Acronym Dictionary

Acronyms are very important at WPI, and while no one is expected to know them all, knowing the more common ones will make life a lot easier. Here’s a partial list of the acronyms used...

Student Organizations
ACM	Association for Computing Machinery
AIAA	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
ATC	Academic Technology Center
BMES	Biomedical Engineering Society
BSU	Black Student Union
CAI	Committee on Academic Issues
CBF	Christian Bible Fellowship
CCC	Computing and Communications Center
FIRST	For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
FSAE	Formula Society of Automotive Engineers
GAEA	Global Awareness of Environmental Activity
GHC	Goat’s Head Committee
GDC	Game Development Club
GI	Guerilla Improv
GSG	Graduate Student Government
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IFC	Inter Fraternity Council
ISC	International Student Council
LnL	Lens and Lights
LSI	Legal and Social Issues
NRHH	National Residence Hall Honorary
NSBE	National Society of Black Engineers
PHC	Panhellenic Council
SAAC	Student Athletic Advisory Committee
SAO	Student Activities Office
SAS	Student Alumni Society
SCP	Student Comedy Productions
SFS	Science Fiction Society
SGA	Student Government Association (undergraduate)
SHM	Simple Harmonic Motion
SocComm	WPI Social Committee
SOMA	Society of Martial Arts
SPAW	Students Promoting Animal Welfare
SWE	Society of Women Engineers
WWPI	WPI Radio
Buildings (Academic)
AK	Atwater Kent Laboratories
FL	Fuller Laboratories
GH	Goddard Hall
GL	Gordon Library
GP	Gateway Park
HL	Higgins Laboratories
KH	Kaven Hall
OH	Olin Hall
PC	Project Center
SH	Stratton Hall
SL	Salisbury Laboratories
WB	Washburn Shops and Stoddard Laboratories
Buildings (Other)
AG	Alumni Gymnasium
AH	Alden Hall
CC	Harrington Auditorium
BC	Bartlett Center
BH	Boynton Hall
HH	Higgins House
PH	Power House
DH	Daniels Hall
EA	Ellsworth Apartments
EH	East Hall
FA	Fuller Apartments
FH	Founders Hall
IH	Institute Hall
MH	Morgan Hall
RH	Riley-Sanford Hall
SA	Stoddard A
SB	Stoddard B
SC	Stoddard C
Course Prefixes
ACC	Accounting
AR	Art History
AS	Air Science
BB	Biology/Biotechnology
BME	Biomedical Engineering
BUS	Business
CE	Civil and Environmental Engineering
CH	Chemistry
CHE	Chemical Engineering
CP	Cooperative Education
CS	Computer Science
ECE	Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECON	Economics
EN	English
ENT	Entrepreneurship
ES	Engineering Science
EX	Exchange Program
FIN	Finance
FPE	Fire Protection Engineering
GN	German
GOV	Political Science, Government, and Law
GPS	Great Problems Seminar
HI	History
HU	Humanities
ID	Interdisciplinary
IDG	Interdisciplinary (Graduate)
IMGD	Interactive Media and Game Development
IS	International Studies
MA	Mathematics
ME	Mechanical Engineering
MFE	Manufacturing Engineering
MIS	Management Information Systems
MKT	Marketing
ML	Military Leadership
MME	Mathematics for Educators
MTE	Materials Science and Engineering
MU	Music
OBC	Organization Behavior and Change
OIE	Operations and Industrial Engineering
PE	Physical Education
PH	Physics
PSY	Psychology
PY	Philosophy
RBE	Robotics Engineering
RE	Religion
RH	Rhetoric
SD	System Dynamics
SECE	Electrical and Computer Engineering (SIM)
SIM	School of Industrial Managment
SMIS	Management Information Systems (SIM)
SOC	Sociology
SOIE	Operations and Industrial Engineering (SIM)
SP	Spanish
SS	General Social Sciences
STS	Society/Technology Studies
TH	Theater
WR	Writing

See also The WPI Acronym Dictionary (unofficial).

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Acronym Dictionary

Student Organizations

Buildings (Academic)

Buildings (Other)

Course Prefixes