At UCSB many acronyms are used to refer to programs, centers, staff and instructors that assume certain roles, and other resources. The list below can help you become familiar with acronyms commonly used on campus.
| Acronym | What it means | Website |
| ADP | Alcohol & Drug Program | https://adp.sa.ucsb.edu/ |
| AS | Associated Students | https://www.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| ARD | Assistant Resident Director | Scroll down to "Residential & Community Living" for a list of ARDs: https://www.housing.ucsb.edu/contact-us |
| ASPB | Associated Students Program Board | https://aspb.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| BARC | Billing Accounts Receivable Collections | https://mybarc.ucsb.edu/SIWeb/login.jsp |
| CAB | Community Affairs Board | https://cab.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| CAPS | Counseling & Psychological Services | https://caps.sa.ucsb.edu/ |
| CARE | Campus Advocacy, Resources, & Education | http://wgse.sa.ucsb.edu/care/home |
| CCS | College of Creative Studies | https://ccs.ucsb.edu/ |
| CEC | Campus Elections Commission | https://studentlife.sa.ucsb.edu/campus-elections/about |
| CITRAL | Center for Innovative Teaching, Reaserch, and Learning | https://www.citral.ucsb.edu/about |
| CLAS | Campus Learning Assistance Services | https://clas.sa.ucsb.edu/ |
| COC | Committee on Committees | https://coc.as.ucsb.edu/coc-resources/ |
| CODE | Commission on Disability Equality | https://code.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| COSWB | Commission On Student Well-Being | https://coswb.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| CSO | Community Service Organization (UCPD) | https://www.police.ucsb.edu/cso/about-cso |
| DLG | De La Guerra Dining Commons | https://dining.ucsb.edu/dining-commons/de-la-guerra-dining-commons |
| AVC/DOST | Assistant Vice Chancellor & Dean of Student Life | http://studentlife.sa.ucsb.edu/departments/dean-of-students |
| DP | Del Playa Drive | A street in Isla Vista that runs along the ocean: http://www.aw.id.ucsb.edu/maps/images/aw_pdfs/Goleta_IV.pdf |
| DSP | Disabled Students Program | https://dsp.ext-prod.sa.ucsb.edu/ |
| EAB | Environmental Affairs Board | https://eab.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| EAP | Education Abroad Program | https://eap.ucsb.edu/ |
| EAOP | Early Academic Outreach Program | http://eao.sa.ucsb.edu/ |
| EOP | Educational Opportunity Program | http://eop.sa.ucsb.edu/ |
| FNBS | Food Nutrition & Basic Skills | https://wellness.sa.ucsb.edu/health-topics/food-nutrition-basic-skills |
| FRAP | Faculty Research Assistance Program | https://urca.ucsb.edu/frap |
| FSSP | Freshman Summer Start Program | https://www.summer.ucsb.edu/programs/freshman-summer-start-program/overview |
| GOLD | Gaucho On-Line Data | https://my.sa.ucsb.edu/gold/ |
| GS | GauchoSpace | https://gauchospace.ucsb.edu/courses/ |
| GSACC | Graduate Student Apartment Community Council | https://www.gsacc-ucsb.com/about |
| HFA | Division of Humanities and Fine Arts | https://www.hfa.ucsb.edu/ |
| HRB | Human Rights Board | https://www.facebook.com/pg/ucsbhrb/about/?ref=page_internal |
| HSSB | Humanities and Social Science Building | https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/HSSBLocation.htm |
| ID | Instructional Development | http://id.ucsb.edu/ |
| IV | Isla Vista | http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/parents/student-activities-campus-life-1/student-activities-campus-life/isla-vista |
| IVCRC | Isla Vista Community Relations Committee | https://ivcrc.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| IVTU | Isla Vista Tenants Union | https://ivtu.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| L&S | College of Letters & Science | https://www.college.ucsb.edu/ |
| LRC | Legal Resource Center | https://legal.as.ucsb.edu/about/ |
| MCC | Multicultural Center | https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu/ |
| MLPS | Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences | https://www.science.ucsb.edu/ |
| OEP | Office of Eduction Partnerships | https://oep.ucsb.edu/ |
| OSC | Office of Student Conduct | http://studentconduct.sa.ucsb.edu/ |
| OSC | ONDAS Student Center | https://ondas.ucsb.edu/ |
| RA | Resident Assistant | https://www.housing.ucsb.edu/current-residents/become-a-resident-assistant/overview |
| RD | Resident Director | Scroll down to "Residential & Community Living for a list of RDs: https://www.housing.ucsb.edu/contact-us |
| Rec Cen | Recreation Center | https://recreation.ucsb.edu/home/about |
| RCSGD | Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity | http://rcsgd.sa.ucsb.edu/ |
| RHA | Residential Housing Association | https://www.housing.ucsb.edu/residence-halls/residential-housing-association |
| SA | Student Affairs | http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/home |
| SACC | Student Apartment Community Council | https://www.housing.ucsb.edu/undergraduate-apartments/student-apartments-community-council-sacc |
| SBCC | Santa Barbara City College | https://www.sbcc.edu/ |
| SCORE | Student Commission On Racial Equality | https://score.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| SEAL | Student Engagement & Leadership | http://osl.sa.ucsb.edu/ |
| SIRRC | Student Initiated Recruitment and Retention Committee | https://sirrc.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| SNAC | Student Needs Advising Center | https://food.ucsb.edu/resources/basic-needs-advocates |
| SOSC | Division of Social Sciences | https://www.socialsciences.ucsb.edu/ |
| SRB | Student Resource Building | http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/student-resource-building/home |
| STEP | Summer Transitional Enrichment Program | http://eop.sa.ucsb.edu/summer-programs/step |
| STTP | Summer Transfer Transition Program | https://eop.sa.ucsb.edu/summer-programs/sttp |
| TA | Teaching Assistant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_assistant |
| TAP | Transportation Alternatives Program | https://www.tps.ucsb.edu/commuter-options/why-join-tap |
| TBL | The Bottom Line | https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| TBTN | Take Back The Night | https://tbtn.as.ucsb.edu/ |
| TPS | Transportation & Parking Services | https://www.tps.ucsb.edu/ |
| TSC | Transfer Student Center | https://transfercenter.ucsb.edu/ |
| UCen | University Center | https://my.sa.ucsb.edu/catalog/Current/CampusInfo/UCen.aspx |
| UCHS | University & Community Housing Services | https://www.housing.ucsb.edu/contracts |
| UCOP | University of California Office of the President | https://www.ucop.edu/about/ |
| UCPD | University of California Police Department | https://www.police.ucsb.edu |
| URCA | Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities | https://urca.ucsb.edu/about |
| UCSA | University of California Students Association | https://ucsa.org/ |
| USS | Undocumented Student Services | http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/dreamscholars/home |