General Acronym Listing by Letter
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|---|---|---|
| BA | Bachelor of Arts | |
| other notes: | Currently, all BA majors are self designed and need approval from the IGSD | |
| BAC | Bookstore Advisory Committee | |
| BBT | Biology and Biotechnology Department | |
| pronunciation: | Bio Depatment | |
| other notes: | academic department | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/BBT/ | |
| BC | BattleCry | |
| other notes: | Often appended with a number representing how many times it has been run. BC is the new name for the competition while keeping the heritage to the name BattleCry. BC should always be used instead of BattleCry. | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/+bc | |
| BCC | Blind Courtesy Copy | |
| other notes: | used in email | |
| BDT | Ballroom Dance Team | |
| Web address: | http://users.wpi.edu/~dance | |
| BEANS | The Boston Extended Area Network of Schools | |
| pronunciation: | 'beans' | |
| other notes: | a tour of Boston area colleges attended by high school guidance counselors | |
| BEI | Bio Engineering Institute | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Research/BEI/ | |
| BETC | Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center | |
| BILAGA | Bisexual Lesbian and Gay Alliance | |
| pronunciation: | 'buy-la-gah' | |
| other notes: | Written BiLaGA | |
| Web address: | http://users.wpi.edu/~bilaga/ | |
| BIR | Budget and Institutional Research | |
| BK | Burger King | |
| BME | Biomedical Engineering Department | |
| pronunciation: | Bio-Med Department | |
| other notes: | academic department | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/BioMedEng/ | |
| BMES | Biomedical Engineering Society | |
| BO | Business Office | |
| other notes: | uncommon as an acronym | |
| BOT | Board of Trustees | |
| other notes: | uncommon as an acronym | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Trustees/ | |
| BRAD | Be Responsible About Drinking | |
| pronunciation: | "brad" | |
| other notes: | A national program sponosred locally by Healthy Alternatives. | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/HAO/brad21.html | |
| BS | Bachelor of Science | |
| other notes: | One of two degrees available to undergraduates. Currently, only the BS has preapproved majors. | |
| BSA | Burmese Student Association | |
| Web address: | http://users.wpi.edu/~bsa/ | |
| BSU | Black Student Union | |
| BUG | Banner Users Group | |
| pronunciation: | "Bug" | |
| BZ | Barbara Ziff | |
| other notes: | Executive Director of Advancement Operations & Research | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Advancement/staff.html#advance | |