Graduate School of Education
ACRONYM GLOSSARY
AACTE
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
AASA
American Association of School Administrators
AASL
American Association of School Librarians ( a division of the American
Library Association)
AAUP
American Association of University Professors (faculty union)
ACA
American Counseling Association
AddSPED
Added Special Educator Endorsement (a cohort within the Special Educator
program for candidates who are bilingual/bicultural)
AHR
All Hands Raised
ASHA
American Speech-Languages-Hearing Association
AERA
American Educational Research Association
AIUTP
American Indian Urban Teacher Program
ALA
American Library Association
ALT
PSU Academic Leadership Team (e.g., deans, vice provosts)
ASCA
American School Counselor Association
AY
Academic Year
BTP
Bilingual Teacher Pathways (a program that leads to a teaching lisence, ESL
endorsement, and master’s degree for individuals who are
bilingual/bicultural)
C. Council
Coordinating Council (was a governance group within the GSE comprised of
the dean, associate deans, department chairs, and other directors and
managers)
CACREP
Council for Accreditation Counseling and Related Educational Programs
CAEP
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
CAL
Continuing Administrator License
Revised 2/6/13 and 7/31/14
CEC
Council for Exceptional Children
CE/ED
Continuing Education/in the Graduate School of Education (was a unit
within the GSE that provided education supporting the professional growth
of preK-16 educators, trainers, and human service professionals. See ROSS
and MCS for new configuration.)
CF
Conceptual framework
CI or C&I
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
CLAS
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
CMHC
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
CORE
Council of Rehabilitation Education
COUN
Department of Counselor Education
CPED
Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate
CTL
Continuing Teaching License (teachers with an Initial Teaching License may
apply for a CTL if they have at least 3 years of experience, a master’s degree,
and advanced coursework; no longer required). PSU no longer offers.
D2L
Desire to Learn
DOGS
Dean's Office Group
DPC
Doctoral Program Committee
EC
Early Childhood (in Oregon, an authorization level that extends from Pre-K
to grade 4)
ECE
Early childhood Education (a specialization within the CI Master’s program)
EdD
Doctor of Education
EI/SE
Early intervention/Special Education (a program for those who want to
work with young children, ages birth through grade 3, who have special
needs)
EL or
Elem.
Elementary (in Oregon, usually grades 1-5, although the licensure
authorization level extends from grade 3-8)
Revised 2/6/13 and 7/31/14
ELP
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
EPFA
Education Policy, Foundations & Administrative Studies (former name of
ELP)
ESL
English as a Second Language ( And a program within the GSE for licensed
Teachers desiring to add an ESOL endorsement)
ESOL
English to Speakers of Other Languages (endorsement)
ETS
Educational Testing Service
FTE
Full-time equivalent (a calculation used to determine an employee's
workload and salary)
GSE
Graduate School of Education (Portland State University)
GTEP
Graduate Teacher Education Program (the GSE’s largest initial licensure
program for candidates desiring to teach in early childhood, elementary,
middle-level, and high school settings)
HECC
Higher Education Coordinating Commission of Oregon (is responsible for
advising the Legislature, the Governor, and the Oregon Education
Investment Board on higher education policy. Its statutory authorities
include the development of biennial budget recommendations, making
funding allocations to community colleges and public universities,
approving new academic programs in the public system, allocating Oregon
Opportunity Grants.)
HGC
Helen Gordon Center
HGCDC
Helen Gordon Child Development Center
HR
Human Resources
HS
High School (authorization level for grades 9-12)
IAL/CAL
Initial Administrator License/Continuing Administrator License
IE2P
Inclusive Elementary Educator Program (a program for individuals leading
to licensure in both Special and General Education at the elementary school
level)
InTASC
The Interstate Teachers Assessment and Support Consortium
Revised 2/6/13 and 7/31/14
IRA
International Reading Association
ITEP
International Teacher Education Program (individualized
advisement/program for international teachers within GTEP)
ITMH
Infant Toddler Mental Health (an interdisciplinary graduate certificate for
professionals who are working with families who have children from the
prenatal period to 36 months of age)
LECL
Leadership, Ecology, Culture and Learning
LSE
Leadership for Sustainability Education (formerly LECL)
Lib/Medi
a
Library Media program
MA/MS
Master of Arts/Master of Science
MCF
Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling (specialization in the Counseling
master’s degree and a graduate certificate)
MCS
Marketing and Communication Systems (a unit that supports
recruitment/marketing throughout the GSE, including communication
systems like Talisma, Destiny, Drupal, etc.
M.Ed.
Master of Education
MISL
Metropolitan Instructional Support Lab (Room 310 in the School of
Education Building)
ML
Middle Level (an authorization level that extends from grades 5-9)
NAEYC
National Association for the Education of Young Children
NBPTS
National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
NES
National Evaluation Systems
NETC
Netc, L.L.C. (national bar codes for media)
OAA
Office of Administrative Affairs
OAR
Oregon Administrative Rule (state rule/regulation)
OCCD
Oregon Center for Career Development
Revised 2/6/13 and 7/31/14
OEIB
Oregon Education Investment Board (chaired by the Governor, oversees
efforts to build a unified system for investing in and delivering public
education from birth to college & career.)
OGS
Office of Graduate Studies (PSU)
OIT
Office of Information Technologies (PSU) Also Oregon Institute of
Technology
ORELA
Oregon Educator Licensure Assessments
OSCA
Oregon School Counselor Association
OUS
Oregon University System (state system of higher education comprising of
seven state universities) Will no longer exist after 2014-15.
P-12
Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade
PACE
Postsecondary Adult and Continuing Education
PEDS
Professional Education Data System (AACTE)
P&P
Program and Policy Committee
P&T
Promotion and Tenure Committee
PMEP
Portland Metro Education Partnership
RCIEP
Research Center on Inclusive and Effective Educational Practices
ROSS
Recruitment, Outreach, and Student Services (a unit with the GSE that
provides admissions advising, retention services, education supporting the
professional growth of preK-16 educators, trainers, and human service
professionals)
SCH
Student Credit Hours (course credits x number of students enrolled)
SDEP
Secondary Dual Educator Program (a program leading to licensure in both
Special Education and a subject at the secondary level)
SHAC
Student Health and Counseling Center
SIG
Special Interest Group (a forum within organization such as AERA for the
involvement of individuals drawn by a common interest in a field of study,
teaching, or research)
Revised 2/6/13 and 7/31/14
SOE
Schools of Education; also, what some PSU campus offices call the GSE
SOE-LC
Eduventures Schools of Education Learning Collaborative (Eduventures’
program to share insights and direction to identify best management
practices, benchmark performance, and improve core processes)
SPA
Specialized professional associations (the organization who set the
standards for specialized subject areas)
SPED
Special Education or Special Educator
TEC
Teacher Education Committee (a collaborative body among the schools and
departments at PSU to facilitate the preparation and recommendation for
licensure of qualified students with content area expertise)
Tk20
An online assessment, accountability, and data management system
specifically designed for colleges of education and used by the GSE
TSPC
Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (the state agency
responsible for the licensing of education professionals and approval of
preparation programs)
VIL
Visually Impaired Learner
Revised 2/6/13 and 7/31/14