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Lower case

Use periods with abbreviations that appear in lower case.

• e.g., a.k.a., a.m., p.m.

Upper case & small caps

Use no periods with abbreviations that appear in upper case or small caps.

• VP, USA (US), CEO, BCE, CE

Don't use periods with acronyms and initialisms.

Place course codes in upper case.

• FREN 100

Place acronyms in upper case except when they have become common words.

• NAFTA, NATO, NSERC, TRIUMF, scuba, laser

Place initialisms in upper case.

• WTO, BCAA, ICBC

According to Canada Post standards, abbreviations of provinces and territories should appear in upper case without periods.

• AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT

Place foreign currency codes in upper case.

• EUR, USD

A complete list of currency codes can be found on the  by searching “ISO 4217.”

Mixed upper & lower case

Abbreviations with mixed upper and lower case other than academic degrees should have a period at the end.

• Dr., Prof., Mr., Mrs., Ms.

When abbreviating personal names, use periods and a space between abbreviations.

• P. D. James, W. A. C. Bennett

Academic degrees

Use no periods in academic degrees.

• PhD, BSc, BA

For accepted abbreviations of academic degrees, see Appendix A: UVic academic degrees.

UVic & other universities

Spell out “ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ” in its first reference. Thereafter “UVic” is acceptable except in very formal instances.

The abbreviated form of the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ does not use a period.

• UVic

In abbreviating the names of degree-granting institutions, the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ Undergraduate Calendar does not use periods. Other units are urged to follow this treatment.

• BA (Alta), MA (McG), LLB (Tor)