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