Metro State-Specific Terms
Referring to the College
In the first reference for external publications, use Metropolitan State College of Denver. Following the first reference, use Metro State. When writing for an internal audience, such as students, alumni or faculty, Metro State College or Metro State is acceptable in the first and subsequent references. Never use "the" Metropolitan State College of Denver. Under no circumstances should the acronym MSCD be used in copy when referring to the College. The only appropriate usage of MSCD is when listing a College Web site or e-mail address. Capitalize the word "college" when it stands alone in reference to Metro State.
Example: The College is in Denver. The College has 21,000 students.
Use lowercase when the term is used in a generic sense, as in: one of the questions facing every college.
Common Metro State acronyms
Here are some acronyms commonly used at Metro State. If you're writing for an outside audience, spell out the full name the first time, followed by the acronym in parentheses. Then use the acronym for subsequent uses.
| AHEC | Auraria Higher Education Center; Auraria Campus is the preferred usage |
| BOT | Board of Trustees |
| CCD | Community College of Denver |
| CCHE | Colorado Commission on Higher Education |
| CDE | Colorado Department of Education |
| COF | Colorado Opportunity Fund |
| CVA | Center for Visual Art |
| IT | Information Technology |
| RMAC | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| LAS | School of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| SCOBS | School of Business |
| SCOPS | School of Professional Studies |
| UCDHSC | University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center |
Buildings and classrooms
Specific buildings and classrooms are generally capitalized, as follows. When writing for an internal audience it is acceptable to use the approved campus abbreviations, i.e. TIV, CN, WC, as shown below.
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