SYSTEM HR - Position/Job Title Abbreviations List

SYSTEM HR - Position/Job Title Abbreviations List
Caption

Full Title

Abbreviation

Note

Academic-Academy

ACAD

Account-Accountant

ACCT

Accountancy

ACCY

Accounting

ACTG

Acquisition

ACQUIS

Acting

ACT

Adjunct

ADJ

Administration-Administrative

ADMN

Administrator

ADMNR

Admissions

ADM

Advance-Advanced

ADVC

Advancement

ADVCMT

Advertising

ADVT

Advising-Advisory

ADVS

Adviser/Advisor

ADVR

Aeronautics-Aeronautical

AERO

Affairs

AFF

Affiliate

AFFL

Affirmative

AFFRM

Agency

AGCY

Agriculture-Agricultural

AGRI

Agronomy-Agronomist

AGRON

American

AMER

Analyst-Analysis

ANLYS

Analytical

ANLYT

Anatomy

ANAT

And

&

Anesthesiologist-Anesthesiology

ANESTH

Animal

ANML

Annual

ANN

Anthropology

ANTH

Application

APP

Applied

APPL

Acquistion(s)

ACQUIS

Archeology-Archeologist

ARCHEO

Architect-Architecture-Architectural

ARCH

Archivist

ARCHIV

Assessment

ASSMT

Assistance

ASSTC

Assistant

ASST

Associate-Associated

ASSOC

Association

ASSN

Astronautical

ASTRO

Astronomy

ASTR

Athletic(s)

ATHL

Audit-Auditor

AUD

Auxiliary

AUX

Aviation

AVI

Baseball

BSBAL

Basketball

BSKTBAL

Behavior-Behavioral

BEHAV

Bibliography-Bibliographer

BIBLIO

Biochemistry-Biochemist

BIOCHEM

Bioengineering

BIOENG

Biology-Biological-Biologist

BIOL

Biomedicine-Biomedical

BIOMED

Biophysics-Biophysicist

BIOPHYS

Biostatistics

BIOSTAT

Board

BD

Budget-Budgeting

BDGT

Building

BLDG

Business

BUS

Capital

CAP

Cardiology

CARDIO

Catalog-Cataloger

CATLG-CATLGR

Center

CTR

Chairperson

CHAIR

Chancellor

CHANC

Chemistry-Chemical-Chemist

CHEM

Chinese

CHIN

Circulation

CIRC

Classification

CLASS

Clinic

CLINIC

NO abbr

Clinical-Clinician

CLIN

Collections

COLLECT

College

COLL

Commerce

COM

Committee

CMTE

Communications

COMNC

Community

CMTY

Comparative

COMP

Compliance

COMPL

Computer-Computing

CMPTR

Conference(s)

CONF

Consultant

CONSLT

Consumer

CNSMR

Continuing

CONT

Cooperative

COOP

Coordinate-Coordinator

COORD

Corporate

CORP

Council

COUNCIL

NO abbr

Counsel-Counseling-Counselor

COUNS

Creative

CREATV

Criticism

CRTISM

Curriculum

CURR

Dentist-Dentistry-Dental

DENT

Department

DEPT

Departmental

DEPTL

Deputy

DPTY

Dermatology

DERM

Develop-Development

DEVLP

Developer

DEVLPR

Diagnostic

DIAG

Dietetics

DIET

Director

DIR

Distance

DSTN

Distinguish-Distinguished

DIST

Diversity

DVSTY

Division

DIV

Document(s)

DOC

Dynamics

DYN

Ecology-Ecologist

ECOL

Economic(s)

ECON

Education-Educator

EDUC

Electrical-Electrician-Electronic

ELEC

Emergency

EMRGY

Emeritus/a

EMERITUS/A

NO abbr

Endowed

ENDW

Engagement

ENGAGMT

Engineering-Engineer

ENGR

English

ENGL

Entomology-Entomologist

ENTOM

Entrepreneurial

ENTRPRNRL

Environment-Environmental

ENVR-ENVRL

Epidemiology-Epidemiologist

EPI

Europe-European

EURO

Evaluation

EVAL

Examination

EXAM

Executive

EXEC

Exhibits

EXBTS

Experiment-Experimental

EXPT

Extension

EXT

Extramural

EXTRML

Facilities

FACILTS

Faculty

FAC

Family

FAM

Federal

FED

Finance-Financial

FIN

Fiscal

FISC

Football

FTBAL

Foreign

FORGN

Forensic

FORNSC

Foundation

FNDTN

General

GEN

Genetics-Geneticist

GENET

Geography

GEOG

Geology-Geological

GEOL

German

GER

Government

GOVT

Graduate

GRAD

Group

GRP

Handicap-Handicapped

HNDCP

Head

HEAD

NO abbr

Health

HLTH

Histology

HISTOL

History

HIST

Horticulture

HORT

Hospital

HOSP

Housing

HSG

Human

HUMAN

NO abbr

Humanities

HUMANITS

Human Resources

HR

Hygiene

HYG

Illini-Illinois

IL

Imaging

IMGNG

Immunology

IMMUN

Immunopharmacology

IMMUNOPHARM

Independent

INDEP

Individual

INDIV

Industrial

INDUST

Information

INFO

Institute-Institution

INST

Instruction-Instructional

INSTRN

Instructor

INSTR

Interim

INTERIM

NO abbr

International

INATL

Intervention

INTV

Italy-Italian

ITAL

Japan-Japanese

JPN

Journalism

JOURN

Junior

JR

Kinesiology

KINES

Laboratory

LAB

Language(s)

LANG

Learning

LRNG

Lecturer

LECTURER

NO abbr

Librarian

LIBRN

Library

LIB

Linguistics

LING

Literature- Literacy

LIT-LITCY

Management

MGMT

Manager

MGR

Marketing

MKTG

Materials

MAT

Mathematics

MATH

Mechanical-Mechanics

MECH

Medical-Surgical

MED-SURG

Medicine-Medical-Medicinal

MED

Merchandise

MDSE

Microbiology-Microbiologist

MICROBIOL

Microcomputer

MICROCMPTR

Microelectronics

MICROELECT

Microscopy

MICROSC

Molecular

MOLEC

National

NATL

Neurology

NEURO

Neuroscience

NEUROSCI

Neurosurgery

NEUROSURG

Nursing

NURS

Nutrition-Nutritional

NUTR-NUTRL

Occupational

OCCUP

Office

OFC

Officer

OFCR

Operating Room

OR

Operations-Operative-Operational

OPER

Ophthalmology

OPHTHAL

Organization-Organizational

ORG

Orthodontics

ORTHODONT

Orthopaedic(s)

ORTHO

Outreach

OUTR

Otolaryngology

OTOL

Obstetrics & Gynecology

OB/GYNE

Pathology-Pathologist

PATH

Patient

PATIENT

NO abbr

Pediatric

PED

Pediatrics

PEDS

Periodontics-Periodontal

PERIO

Pharmaceutics

PHARMCTS

Pharmacist-Pharmacy

PHARM

Pharmacodynamics

PHARMCODYN

Pharmacognosy

PHARMCOGN

Pharmacology-Pharmacological

PHARMAC- PHARMACOL

Pharmacotherapist

PHARMCOTHR

Philosophy

PHIL

Photograph-Photographic-Photography

PHOTO

Physical

PHYSL

Physician

PHYSN

Physics-Physicist

PHYS

Physiologist-Physiology

PHYSIO

Planning

PLNG

Policy

POLICY

Portuguese

PORT

Postdoctoral

POSTDOC

Practice - Practitioner

PRAC-PRACTR

President

PRES

Prevention-Preventive

PREVNT-PREVNTV

Principal

PRIN

Production

PROD

Profession-Professional

PRFN-PRFNL

Professor

PROF

Program

PRGM

Programmer

PRGRMR

Project(s)

PROJ

Promotion (s)

PROMO

Prosthodontics

PROSTHO

Psychiatry-Psychiatric-Psychiatrist

PSYCHIAT

Psychology-Psychologist

PSYCH

Public

PUB

Publications

PUBL

Purchase-Purchasing

PURCH

Radiology

RADIOL

Record(s)

REC

Recreation

RECR

Resident

RESIDENT

NO abbr

Residential

RSDNTL

Resource(s)

RSRSC

Rhetoric

RHET

Russian

RUSS

Schedule-Scheduling

SCHED-SCHEDG

Scholar

SCHOLAR

NO abbr

Scholarship

SCHOL

School

SCH

Science-Scientist

SCI

Secretary

SECTY

Section

SEC

Security

SECRTY

Senior

SR

Service(s)

SERV

Sociology

SOC

Spanish

SPAN

Special-Specialist-Specialties

SPEC

Standard

STD

Statistics

STAT

Strategic

STRATG

Strength

STRENGTH

NO abbr

Structure-Structural

STRUCT-STRUCTL

Student

STDNT

Study-Studies

STDY

Supervisor

SUPVR

Surgery-Surgeon-Surgical

SURG

System(s)

SYST

Teacher-Teaching

TCH

Technical-Technician

TECH-TECHN

Technology-Technologist

TECHNOL- TECHNOLGST

Television

TV

Testing

TSTG

Theatre

THTR

Thematic

THEM

Theoretical

THEOR

Therapy

THER

Toxicology-Toxicological

TOX-TOXL

Training

TRNG

Transportation

TRANSP

Undergraduate

UGRAD

University

UNIV

Urban

URBAN

NO abbr

Urology

UROL

Veterinary

VET

Vice

V

Visit-Visiting

VST

Visualization

VISUAL

Vocational

VOC

Webmaster

WEBMSTR

Year

YR

  • Academic Human Resources Advisory Council (Chicago, Springfield, Urbana-Champaign)
  • Abbreviations were derived from a combination of traditional University usage and an accepted reference text
  • Reference text used: Acronyms, Initialisms and 2nd Abbreviations Dictionary, 31st ed., Mary Rose Bonk, Ed., Gale Research Co., 2002.


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