Parsons Acronyms (Glossary)
The below acronyms are specific to Parsons School of Design. See University Acronyms for a listing of terminology used university-wide, such as departments/areas of the university, job titles, and commonly used acronyms.
Parsons Offices
Acronym | Term or Definition |
SJDC | Sheila Johnson Design Center |
HML | Parsons Healthy Materials Lab |
MC | Making Center |
DO | Parsons & Performing Arts Deans Office |
PSP | Parsons Scholars Program |
Parsons Committees & Groups
Acronym | Term or Definition |
CUE | Committee on Undergraduate Education |
PFA | Parsons Faculty Assembly |
PFC | Parsons Faculty Council |
PCC | Parsons Curriculum Committee |
PSC | Parsons Staff Council |
SCC | School Curriculum Committee |
RSCP | Research, Scholarship, and Creative Practice |
FSLC | Faculty and Staff Learning Community |
Parsons Funding
Acronym | Term or Definition |
GRF | General Research Fund |
SRAF | Student Research Assistant Fund |
RSCP | Research, Scholarship, and Creative Practice (RSCP) contains School-Based Funding and Cross-School Funding |
SBF | School-Based Fund |
CSF | Cross-School Fund |
FRF | Faculty Research Fund, awarded through the Provost Office |
Professional Development Fund for part time faculty, awarded through the Provost Office |
Parsons Degree Programs
General degree terminology is listed in University Acronyms.
Acronym | Term or Definition |
FY | Parsons First Year |
BFA DHP | Design History & Practice |
MA HDCS | History of Design & Curatorial Studies |
MA FS | Fashion Studies |
AAS CD | Communication Design |
BFA CD | Communication Design |
BFA DT | Design Technology |
BFA FAR | Fine Arts |
BFA ILL | Illustration |
BFA PHO | Photography |
MPS CD | Communication Design |
MFA DT | Design Technology |
MS DV | Data Visualization |
MFA FAR | Fine Arts |
MFA PHO | Photography |
AAS ID | Interior Design |
BFA AD | Architectural Design |
BFA ID | Interior Design |
BFA PD | Product Design |
MArch/MArch + LD | Architecture & Lighting Design |
MFA IDD | Interior Design & Lighting Design |
MFA LD | Lighting Design |
MFA ID | Industrial Design |
BFA IDP | Integrated Design |
BBA SDM | Strategic Design & Management |
MA DUE | Design and Urban Ecologies |
MS SDM | Strategic Design & Management |
MFA TD | Transdisciplinary Design |
MS GEMs | MS Strategic Design for Global Leadership |
PSP | Parsons Scholars Program |
AAS FD | Fashion Design |
AAS FM | Fashion Marketing & Communications |
BFA FD | Fashion Design |
MFA FDS | Fashion Design & Society |
MPS FBM | Fashion Management |
MFA TXT | Textiles |