.
Lifestyle and Community Learning (LCL)
- Personal enrichment and lifelong learning offerings that do not apply to our degrees
continuing education
- Career-oriented courses and programs whose credits are not applied to a college or university degree
core curriculum
- Components of the core curriculum can be transferred in a block from TCC to another Texas public college or university.
co-requisite
- A co-requisite course refers to a developmental course paired with a credit transfer course.
Districtwide: one word, capitalized when referring to Tarrant County College District
- TCC Human Resources is a Districtwide, centralized office serving the needs of current and prospective faculty and staff.
e.g.: for example
- Core courses, e.g., English and math, will be offered every summer.
eLearning: TCC's distance learning
email
first-come, first-served
flyer
full time vs. full-time
- Use 2 words when used as an adverb: Maria teaches full time at TCC.
- Hyphenate when used as a compound modifier: Carlos is a full-time student at TCC.
health care
homepage
i.e.: that is
- Instructor's Class Requirements (ICR) for the exact number of unexcused absences may vary according to session, i.e., Maymester, Summer I, Weekend College, etc.
insideTCC
- Our employee intranet
internet
intranet
login vs. log in
- login (noun): your credentials—username and password—for an online system
- log in (verb): the action of logging in to an online system, such as Canvas
- I forgot my login, so I cannot log in to register for classes!
logon vs. log on
- logon (noun): your credentials—username and password—for an online system
- log on (verb): the action of logging on to an online system, such as Canvas
- You have to get your logon from IS before you can log on to Canvas
MyTCCTrack
online
part time vs. part-time
- Use 2 words when used as an adverb: Alejandra studies part time at TCC.
- Hyphenate when used as a compound modifier: She also works as a part-time waitress.
percent
- Use the % when paired with a number, with no space
- By the year 2030, it is projected that 20% of the U.S. population will be age 65 and older.
- Use a leading zero for amounts lass than 1%.
- The price of eggs rose 0.8% last week.
- Avoid starting a sentences with a percentage. If you cannot avoid this construction,
write out both:
- Twenty-two percent of 22 is 4.84.
resume (verb)
resume (noun)
- After Thanksgiving Break, classes will resume on Monday, November 30, 2015.
- The right resume can make the difference in determining employment for a candidate.
Scantron (capitalized in all uses)
syllabus (singular), syllabi (plural)
TBN (To Be Named, for open positions, times, or dates)
United States or U.S.
- Spell out United States when it is alone: Nadia's family moved to the United States before she was born.
- Use U.S. when it modifies a noun: Nadia is a U.S. citizen.
username
web
web address
web browser
webinar
website
webpage
YouTube
Updated January 08, 2024