Other Academic Abbreviations
- Use grade-point average with a hyphen or GPA in caps without periods.
- To identify a specific course, use the official course code; e.g., ENGL 101 Composition
When Not to Abbreviate
Do not abbreviate:
- Names of countries other than United States of America.
- March, April, May, June and July in any reference.
- Christmas not Xmas.
- The name of an organization the first time it is used. Spell out the name and put the acronym in parentheses. If the term appears only once, do not add the acronym.
- The word percent: spell out the word percent, but in tabular, scientific, technical, or statistical copy, use the symbol %.
- Assistant and associate when used in a title.
NOTE: Abbreviations may be used more freely in tabular format.
UIW Location Names
The proper names for the locations on the UIW campus are:
- Alamo Heights Center
- Corpus Christi Center
- Killeen/Ft. Hood Center
- Northeast Center
- Northwest Center
- Saidoff Center
- AT&T Science Center
- Agnese/Sosa Residence Hall
- Ancira Parking Tower
- Athletics Complex
- Barshop Natatorium
- Bernard O’Halloran Fountain
- Bonilla Science Hall
- Bowden Eye Care and Health Center
- Buckley Courtyard • Buckley-Mitchell Advancement Center
- Cardinal Village/ELs Offices
- Carillon Plaza
- Centro Universitario Incarnate Word
- Cervera Wellness Center
- Chapel of the Incarnate Word
- Cheever Theatre/Coates Theatre
- Clement Hall
- Columkille Administration Building
- Concert Hall
- Dubuis Residence Hall and Lawn
- European Study Center Strasbourg
- Everett Lecture Hall
- Feik School of Pharmacy
- Frank Nursing Building
- Gayle & Tom Benson Stadium
- Gayle & Tom Benson Fieldhouse
- Gorman Center
- Goretti Zehr Lecture Hall
- Gorman-Mitchell Room
- Grossman International Conference Center
- Hillside
- Joeris Residence Hall
- Joyce Design & Technology Center
- Kelso Art Center
- Lourdes Grotto
- Luella Bennack Music Center
- Mabry Tennis Center
- Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
- Mabee Library
- McCombs Center
- McCombs Residence Hall
- McCombs Center Rosenberg Sky Room
- McCracken House
- McDermott Center
- Mission Plaza
- Our Lady's Chapel
- Professional Golf Management Facility
- Saidoff Center
- Rosenberg School of Optometry
- School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Bldg. 1
- Bldg. 2
- Bldg. 3
- Bldg. 4 or Eduardo Caballero M.D. Building
- Seddon Recital Hall
- Semmes Gallery
- Slattery Leadership Center
- Skyview Residence Hall
- Softball Field
- Solar House
- St. Joseph's Hall
- Student Gallery
- Sullivan Field
- Sullivan Sculpture Studio
- UIW Eye Institute
- Village of Avoca Apartments
- Watson Lofts