IU Glossary

Here are a few key terms that are useful to learn, memorize and use around campus.

Here are a few key terms that are useful to know around campus, so you can pretend you’re not really a freshman.

A&H
Courses categorized as Arts and Humanities by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Academic probation 
Occurs when a student’s cumulative grade point average for a semester falls below 2.0.

AI
Associate instructor.

Audit
Taking a class not for credit.

B-School
The Kelley School of Business.

Big Ten
The collegiate athletic conference of which IU is a member. The other schools in the Big Ten are Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio State, Michigan,
Michigan State, Penn State, Northwestern, Iowa and Nebraska. Rutgers and Maryland will join in 2014.

Bursar
The office that bills tuition and room and board fees. The Bursar’s office is located in Poplar’s Building  W100, 400 E. Seventh St.

Campus Access
In addition to being your photo ID, your Campus Access card serves as yours library card, bus pass, residence hall meal card and debit card.

COAS
The College of Arts and Sciences; sometimes called simply “the College.”

Cutter
Originally, the word “cutter” was an insult to stone cutters who worked in one of Bloomington’s limestone quarries. Now, a cutter is a term that can refer to a Bloomington resident or to the men’s Little 500 bike team, the race champions from 2007 to 2011.

GLBTSSS
The Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Student Support Services provides support, information and advocacy for potential and current students as well as concerned parents and curious parties. The office also offers counseling services and programming throughout the year.

Greek system
The sororities and fraternities that make up about 17 percent of the IU student population. The houses’ names are combinations of letters from the Greek alphabet.

IDS
Indiana Daily Student; for students, by students newspaper free to all students every week day.

IMU
Indiana Memorial Union; often referred to as “the Union,” located at 900 E. Seventh St.

IUAA
IU Alumni Association; students can become members even before they graduate

IUSA
IU Student Association; IU’s student government.

IUSF
IU Student Foundation; a nonprofit organization that raises funds for the University. IUSF sponsors the Little 500 bike race.

Little 5
The famous Little 500 bicycle race and the week of events surrounding it.

MAC
Musical Arts Center, located at 101 N. Jordan Ave., across from Read Center. This venue is the site of Jacobs School of Music opera performances and IU Ballet Department shows.

N&M
Courses categorized as Natural and Mathematical Sciences
by COAS.

Office hours
Times that your professors set aside each week to be available to answer questions you have about their classes.

OneStart
www.onestart.iu.edu; a site that gives you access to your student e-mail account, schedule, transcript, grades and other University services.

Oncourse
www.oncourse.iu.edu; an online portal for IU faculty and students to use to keep in contact for classes. Professors and students can post resources, set up message boards and more on pages made for each particular class.

RPS
Residential Programs and Services, the division that handles all things related to a student’s living environment, including dorm rooms, meal plans and
programming.

S&H
Courses categorized as Social and Historical Studies by COAS.

SAA
IU Student Alumni Association promotes development of leadership and organizational skills.

SAB
Student Athletic Board; allows students to become involved with IU athletics without being
athletes.

SID
Student ID number; used to access transcript or schedule online; sometimes required by professors when taking tests.

SRSC
Student Recreational Sports Center, located on Law Lane; 204,000 square-foot facility offering more than 400 workout machines in addition to other
programs and courts for
working out.

UD
University Division; the part of IU most freshmen are automatically admitted into and remain in until they are accepted by the school of their major.

UITS
University Information Technology Services; deals with all things computer and technology-related on campus.