Spelling


Consult Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary for spelling and word breaks. American spellings are preferred over British.
 
Adviser, not advisor
 
Alumna/alumnae; alumnus/alumni; alum/alums can be used in informal text.
 
Catalog, not catalogue
 
Computer terms: database, data file, debug, hard copy, input, log on, online
 
Coursework, not course work
 

E-mail, not email
 
Emerita/emeritae; emeritus/emeriti
 
Curriculum vitae (singular); curricula vitae (plural); vita (informal)
 
Ex-officio, with a hyphen
 
Fund raising when used as a noun; fund-raising when used as an adjective
 
Grade-point average, GPA
 
In-depth, in-service when used as an adjective before the noun
 
Login, not log in
 
Multicampus
 
Noncredit, not non-credit
 
Nondegree, not non-degree
 
Nonprofit, not non-profit

 

Online, not on-line
 
Percent, not per cent
 
University-wide but campuswide, citywide, nationwide, statewide
 
World Wide Web, web, website, homepage, Internet, webmaster, but web-based publications, web pages, web browser