Editorial Style Guide - S

S-Number

Specific identification number assigned to all students and employees, used for logging into secure systems. See student ID.

schedule changes

See add/drop.

school districts

Spell out the full name on first reference (i.e., RE-1 Valley School District). When referring to more than one school district, use lowercase when spelling out school district (i.e., northern Colorado school districts).

section

A distinct class of students taking the same course (i.e., She taught three sections of English Composition).

semester credit hours

See contact hours, credit hour.

semester designations

Do not capitalize (e.g., fall semester, spring semester, and summer semester).

service area

The area in which Northeastern is designated by the CCCS to offer programs and services.

session

Instructional periods during a semester that mark the beginning and end of a class (i.e., 12-week session).

shared governance

Governance system by which Northeastern solicits input and collaboration from faculty, staff, and students.

spacing

Use a single space after a period and any other punctuation.

State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education (SBCCOE)

The 11-member board that governs the CCCS.

state names

Use the following to abbreviate the names of states, per AP Style. Note that eight states are missing from this list;  Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah are never abbreviated. Note the postal abbreviations are included only for reference.

statewide

No hyphen. See campuswide.

student ID

No periods after ID.

Student Services

Always spelled out with both words.

syllabus, syllabi

Required outline of essential information about a course. Plural is syllabi.