Abbreviations
A list of abbreviations used in CIRCLE
A
Academy
Secondary or high school. The term Academy is used in North America for schools with grades 9 through 12. In other world regions secondary may include 5, 6 or 7 years of education before university entrance level, depending on national system requirements.
AUAndrews University
AUCAtlantic Union College
AVLNAdventist Virtual Learning Network
C
CAUC
Canadian Adventist University College
CUCColumbia Union College
CCOften used after a Union's name, to mean Curriculum Committee
E
ECD
East Central Africa Division
Elementary School
Also known as primary school. In North America, Adventist elementary schools include the first eight years of formal schooling, known as Grades 1-8. Some include kindergarten before Grade 1. In some regions, primary schools cover the first 4 or 5 years, with a middle or junior high school encompassing another 3-4 years before senior high school, the last four years before college or university level.
ESDEuro-Asia Division
EUDEuro-Africa Division
G
GC
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
H
Higher Ed
Higher or Tertiary Education, including college, university, undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate educational programs
High School
Secondary or academy levels, usually referring to the last 4, 5 or 6 years of required education before university/college level. See discuss under Academy.
HSIHome Study International
I
IAD
Inter-American Division
J
JAE
The Journal of Adventist Education
JRCEThe Journal of Research on Christian Education
L
LSU
LaSierra University
LLULoma Linda University
LUCLake Union Conference in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
LUCCLake Union Curriculum Committee
LUCOELake Union Conference Office of Education
M
MAUC
Mid-America Union Conference in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
N
NAD
North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
NADCCNorth American Division Curriculum Committee
NADOENorth American Division Office of Education
NPUCNorth Pacific Union Conference in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
O
OE
When added to a union's abbreviation, denotes Office of Education
e.g. LUCOE Lake Union Conference Office of Education
P
Primary
Elementary School or traditionally the first five through eight years of formal education, differing from country to country. See discussion under elementary school.
PUCOEPacific Union Conference Office of Education in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
PUCPacific Union College
S
SAD
South American Division
SAUSouthern Adventist University
SDACCThe Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada
SPDSouth Pacific Division
SUCSouthern Union Conference in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
SUDSouthern Asia Division
SSDSouthern Asia-Pacific Division
SWAUSouthwestern Adventist University
SWUCSouthwestern Union Conference in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
T
TED
Trans-European Division
U
URL
Universal Resource Locator or the address at which a website can be located on the worldwide web or Internet. Typically it appears in the address or location line near the top of your browser's page
e.g. http://circle.adventistlearningcommunity.com
W
WAD
Western Africa Division
WebShort version of world wide web (denoted as 'www' often and now www2') used to refer to a part of the Internet, where many websites are currently located.
WWUWalla Walla University