Appendix B - Abbreviations/Acronyms

last updated: 6/27/02

Abbreviation/Acronym	Description

ABC			Automatic Budget Calculation
ABOR			Arizona Board of Regents
ABR			Automatic Budget Reallocation
ACH			Automated Clearing House
AP			Accounts Payable

BETR	                Biweekly Employee Time Report

CIP			Construction in Progress
CR			Credit
CLASS - REG		Classified - Regular
CLASS - TEMP		Classified - Temporary

DDF			Distribution of Deposit Form
DMS			Departmental Management System
dPR			Electronic Purchase Requisition
DPS			Department of Public Safety
DR or DB		Debit

E-Check			Emergency Check
eDDF			Electronic Distribution of Deposit Form
EID			Employee Identification number
ERE			Employee Related Expense
ETR	                Employee Time Record

FAC - ANC		Faculty - Ancillary
FAC - CLIN		Faculty - Clinical
FAC - REG		Faculty - Regular
FERPA			Family Educational Rights and 
			Privacy Act (1974)
FICA			Federal Insurance Contributions Act
			(social security taxes)
FL/PR (flipper)         Faculty List/Payment Requisition
FM			Financial Management
FM			Facilities Management
FPR			Purchasing Module of FRS
FRS			Financial Records System
FSO			Financial Services Office

GL			General Ledger
GRDDF			Gift Report and Distribution of Deposit Form

HDC			Hand-drawn check
HRS			Human Resources System

IDB			Interdepartmental Billing
IBF			Interdepartmental Billing Form
I/S			Instate
ISW			Information Services Web

JE			Journal Entry

LIFE AD & D		Life Accidental Death & Disability
L/R			Licenses, Royalties & Rentals
LWOP			Leave Without Pay

NDSL			National Direct Student Loan
NORA			Notice of Recruitment Activity

OC			Open Commitment
OH			Overhead
O/S			Out of state

PAF			Personnel Action Form
PC			Personal computer
PCN			Position Control Number
PEL			Payroll Expenditure Listing
PET			Payroll Expense Transfer
PI			Principal Investigator
PO			Purchase Order
POPR			Payroll Online Payment request
PPO			Prepaid Purchase Order
PR			Purchase Requisition
PSOS			Personal Services Operating System

RBC			Request for Budget Change
RES			Restricted
RFAA			Request for Accounting Assistance
RFQ			Request for Quotation
R/M			Repair and Maintenance

SID			Student Identificatin Number
SIS			Student Information System
SL			Subsidiary Ledger
SP			Sponsored Projects
SPINS			Sponsored Projects Information System
SSN			Social Security Number

TA			Teaching Assistant
TA			Travel Authorization
TER			Travel Expense Report
TIAA/CREF		Teacher's Insurance & Annuity 
			Association/College Retirement 
			Equity Fund
TRV			Travel



UHAP			University Handbook for Appointed Personnel
UMC			University Medical Center
UPI			University Physicians, Inc.
USCIS			U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

VALIC			Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company