Bachelor of Science degree, bachelor’s degree; Master of Arts, master’s degree.

There is rarely a need to use acronyms, especially for external audiences. Always spell out acronyms in the first reference. For example, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), then the following references may include EOPS.

Do not use “&” in place of “and”, unless it is part of a composition title, part of an organization’s formal name or an approved title.

When listing locations, always use building and room numbers in the following format, Building 100, Room 105. For buildings with names, list as: Cruz Reynoso Hall, Building 200, Room 227.

Capitalize titles of classes and courses (Ex: Exploring Medieval History; Gothic Literature: A Monster in the Castle). Do not capitalize general references, such as math or history.

Always Fullerton College; college (lowercase) on second reference, such as “the college”.

No comma before “and” or “or” in a series. For example, it is correct to write red, white and blue.

Use quotation marks around them, no italics (Ex: Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”); names of academic journals, magazines and newspapers, however, use no quote marks.

Always spelled out. Monday, Tuesday, etc.

Used without zeros (Ex: Tickets are $12.)

If the person has a doctorate, include it and be consistent for all doctoral-level names within a document. For individuals without a doctorate, no courtesy title (Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc.) is used.

When listing events, the order of information should generally be event title, time, date and then place.

Hispanic is a federal term and is only used in our designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution. See Latinx below as the preferred term for all other uses.

Uppercase before the name and lowercase after the name (Ex: President Cynthia Olivo, or Dr. Cynthia Olivo, the college president).

Latinx is the preferred term for Fullerton College, rather than using Hispanic (a federal term). For example, Latinx Heritage Month.

Abbreviate Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec. when used with a specific date; for example. Jan. 12. Spell out when used alone. The others – March, April, May, June and July – are always spelled out.

Spell out nine and under, use numerals for 10 and above; use a comma in 1,000.

Uppercase on first reference (Ex: Office of Academic Computing Technologies); lowercase on second reference, such as technology department, is acceptable.

Dashes between sets, no parentheses around area code (Ex: 714-992-7000).

Semesters are not capitalized. Use lowercase for “spring semester” or “summer 2025”, etc.

Use periods in p.m. and a.m., no zeros needed (6 p.m., not 6:00 p.m.). Noon and midnight are spelled out, such as noon–6 p.m.